From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alejandro Bonilla Beeche Subject: 2nd Try - [PATCH Linus Git] README.ipw2200 does not contain firmware information. Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:35:03 -0600 Message-ID: <1126341303.6041.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1126057717.5165.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Reply-To: abonilla@linuxwireless.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel , jketreno@linux.intel.com Return-path: To: Jeff Garzik , Andrew Morton , Linus Torvalds In-Reply-To: <1126057717.5165.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Hi, I was wondering why this change hasn't made it into the Linus Git so far. Thanks. On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 19:48 -0600, Alejandro Bonilla Beeche wrote: > Hi, > > The kconfig from net/wireless says to look at the README.ipw2200 for > further installation of the firmware file. We have that information unde > INSTALL not under README.ipw2200, still I just added a part that talks > about installing the firmware file. This because README.ipw2200 is > already in the Documentation/networking/. > > I'm still spamming everyone cause I have not been told where to send > this directly. :-) > > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Bonilla > > Pasted and attached. > > debian:~/linux-2.6# diff -usr Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200~ > Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 > > --- Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200~ 2005-09-06 > 19:33:24.000000000 -0600 > +++ Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 2005-09-06 > 19:33:24.000000000 -0600 > @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ > 1.4. Sysfs Helper Files > 2. About the Version Numbers > 3. Support > -4. License > +4. Firmware installation > +5. License > > > 1. Introduction > @@ -272,7 +273,18 @@ > http://ipw2200.sf.net/ > > > -4. License > +4. Firmware installation > +---------------------------------------------- > + > +The driver requires a firmware image, download it and extract the files > +under /lib/firmware > + > +The firmware can be downloaded from the following URL: > + > + http://ipw2200.sf.net/ > + > + > +5. License > ----------------------------------------------- > > Copyright(c) 2003 - 2005 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. >