Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:42967 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752407Ab0LNVpI (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:45:08 -0500 Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:33:48 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: Joe Perches Cc: Larry Finger , Eduardo Costa , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: another device working Message-ID: <20101214213348.GD2389@tuxdriver.com> References: <4D07D678.8030903@lwfinger.net> <1292361712.26726.31.camel@Joe-Laptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1292361712.26726.31.camel@Joe-Laptop> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 01:21:52PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote: > On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 14:41 -0600, Larry Finger wrote: > > On 12/14/2010 11:09 AM, Eduardo Costa wrote: > > > {USB_DEVICE (0x15a9, 0x0002)}, /* Gemtek WUBI-100GW 802.11g */ > > > And about the firmware, it does work with stock p54's > > > `2.13.24.0.lm87.arm' found on the website, so I just had to copy it to > > > `/lib/firmware' while renaming it to `isl3887usb'. > > Thanks for the report. I just submitted a patch to wireless-testing with a copy > > to you for this change to be included in kernel 2.6.37, and to be backported to > > all stable and long-term kernels. > > Perhaps it'd be sensible to add a > module_param option like usb_device=x,y > so new devices could be supported without recompilation. Isn't that what new_id is for? At any rate, it isn't a great substitute for a device id in the driver's table. :-) John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.