On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:23:33AM +0100, RafaÅ MiÅecki wrote: > >> > Not really. I believe someone who download a tarball, unpack it and copy > >> > files to /lib/firmware is pretty much aware what he/she is doing. > >> > > >> Agree whoever download the tarball know what he/she is doing, but I am > >> not fully agree the driver always use experimental uCode if it is in the > >> firmware directory > > > > I do not understand what for you need that, but ok, I can live with it. > > > > John, please skip this patch. > > Maybe make it module parameter? Like use_experimental_fw, default to 0? For me that even worse. Now I can provide users with kernel binaries with enabled experimental fw support. Telling them to install firmware is enough, to get test results. With module option: sgruszka: download exp firmware and load module with use_experimental_fw=1 user: ok, but how to do this sgruszka: echo "options iwlagn use_experiental_fw=1" >> /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf sgruszka: and restart the system user: hmm, I have error user: bash: /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf: Permission denied sgruszka: login as root user: ok I did, but new firmware did not help me sgruszka: show me dmesg please user: dmesg sgruszka: old firmware is used sgruszka: gash, I made a typo, it should be sgruszka: echo "options iwlagn use_experimental_fw=1" >> /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf sgruszka: grrrrrrr Stanislaw -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
