bnx2 firmware loading?

[Michael Conrad]

On 12/2/2013 4:58 PM, Michael Di Domenico wrote:
> when i try to do a 'modprobe bnx2', it fails with a message saying it
> cannot load the firmware files 'bnx2/bnx-firmware-0.6.1b.fw'
>
> however, i do in fact have the firmware files in '/lib/firmware/bnx2'
>
> oddly enough the bnx2 module does load after the 'unable to load
> firmware' error messages spit out, but no ethernet devices show up
>
> i'm *sure* i'm doing something wrong, but googling around hasn't shed
> any answers
>
> any thoughts or directions?

I use the following script to help debug these sorts of things.

----- /sbin/hotplug -----
#! /bin/sh
if test -n "$MODALIAS" -o -n "$FIRMWARE"; then
     echo hotplug: `env | sort` > /dev/kmsg;
fi
test -n "$MODALIAS" && modprobe "$MODALIAS";
exec /bin/mdev "$@";
-----

It prints to the kernel log, so you can find the output with dmesg or 
the serial console or whatever is convenient.

Hope that helps.

-Mike