On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 03:29 -0800, Stanislaw Gruszka wrote: > 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 > there is a "ucode_alternative" module parameter already there which doing the similar thing I agree there will be mistake, but whoever want to use the experimental uCode should know what they are doing, otherwise, regular uCode works.right? Wey -- 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
