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Re: RTL usb adapter question

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On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 01:43:55PM -0500, David Ashley wrote:
> I'm trying to understand how the linux kernel loads RTL8188CUS firmware
> rtlwifi: Loading alternative firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
> when that file isn't available anywhere in my embedded system's filesystem.
> 
> Basically I'm trying to understand the theory. We have a product that
> is making use of the device

To get a general understanding of how fw loading works in Linux, read this:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/firmware/index.html

Mark
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