Dang, there are 2 files with almost the same name, bnx2x-e1-7.8.19.0.fw and bnx2x-e2-7.8.19.0.fw. Guess which one I used.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Utopic) Status: Fix Released => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1378491 Title: Utopic netboot initrd missing bnx2x firmware Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “debian-installer” source package in Utopic: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Utopic: In Progress Bug description: When trying to do a network install with the kernel and initrd in: http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/utopic/main/installer- ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/ It fails because the bnx2x firmware is missing: [ 39.992725] bnx2x: [bnx2x_nic_load:2685(eth10)]HW init failed, aborting [ 40.076539] bnx2x 0004:01:00.1: Direct firmware load failed with error -2 [ 40.076542] bnx2x 0004:01:00.1: Falling back to user helper [ 40.076799] bnx2x: [bnx2x_init_firmware:12816(eth9)]Can't load firmware file bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.8.19.0.fw [ 40.076801] bnx2x: [bnx2x_func_hw_init:5506(eth9)]Error loading firmware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1378491/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp