Re: kernel 2.6.26.3 qla2xxx oopsing on Fire 280R

Josip Rodin
2008-09-09T15:00:24Z

On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 04:39:32PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 07:01:02PM -0700, Andrew Vasquez wrote:
> > Yes, please do try the patch. Could you also enable error-logging via
> > the ql2xextended_error_logging module parameter:
> >
> > # insmod qla2xxx.ko ql2xextended_error_logging=1
> >
> > And send the kernel messages... Thanks, AV
>
> OK, I reset the bisection, pulled the latest updates, applied your patch
> and added the parameter to the initrd module setup, rebuilt after an
> all-enter make oldconfig. After rebooting, it failed to load the firmware:
>
> scsi(0): **** Load RISC code ****
> firmware: requesting ql2200_fw.bin
> scsi(0): Failed to load firmware image (ql2200_fw.bin).
> qla2xxx 0001:00:04.0: Firmware image unavailable.
>
> After the reboot, I noticed that I managed to screw up my silo setup,
> so it's going to take me a wee bit more to recover. :<

OK, so it wasn't as hosed as I thought, and I got back in action :)
So I tried disabling CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL, but upon the next boot
it couldn't load the firmware image either.

I'd appreciate it if someone could suggest the best version to revert to,
so that I can continue testing the previous bug (as opposed to this new
one)...

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