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nightmorph 09/12/09 18:44:01 |
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Modified: hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml |
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Now Sparc users with qla2xxx controllers can use recent kernels and external firmware with minimum fuss. bug 296332. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.37 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?rev=1.37&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?rev=1.37&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?r1=1.36&r2=1.37 |
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Index: hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.36 |
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retrieving revision 1.37 |
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diff -u -r1.36 -r1.37 |
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--- hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 8 Dec 2009 20:13:33 -0000 1.36 |
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+++ hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 9 Dec 2009 18:44:01 -0000 1.37 |
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@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v 1.36 2009/12/08 20:13:33 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v 1.37 2009/12/09 18:44:01 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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-<version>9.2</version> |
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-<date>2009-12-08</date> |
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+<version>9.3</version> |
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+<date>2009-12-09</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Timezone</title> |
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# <i>emerge gentoo-sources</i> |
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</pre> |
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-<note> |
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-If you're using a qla2xxx disk controller, you'll need to <c>emerge |
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-=vanilla-sources-2.6.16*</c> (<e>not</e> <c>gentoo-sources</c>), because kernels |
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->=2.6.17 won't work with this controller. |
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-</note> |
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<p> |
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When you take a look in <path>/usr/src</path> you should see a symlink called |
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<path>linux</path> pointing to your kernel source. In this case, the installed |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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+If you're using a qla2xxx disk controller, you'll need to be a 2.6.27 kernel or |
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+newer, and you'll also need to emerge <c>sys-block/qla-fc-firmware</c>. Next, |
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+run <c>make menuconfig</c> and navigate to the Device Drivers section. You'll |
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+need to add support for loading external firmware. |
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+</p> |
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+<pre caption="Enabling external firmware"> |
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+Device Drivers ---> |
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+ Generic Driver Options ---> |
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+ () External firmware blobs to build into the kernel binary |
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+ () Firmware blobs root directory |
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+</pre> |
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+<p> |
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+Set "External firmware blobs" to <path>ql2200_fw.bin</path> and "Firmware blobs |
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+root directory" to <path>/lib/firmware</path>. |
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+</p> |
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+<p> |
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When you're done configuring your kernel, continue with <uri |
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link="#compiling">Compiling and Installing</uri>. However, after having |
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compiled the kernel, check its size: |