MIssing firmware error when running yum on rawhide kernel

[johannlo]

Just ran a yum update on my very upto date (48 hours old) F12 beta system and its telling me there's missing firmware in the new kernel. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this error and whether its something to be worried about, Ihave no idea what those devices are.


Cheers


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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
kernel i686 2.6.31.5-127.fc12 updates 19 M
Updating:
anaconda i686 12.46-2.fc12 updates 2.8 M
kernel-firmware noarch 2.6.31.5-127.fc12 updates 900 k
kernel-headers i686 2.6.31.5-127.fc12 updates 739 k
perf noarch 2.6.31.5-127.fc12 updates 62 k
Removing:
kernel i686 2.6.31.1-56.fc12 installed 56 M

Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 4 Package(s)
Remove 1 Package(s)
Reinstall 0 Package(s)
Downgrade 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 24 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata
updates/prestodelta | 2.9 kB 00:00
Processing delta metadata
/boot/initramfs-2.6.31.5-122.fc12.i686.img: contents have been changed
delta does not match installed data
Download delta size: 772 k
(1/4): anaconda-12.46-1.fc12_12.46-2.fc12.i686.drpm | 494 kB 00:03
(2/4): kernel-firmware-2.6.31.5-122.fc12_2.6.31.5-127.fc | 74 kB 00:00
(3/4): kernel-headers-2.6.31.5-122.fc12_2.6.31.5-127.fc1 | 146 kB 00:00
(4/4): perf-2.6.31.5-122.fc12_2.6.31.5-127.fc12.noarch.d | 58 kB 00:00
Finishing rebuild of rpms, from deltarpms
<delta rebuild> | 4.4 MB 00:08
Presto reduced the update size by 83% (from 4.4 M to 772 k).
Package(s) data still to download: 19 M
kernel-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686.rpm | 19 MB 01:41
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Updating : anaconda-12.46-2.fc12.i686 1/10
Updating : kernel-firmware-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.noarch 2/10
Installing : kernel-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686 3/10
W: Possible missing firmware aic94xx-seq.fw for module aic94xx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql8100_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2400_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2322_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2300_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2200_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2100_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
Updating : kernel-headers-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686 4/10
Updating : perf-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.noarch 5/10
Cleanup : anaconda-12.46-1.fc12.i686 6/10
Cleanup : kernel-2.6.31.1-56.fc12.i686 7/10
Cleanup : kernel-headers-2.6.31.5-122.fc12.i686 8/10
Cleanup : perf-2.6.31.5-122.fc12.noarch 9/10
Cleanup : kernel-firmware-2.6.31.5-122.fc12.noarch 10/10

[diamond_ramsey]

Originally Posted by johannlo

...its telling me there's missing firmware in the new kernel. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this error and whether its something to be worried about, Ihave no idea what those devices are.
...
W: Possible missing firmware aic94xx-seq.fw for module aic94xx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql8100_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2400_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2322_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2300_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2200_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
W: Possible missing firmware ql2100_fw.bin for module qla2xxx.ko
...

johannlo, thank you for your posts.

I have a couple of these warning modules, too on all four of my systems. I think that it is okay.

Hope this helps.

[dd_wizard]

I've been getting the aic and one of the ql messages for a few updates now. I was reassured it's ok when I asked about it in another thread.

dd_wizard

[johannlo]

Cool good to know, thanks guys.

Been v impressed with F12 so far, I didn't do much w/ 10 and 11 (my server was humming along too well and its been awhile since I could be bothered wrestling with linux desktop) and its refreshing to get back into the swing of fedora tweaking