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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:44:33 +0200
From: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
To: David Lang <dlang@digitalinsight.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)
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On Tue, Aug 29, David Lang wrote:

> you are assuming that
> 
> 1. modules are enabled and ipw2200 is compiled as a module

No, why?

> 2. initrd or initramfs are in use

initramfs is always in use.