Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:04:52 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s) | From | Sven Luther <> |
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On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 05:11:42PM -0500, James Bottomley wrote: > This is a reference implementation with the debian mkinitrd-tools > package. It shows how to identify the firmware files necessary for > drivers in the initrd and also includes a primitive system for loading > them. > > I've tested this with the aic94xx driver using the new MODULE_FIRMWARE() > tag. Initramfs should be much easier because it already includes most > of the boot time loading; all it has to do is the piece identifying the > firmware for the selected modules.
Notice that mkinitrd-tools is dead, and will probably be removed from etch.
mkinitramfs-tools and yaird are the two currently used tools.
Friendly,
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