missing firmware for Brocade HBA

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root@server:~# update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-20-pve
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ct2fw.bin for module bfa
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ctfw.bin for module bfa
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/cbfw.bin for module bfa
root@server:~# aptitude install firmware-linux-nonfree
The following NEW packages will be installed:
firmware-linux-nonfree
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 978 kB of archives. After unpacking 2,162 kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
pve-firmware : Conflicts: firmware-linux-nonfree but 0.38~bpo70+1 is to be installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:


Remove the following packages:
1) proxmox-ve-2.6.32
2) pve-firmware






Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]



http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware

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bfa.ko

Brocade Fibre Channel HBA Driver fcpim

cbfw.bin ct2fw.bin ctfw.bin

this is my old post here...
http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/8450-Missing-firmware-after-last-kernel-update

 

[tom]

we maintain our own firmware package, you cannot install the firmware-linux-nonfree.

see this info about the current status and version of these packages (kernel and firmware from pvetest):

root@hp1:~# uname -a
Linux hp1 2.6.32-21-pve #1 SMP Tue Jul 2 17:01:15 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@hp1:~# modinfo bfa
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32-21-pve/kernel/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa.ko
version:        3.0.23.0
author:         Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
description:    Brocade Fibre Channel HBA Driver fcpim
license:        GPL
firmware:       ct2fw-3.0.3.1.bin
firmware:       ctfw-3.0.3.1.bin
firmware:       cbfw-3.0.3.1.bin
srcversion:     CDA17741BE069C17A912BDB
alias:          pci:v00001657d00000022sv*sd*bc0Csc04i00*
alias:          pci:v00001657d00000021sv*sd*bc0Csc04i00*
alias:          pci:v00001657d00000014sv*sd*bc0Csc04i00*
alias:          pci:v00001657d00000017sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001657d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        scsi_transport_fc
vermagic:       2.6.32-21-pve SMP mod_unload modversions
parm:           os_name:OS name of the hba host machine (charp)
parm:           os_patch:OS patch level of the hba host machine (charp)
parm:           host_name:Hostname of the hba host machine (charp)
parm:           num_rports:Max number of rports supported per port (physical/logical), default=1024 (int)
parm:           num_ios:Max number of ioim requests, default=2000 (int)
parm:           num_tms:Max number of task im requests, default=128 (int)
parm:           num_fcxps:Max number of fcxp requests, default=64 (int)
parm:           num_ufbufs:Max number of unsolicited frame buffers, default=64 (int)
parm:           reqq_size:Max number of request queue elements, default=256 (int)
parm:           rspq_size:Max number of response queue elements, default=64 (int)
parm:           num_sgpgs:Number of scatter/gather pages, default=2048 (int)
parm:           rport_del_timeout:Rport delete timeout, default=90 secs, Range[>0] (int)
parm:           bfa_lun_queue_depth:Lun queue depth, default=32, Range[>0] (int)
parm:           bfa_io_max_sge:Max io scatter/gather elements, default=255 (int)
parm:           bfa_log_level:Driver log level, default=3, Range[Critical:1|Error:2|Warning:3|Info:4] (int)
parm:           ioc_auto_recover:IOC auto recovery, default=1, Range[off:0|on:1] (int)
parm:           bfa_linkup_delay:Link up delay, default=30 secs for boot port. Otherwise 10 secs in RHEL4 & 0 for [RHEL5, SLES10, ESX40] Range[>0] (int)
parm:           msix_disable_cb:Disable Message Signaled Interrupts for Brocade-415/425/815/825 cards, default=0,  Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm:           msix_disable_ct:Disable Message Signaled Interrupts if possible for Brocade-1010/1020/804/1007/902/1741 cards, default=0, Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm:           fdmi_enable:Enables fdmi registration, default=1, Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm:           pcie_max_read_reqsz:PCIe max read request size, default=0 (use system setting), Range[128|256|512|1024|2048|4096] (int)
parm:           bfa_debugfs_enable:Enables debugfs feature, default=1, Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm:           max_xfer_size:default=32MB, Range[64k|128k|256k|512k|1024k|2048k] (int)
root@hp1:~#

please test this kernel/firmware.

