Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 21 Aug 2001 07:29:44 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: Qlogic/FC firmware | From | "David S. Miller" <> |
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 15:15:20 +0100 (BST)
> You might as well remove all of these drivers in whole, as they are > basically non-functional without the accompanying firmware. Now you are talking complete and total crap. I tested this firmware removal stuff on a QlogicFC 2100 card. It works fine
It works fine in your x86-centric world, on your x86 BIOS card. It breaks on every UltraSparc system I have with qlogic,fc onboard. One powercycle or PCI master abort, and I am unbootable.
And I am the one talking crap? :-)
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