Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:58:06 -0400 | From | Richard Farina <> | Subject | Re: [rt2x00-users] [PATCH] rt2800pci: rt2800usb: Firmware update |
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On 04/11/11 14:46, Larry Finger wrote: > On 04/11/2011 01:25 PM, Gertjan van Wingerde wrote: >> On 04/11/11 20:13, Ben Hutchings wrote: >>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 07:57:15PM +0200, Ivo Van Doorn wrote: >>>>>> From: Shiang Tu<shiang_tu@ralinktech.com> >>>>>> >>>>>> Update firmware for rt2800pci to Version 34 and firmware for >>>>>> rt2800usb to >>>>>> Version 29. >>>>>> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Shiang Tu<shiang_tu@ralinktech.com> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger<Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> WHENCE | 8 ++++---- >>>>>> rt2860.bin | Bin 8192 -> 8192 bytes >>>>>> rt2870.bin | Bin 4096 -> 8192 bytes >>>>>> 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >>>>> >>>>> links to rt3070.bin rt3071.bin rt3090.bin ??? >>>> >>>> What do you mean? Those files should be deleted from the >>>> linux-firmware >>>> package. There is no need to keep them around, as with the removal of >>>> the staging drivers, the last users of those files are gone. >>> >>> Stop repeating this nonsense, Ivo. If the firmware has been bundled in >>> the Linux tree, that would be correct. For linux-firmware the >>> policy is >>> different. >> >> It's unbelievable how much fuzz a set of binary firmware files can >> create. >> >> To be honest, I do not care whether they stay or go, as long as it is >> very >> clear that rt2x00 does not need, and will never need those files. If >> they >> stay, I would recommend simply not touching them at all, and leave >> them as >> they are, so that nothing changes for the people running the staging >> driver >> (at least with respect to these 3 firmware files). >> >> Larry, it might be best to update your changes to the WHENCE file to >> clearly >> state that these 3 files are only needed for the staging rt2860sta >> driver, >> up to kernel 2.6.39 (assuming that that staging driver will be >> removed in 2.6.40). > > Agreed. I'll add that as soon as I get the requested info about what > changed from Ralink. > > I can test if linking rt3090.bin to rt2860.bin works for the PCI > device, but I have no USB stick for testing. As a result, I'm inclined > to leave those files intact for the foreseeable future. > > Off-Topic: What are some makes/models of USB sticks? If there are some > inexpensive models on E-bay, I could add to my collection. > Linksys WUSB600N both v1 and v2 are some kind of 2870 derivative
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