Bug 499392 - sfc driver not included
Summary: sfc driver not included
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Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 10
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-05-06 14:05 UTC by Ben Hutchings
Modified: 2009-05-25 21:09 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-05-25 21:09:52 UTC
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Description Ben Hutchings 2009-05-06 14:05:41 UTC 
Description of problem:

The sfc driver for NICs based on the Solarflare Solarstorm SFC4000 controller is not included in Fedora kernel packages.

Please build the kernel with CONFIG_SFC=m, and in later kernel versions CONFIG_SFC_MTD=y.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686
Comment 1 Chuck Ebbert 2009-05-07 04:41:09 UTC 
It's enabled in the Fedora 10 and 11 2.6.29 kernels.
Comment 2 Chuck Ebbert 2009-05-21 01:03:24 UTC 
Enabled on all archs except powerpc where there have been build problems in the past. [kernel-2.6.27.24-170.2.67]
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2009-05-22 09:02:09 UTC 
kernel-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10.
http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kernel-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2009-05-25 21:09:38 UTC 
kernel-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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