 

[ashes]

still missing...

root@server:~# uname -a
Linux server 2.6.32-21-pve #1 SMP Tue Jul 2 17:01:15 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root@server:~# update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-pve
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ct2fw-3.0.3.1.bin for module bfa
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ctfw-3.0.3.1.bin for module bfa
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/cbfw-3.0.3.1.bin for module bfa

root@server:~# modinfo bfa
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.32-21-pve/kernel/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa.ko
version: 3.0.23.0
author: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
description: Brocade Fibre Channel HBA Driver fcpim
license: GPL
firmware: ct2fw-3.0.3.1.bin
firmware: ctfw-3.0.3.1.bin
firmware: cbfw-3.0.3.1.bin
srcversion: CDA17741BE069C17A912BDB
alias: pci:v00001657d00000022sv*sd*bc0Csc04i00*
alias: pci:v00001657d00000021sv*sd*bc0Csc04i00*
alias: pci:v00001657d00000014sv*sd*bc0Csc04i00*
alias: pci:v00001657d00000017sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001657d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: scsi_transport_fc
vermagic: 2.6.32-21-pve SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: os_name:OS name of the hba host machine (charp)
parm: os_patch:OS patch level of the hba host machine (charp)
parm: host_name:Hostname of the hba host machine (charp)
parm: num_rports:Max number of rports supported per port (physical/logical), default=1024 (int)
parm: num_ios:Max number of ioim requests, default=2000 (int)
parm: num_tms:Max number of task im requests, default=128 (int)
parm: num_fcxps:Max number of fcxp requests, default=64 (int)
parm: num_ufbufs:Max number of unsolicited frame buffers, default=64 (int)
parm: reqq_size:Max number of request queue elements, default=256 (int)
parm: rspq_size:Max number of response queue elements, default=64 (int)
parm: num_sgpgs:Number of scatter/gather pages, default=2048 (int)
parm: rport_del_timeout:Rport delete timeout, default=90 secs, Range[>0] (int)
parm: bfa_lun_queue_depth:Lun queue depth, default=32, Range[>0] (int)
parm: bfa_io_max_sge:Max io scatter/gather elements, default=255 (int)
parm: bfa_log_levelriver log level, default=3, Range[Critical:1|Error:2|Warning:3|Info:4] (int)
parm: ioc_auto_recover:IOC auto recovery, default=1, Range[off:0|on:1] (int)
parm: bfa_linkup_delay:Link up delay, default=30 secs for boot port. Otherwise 10 secs in RHEL4 & 0 for [RHEL5, SLES10, ESX40] Range[>0] (int)
parm: msix_disable_cbisable Message Signaled Interrupts for Brocade-415/425/815/825 cards, default=0, Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm: msix_disable_ctisable Message Signaled Interrupts if possible for Brocade-1010/1020/804/1007/902/1741 cards, default=0, Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm: fdmi_enable:Enables fdmi registration, default=1, Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm: pcie_max_read_reqszCIe max read request size, default=0 (use system setting), Range[128|256|512|1024|2048|4096] (int)
parm: bfa_debugfs_enable:Enables debugfs feature, default=1, Range[false:0|true:1] (int)
parm: max_xfer_size:default=32MB, Range[64k|128k|256k|512k|1024k|2048k] (int)

root@server:~# dpkg -l pve-firmware
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===================================================-==============================-==============================
ii pve-firmware 1.0-23 all Binary firmware code for the pve-kernel

 

[tom]

root@server:~# update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-20-pve
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ct2fw.bin for module bfa
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ctfw.bin for module bfa
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/cbfw.bin for module bfa
root@server:~# aptitude install firmware-linux-nonfree
The following NEW packages will be installed:
firmware-linux-nonfree
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 978 kB of archives. After unpacking 2,162 kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
pve-firmware : Conflicts: firmware-linux-nonfree but 0.38~bpo70+1 is to be installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:


Remove the following packages:
1) proxmox-ve-2.6.32
2) pve-firmware






Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]



http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware

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bfa.ko

Brocade Fibre Channel HBA Driver fcpim

cbfw.bin ct2fw.bin ctfw.bin

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these firmware files are not available in the net. your links do not point to these files.
also the Debian package firmware-linux-nonfree does not contain them (afaik).

 

[Karl]

We have exactly the same issue right now. We have the firmware (http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=bfa-firmware) - we used the latest CentOS 6.6 package, extracted it with rpm2cpio and copied to /lib/firmware, we've confirmed it all works, just not at boot time. Even though we've told it to update the initramfs it still complains about missing firmware. We can do: modprbe -r bna; modprobe bna after it has booted and all is good.

We have a lot of boxes with these adaptors so for us it's essential to get them to work if we're to consider Proxmox to replace other systems.

Thanks.