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On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 22:17:12 -0600, 
"D. Stimits" <stimits@idcomm.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 13:39:45 -0600,
>> "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@scsiguy.com> wrote:
>> Users don't have to manually select "rebuild firmware".  They can
>> rely on the generated files already in the aic7xxx directory.  This
>> is why the option defaults to off.
>
>For the SGI patched kernels based on either 2.4.5 or 2.4.6-pre1, I have
>had to manually select this for a 7892 controller. Without manually
>selecting it, it guarantees boot failure. I don't know if this is due to
>the SGI modifications or not.

It is a side effect of the SGI source control system.