Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:53:19 +0100 | From | Daniel Drake <> | Subject | Re: [patch] do not allow IPW_2100=Y or IPW_2200=Y |
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Michael Buesch wrote: > Does the ipw driver _really_ need the firmware on insmod time? > bcm43xx, for example, loads the firmware on "ifconfig up" time. > If ipw really needs the firmware on insmod, is it possible to > defer it to later at "ifconfig up" time?
Is bcm43xx able to get the MAC address before the firmware is loaded? Last time I checked, if the MAC address is only discovered after the interface is created (as would be the case with ipw loading firmware on ifconfig up, I think), interface renaming does not work.
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