From: Bernd Zeimetz <bernd@xxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:43:30 +0100 > > >> - Systems that boot off qlogic attached disks are not supported, because > >> there is no working firmware loader in anaconda, and the qlogic driver > >> needs firmware. > > > > That's very unfortunate, how are qlogic device handled on other > > platforms? > > In Debian you just install the firmware package, udevl will handle it > then. If you have to boot from it, you need to rebuild your initrd after > installing the firmware package. > The installer doesn't support non-free modules yet unfortunately, but > with some not too complicated tricks you can install Debian without > problems. I said "other platforms" as in x86, x86_64, powerpc. I know debian can do it, as I run ubuntu on most of my qlogic based sparc64 systems just fine. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe sparclinux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
