Hi KP Am 15.02.2015 um 14:25 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer: > Hi Erich; > > I've just added a new package with linux-firmware from kernel.org to add > support firmware support for the r8169 driver > > lshw shows: > driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw > > Am Montag, 29. Dezember 2014, 16:41:30 schrieb Erich Titl: >> Hi folks >> >> I am playing with the b43 driver and it appears there is firmware needed >> to usre this card. This firmware is not included in the firmware.tgz >> tarball. >> >> I built b43-fwcutter and extracted the firmware from broadcom's binary >> distribution. >> >> root@leafbuilder:/home/mega/leaf/firmware/broadcom/fwdir# find b43 >> b43 >> b43/ucode16_sslpn.fw >> b43/sslpn2bsinitvals19.fw >> b43/lp0initvals13.fw >> b43/ucode15.fw >> ..... >> >> Now a few questions pop up >> >> 1) where is the firmware loaded at boot > > if it's placed in /lib/firmware it will be loaded during boot by mdev > > /lib/firmware is saved to moddb.lrp > > I booted, extracted rtl_nic from firmware.tgz and copied it to /lib/firmware, > did a backup for modules and rebootedand got firmware support.
> >> I could not find any code in linuxrc to load firmware. Would it make >> sense to package it into a .lrp file? Where is firmware.tgz unpacked in the start up prodess. AFAIK it is not and therefore has to be unpacked manually. If this is the case I would call this a glitch. cheers ET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
