Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751277AbWH3R6j (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:58:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751264AbWH3R6j (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:58:39 -0400 Received: from warden-p.diginsite.com ([208.29.163.248]:7893 "HELO warden.diginsite.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751277AbWH3R6i (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:58:38 -0400 Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:52:02 -0700 (PDT) From: David Lang X-X-Sender: dlang@dlang.diginsite.com To: Olaf Hering cc: Michael Buesch , Greg KH , Oleg Verych , James Bottomley , Sven Luther , debian-kernel@lists.debian.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s) In-Reply-To: <20060830054433.GA31375@aepfle.de> Message-ID: References: <1156802900.3465.30.camel@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> <20060829183208.GA11468@kroah.com> <200608292104.24645.mb@bu3sch.de> <20060829201314.GA28680@aepfle.de> <20060830054433.GA31375@aepfle.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1096 Lines: 34 On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Olaf Hering wrote: >> you are assuming that >> >> 1. modules are enabled and ipw2200 is compiled as a module > > No, why? becouse if the ipw isn't compiled as a module then it's initialized (without firmware) before the initramfs or initrd is run. if it could be initialized later without being a module then it could be initialized as part of the normal system >> 2. initrd or initramfs are in use > > initramfs is always in use. not on my machines. what does it use for the initramfs? I don't enable the options in the kernel for initrd, and I don't give it any source for an initramfs. David Lang P.S. there was a suggestion yesterday in this thread that I haven't tested yet. I plan to test that tonight. if it works then the card can be reinitialized after the system boots, still no initrd or initramfs needed. - 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/