Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750703AbVIJIfE (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Sep 2005 04:35:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750702AbVIJIfE (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Sep 2005 04:35:04 -0400 Received: from linuxwireless.org.ve.carpathiahost.net ([66.117.45.234]:59275 "EHLO linuxwireless.org.ve.carpathiahost.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750700AbVIJIfC (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Sep 2005 04:35:02 -0400 Subject: 2nd Try - [PATCH Linus Git] README.ipw2200 does not contain firmware information. From: Alejandro Bonilla Beeche Reply-To: abonilla@linuxwireless.org To: Jeff Garzik , Andrew Morton , Linus Torvalds Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel , jketreno@linux.intel.com In-Reply-To: <1126057717.5165.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1126057717.5165.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:35:03 -0600 Message-Id: <1126341303.6041.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1920 Lines: 68 Hi, I was wondering why this change hasn't made it into the Linus Git so far. Thanks. On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 19:48 -0600, Alejandro Bonilla Beeche wrote: > Hi, > > The kconfig from net/wireless says to look at the README.ipw2200 for > further installation of the firmware file. We have that information unde > INSTALL not under README.ipw2200, still I just added a part that talks > about installing the firmware file. This because README.ipw2200 is > already in the Documentation/networking/. > > I'm still spamming everyone cause I have not been told where to send > this directly. :-) > > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Bonilla > > Pasted and attached. > > debian:~/linux-2.6# diff -usr Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200~ > Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 > > --- Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200~ 2005-09-06 > 19:33:24.000000000 -0600 > +++ Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 2005-09-06 > 19:33:24.000000000 -0600 > @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ > 1.4. Sysfs Helper Files > 2. About the Version Numbers > 3. Support > -4. License > +4. Firmware installation > +5. License > > > 1. Introduction > @@ -272,7 +273,18 @@ > http://ipw2200.sf.net/ > > > -4. License > +4. Firmware installation > +---------------------------------------------- > + > +The driver requires a firmware image, download it and extract the files > +under /lib/firmware > + > +The firmware can be downloaded from the following URL: > + > + http://ipw2200.sf.net/ > + > + > +5. License > ----------------------------------------------- > > Copyright(c) 2003 - 2005 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/