From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from gold.linx.net ([195.66.232.40]:43922 "EHLO gold.linx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753491Ab1IFI7u (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Sep 2011 04:59:50 -0400 Message-ID: <4E65DEC2.60202@linx.net> (sfid-20110906_105954_496008_0CCC165F) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:50:10 +0100 From: Tony Vroon MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kalle Valo CC: linux-wireless Subject: Re: How to request firmware during module init? References: <4E65DC7D.70306@qca.qualcomm.com> In-Reply-To: <4E65DC7D.70306@qca.qualcomm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/09/11 09:40, Kalle Valo wrote: > I noticed that when I compile ath6kl into kernel boot fails on my > x86 box as firmware is not available because user space is not > ready. Provided CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y you could add this firmware to the kernel image with CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE. That's how I successfully operate monolithic kernels on X86 laptops. As an example: CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode" CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="/lib/firmware" Regards, - -- Tony Vroon UNIX systems administrator London Internet Exchange Ltd, Trinity Court, Trinity Street, Peterborough, PE1 1DA Registered in England number 3137929 E-Mail: tony@linx.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk5l3sIACgkQp5vW4rUFj5qIdgCbBD0fzZc+DB8qCxt7UVn4SXYK THoAoKzKOg/hIpDV4+54KXCWRQu/ziPa =DREw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----