[karmic]Firmware for qla12160 failed to load in initrd

[Martin Hamrle]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.30-6-generic

I have root volume on storage controller ISP12160 so I need to load module qla1280 and firmware qlogic/12160.bin .
With 2.6.28-9-generic everything works fine,
with 2.6.30-6-generic there is problem to find firmware. In generated initrd.img-2.6.30-6-generic there is appropriate firmware but no scripts to load it on kernel request (if I load firmware by hand, boot continues without problems).

There is also another difference 2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla1280.ko has firmwares compiled inside module.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

udev is responsible for shipping the firmware loader in the initramfs. I think we forgot that some SCSI drivers have firmware too the last time we had this discussion ...

[Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott)]

Actually, this needs more than the loader it needs the rules too

[Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)]

Also needs kernel udeb support.
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-karmic.git;a=commit;h=8fa7060352c29295e3ee3fa45cbb478a49f90b7b

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package udev - 147~-6

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udev (147~-6) karmic; urgency=low

  * debian/udev.initramfs-hook:
    - Include the firmware helper. LP: #381037.

 -- Scott James Remnant <email address hidden> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:47:20 +0100

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.31-14.48

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linux (2.6.31-14.48) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Colin Watson ]

  * Add more e100 firmware to nic-modules
    - LP: #451872
  * Add qla1280 firmware to scsi-modules
    - LP: #381037

 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:31:45 +0100