Messages in this thread | | | From | Michael Buesch <> | Subject | Re: [patch] do not allow IPW_2100=Y or IPW_2200=Y | Date | Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:39:17 +0200 |
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On Tuesday 11 July 2006 13:53, you wrote: > 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?
Yes. We have a PROM that is readable without firmware. (And we actually do this and did it forever. So I don't know where your assumption comes from ;) )
> 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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