From: Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com>
To: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: libertas: blows chunks on failed firmware load
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:52:06 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46B01F86.5050406@warmcat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1185935705.17940.40.camel@xo-13-A4-25.localdomain>
Somebody in the thread at some point said:
>> I realize I am slightly pushing my luck, but I added this el-cheapo
>> 88W8338 -based "Compoint EVWL-GI-700S" USB stick's USB ID "0x1286,
>> 0x1fab" to libertas/usb8xxx.c and chanced my arm.
> If it's 8338, it's certainly not gonna work with this driver. Did you
> add the USB ID yourself?
Yes I do actually say in that rather obfuscated sentence above that I
added the USB ID and accepted I was pushing my luck doing so. But...
the driver took the bold step of calling itself usb8xxx...
> Irregardless of my previous comment, the bug should get fixed of course.
Right, that's why I reported it like this:
>> Of course this can be due to the luck-pushing, but it seemed it might
>> also be a genuine problem with the error handling.
One of the other cheapo cards I randomly got was a Libertas 88W8335 PC
Card, I assume I am SOL on that as well.
-Andy
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-08-01 5:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-31 19:45 libertas: blows chunks on failed firmware load Andy Green
2007-08-01 2:34 ` Dan Williams
2007-08-01 2:35 ` Dan Williams
2007-08-01 5:52 ` Andy Green [this message]
2007-08-01 7:00 ` Holger Schurig
2007-08-01 8:40 ` Andy Green
2007-08-01 9:31 ` Holger Schurig
2007-08-01 9:53 ` Andy Green
2007-08-01 11:01 ` Dan Williams
2007-08-01 22:31 ` Andy Green
2007-08-02 6:26 ` Holger Schurig
2007-08-02 6:40 ` Andy Green
2007-08-01 11:03 ` Dan Williams
2007-08-01 11:15 ` Holger Schurig
2007-08-01 11:35 ` Dan Williams
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