Olivier Singla wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to use the ar9170 driver with the netgear wn111v2, on an > arm9 platform. > I compiled the modules, and the driver loads fine: > > Module Size Used by > ar9170usb 51188 1 > mac80211 170216 1 ar9170usb > ath 7304 1 ar9170usb > cfg80211 120852 3 ar9170usb,mac80211,ath > rfkill_backport 15524 1 cfg80211 > compat 2336 2 mac80211,cfg80211 > compat_firmware_class 7072 2 ar9170usb > pegasus 18052 0 > ohci_hcd 18428 0 > g_file_storage 21212 0 > at91_udc 12696 1 g_file_storage > > My issue is about the firmware, ar9170.fw. It is not found. > I tried w/o luck 2 options: > 1) loaded from user space under /lib/firmware > 2) build the kernel 2.6.29 with ar9170.fw. > > With option (1), the only thing I see under /sys/class/firmware is the > pseudo file timeout, > no filename for 60" (like I think it should). > > Note that I have tried also an 802.11G adapter (iogear gwus23) with the > very same issue. > But in this case, the 'old' kernel I am using for arm9 (2.6.29) has > support for this 802.11g adapter, > and when I build it with 2.6.29 (therefore not using compat-wireless), I > have no issue regarding > loading the firmware (from user-space). > > If anybody had any idea what I am doing wrong or missing, I would really > appreciate it! > > Regards, > Olivier Hi, compat-wireless does not use /sys/class/firmware but /sys/class/compat_firmware for firmware loading, because we had to backport the firmware loading part. In the udev directory is a udev rule and a script for firmware loading. Hauke
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