Updates to ofed-1.2.5 cxgb3 release notes. Signed-off-by: Steve Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---
OFED_release_notes.txt | 2 +- cxgb3_release_notes.txt | 15 ++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/OFED_release_notes.txt b/OFED_release_notes.txt index eface27..3b606dd 100644 --- a/OFED_release_notes.txt +++ b/OFED_release_notes.txt @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The OFED package contains the following Notes: 1. mlx4 driver is in GA quality. -2. cxgb3 driver is in technology preview state. +2. cxgb3 driver is Beta quality. 3. The Virtual NIC (VNIC) driver is presented as a technology preview on OFED 1.2. 4. All other OFED components are of production quality. 5. See release notes for each package in the docs directory. diff --git a/cxgb3_release_notes.txt b/cxgb3_release_notes.txt index 33c74eb..05014b9 100644 --- a/cxgb3_release_notes.txt +++ b/cxgb3_release_notes.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The iw_cxgb3 and cxgb3 modules provide i Chelsio S310, S320, and R310 adapters. Make sure you choose the 'cxgb3' options when generating your ofed-1.2 rpms. -This release is a technology preview. +This is a Beta Release. ============================================ Loadable Module options: @@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ msi - whether to use MSI or Updating Firmware: ============================================ -Contact chelsio to obtain the latest firmware and cxgbtool source. +This release requires firmware version 4.6.x, and Protocol SRAM version +1.1.x. This firmware can be downloaded from http://service.chelsio.com. + +If your distro/kernel supports firmware loading, you can place the +chelsio firmware and psram images in /lib/firmware, then unload and reload +the cxgb3 module to get the new images loaded. If this does not work, +then you can load the firmware images manually: + +Obtain the cxgbtool tool and the update_eeprom.sh script from Chelsio. To build cxgbtool: @@ -72,9 +80,10 @@ # modprobe cxgb3 Now note the ethernet interface name for the T3 device. This can be done by typing 'ifconfig -a' and noting the interface name for the interface with a HW address that begins with "00:07:43". Then load the -new firmware: +new firmware and eeprom file: # cxgbtool ethxx loadfw <firmware_file> +# update_eeprom.sh ethxx <eeprom_file> # reboot ============================================ _______________________________________________ ewg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ewg
