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Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)



Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> wrote:

> The ipw needs the firmware on insmod time (in contrast to bcm43xx
> for example, which needs it on ifconfig up time).
> So ipw needs to call request_firmware at insmod time. In case of
> built-in, that is when the initcall happens. No userland is available
> and request_firmware can not call the userspace helpers to upload
> the firmware to sysfs.
> Well, not really easy to find a sane solution for this. :)

Can you trigger loading the firmware from userspace?
echo 1 > /sys/module/iw2200/parameters/load_firmware_now
-- 
Ich danke GMX dafür, die Verwendung meiner Adressen mittels per SPF
verbreiteten Lügen zu sabotieren.

http://david.woodhou.se/why-not-spf.html



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