Package: firmware-qlogic Version: 0.35 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer,
It would be good to have updated QLogic FC HBA firmware in the. We're a bit behind with upstream especially with the ql2400 and ql2500 HBA firmware. The update.py pulls things from from upstream FTP albeit I believe Qlogic has an even newer version on their ftp. (Due to vendor not updating its CURRENT_VERSIONS file. The script would update: ql2300_fw.bin-3.03.27 -> ql2300_fw.bin-3.03.28 ql2322_fw.bin-3.03.27 -> ql2322_fw.bin-3.03.28 ql2400_fw.bin-4.04.05 -> ql2400_fw.bin-5.06.02 ql2500_fw.bin-4.04.05 -> ql2500_fw.bin-5.06.02 Firmware on top level (ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/firmware) seems to be newer, reveals the head of the binary: ql2400_fw.bin: [...] ISP24xx Firmware Version 5.06.03 ql2500_fw.bin: [...] ISP25xx Firmware Version 5.06.03 Why should the FW be updated: Some array and switch vendors have compatibility lists and require updated firmware on HBAs to allow support. The firware hasn't been update for some time now. I can test newer firmware on ql2400 based HBAs (i.e. QLA2460) if you need a guinea pig. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120209091200.20352.63766.report...@debiansid.vms.simonu.ch
