The real fix is to add firmware to the NIC udeb. Leaving the kernel alone for now.
** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Utopic) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Utopic) Assignee: (unassigned) => Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) ** Also affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Trusty) Assignee: (unassigned) => Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Utopic) Status: In Progress => Fix Released ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Vivid) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Vivid) Status: New => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware 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: Fix Released Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in “debian-installer” source package in Trusty: New Status in “linux” source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in “debian-installer” source package in Utopic: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Utopic: Fix Released Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Utopic: Fix Committed Status in “debian-installer” source package in Vivid: New Status in “linux” source package in Vivid: Invalid Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Vivid: 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