Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 10:52:02AM -0700, David Lang wrote:
> 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

Euh, ...

I wonder why you need to initialize the ipw2200 module so early ? It was my
understanding that the initramfs thingy was run very early in the process, and
i had even thought of moving fbdev modules into it.

Do you really need to bring up ipw2200 so early ? It is some kind of wireless
device, right ? 

As for initramfs, you can just cat it behind the kernel, and it should work
just fine, or at least this is how it was supposed to work.

Friendly,

Sven Luther