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 --