Subject: Re: possible problem with tg3.c not loading firmware

From: Oliver Hartkopp <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:13:08 +0100

Denis Joseph Barrow wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm running ubuntu hardy heron 8.0.4.
> my  Ethernet controller is a Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
>
> On linux-2.6.28-rc6 for the Tigon 3 driver there doesnt appear to be a seperate firmware file.
> on linux-2.6.29-rc1 there is a tg3_tso5.bin.ihex.
> There appears to be teething problems in getting the firmware file loaded on 2.6.29-rc1.
>
> From the dmesg attached the firmware doesn't appear to be loaded on first boot.
> When I explicitly rmmod & modprobe the tg3 module it then works. 
>
>   

Hi Denis,

it's a know regression, see:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123182747323724&w=2

Please use CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL for now to be able to work again.

Regards,
Oliver