Bug#470213: linux-image-2.6.24-1-686: Lack of bnx2 driver

Package: linux-image-2.6.24-1-686
Version: 2.6.24-4
Severity: normal


The lack of a bnx2 driver in the kernel means that certain platforms (in this
case a Dell PowerEdge 1950) are not able to utilise their network cards. I'm
aware of the reason for its removal from recent versions of the distribution,
but stable still contains it and surely it would be more sensible to create
a workaround or fix and then remove the existing driver?

-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-486
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.24-1-686 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.19 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initr 0.91e tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre11-4 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.0.12-25 Yet Another mkInitRD

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.24-1-686 recommends:
ii libc6-i686 2.7-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i

-- debconf information:
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.24-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.24-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.24-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.24-1-686: false
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.24-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.24-1-686: false
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.24-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.24-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.24-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.24-1-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.24-1-686: true