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SubjectRe: [rt2x00-users] [PATCH] rt2800pci: rt2800usb: Firmware update
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

-Rick
> Larry
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