Docs about QLA FW version updated

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Vladislav Bolkhovitin
2010-01-12 20:10:56 +00:00
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@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ You can find some installation and configuration HOWTOs in
http://scst.sourceforge.net/qla2x00t-howto.html and
https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?id=3422.
It is recommended to use firmware version 5.x.x or higher.
It is strongly recommended to use firmware version 5.x or higher for
24xx/25xx adapters. See
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4B4CD39F.6020401%40vlnb.net&forum_name=scst-devel
for more details why.
Explicit conformation

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@@ -15,13 +15,22 @@ How to configure QLogic target driver for 22xx/23xx/24xx/25xx adapters
2: Get the appropiate firmware for your QLogic card from<a href="ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/firmware">
ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/firmware/</a> and put it under /lib/firmware.
Otherwise during boot or when you manually insert the QLogic module, you'll
It is strongly recommended to use firmware version 5.x or higher for 24xx/25xx adapters. See
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4B4CD39F.6020401%40vlnb.net&forum_name=scst-devel">here</a>
for more details why.
</br></br>
Without a firmware image during boot or when you manually insert the QLogic module, you'll
get the following error mesage in the logs(/var/log/messages)
&lt snip &gt</br></br>
</br></br>
&lt snip &gt</br>
qla2xxx 0000:13:00.0: Firmware image unavailable.</br>
qla2xxx 0000:13:00.0: Failed to initialize adapter</br>
&lt snip &gt</br>
&lt snip &gt</br></br>
In this case I had to download ql2300_fw.bin</br></br></br>