On an x86 Ubuntu machine, I have built ath9k_htc and successfully gotten an AR9280 card up with the htc_7010.fw firmware file. Now, what I am attempting to do is move the working build to an Android device. I have successfully cross-compiled ath9k_htc against my Android kernel, and I am able to successfully install and load the ath9k_htc module and related modules on the Android device. Simply, I cross-compile and then package the kernel modules with my Android kernel. I carry nothing else over. However, I am hitting a barrier when trying to load the firmware. Whenever I insert the Atheros USB module, I get the error: <3>[ 4010.997375] usb 3-1.4: ath9k_htc: Firmware - htc_7010.fw not found I placed htc_7010.fw in /lib/firmware on my Android device, which is the location it was on my Ubuntu machine. However, I still get this error. So then I built zd1211rw from the Android kernel source (included in the kernel source tree), and after doing so I found that /etc/firmware was the location the in-kernel zd1211rw driver was looking for the firmware. By placing zd1201.fw in /etc/firmware, I was able to bring that card up on the Android device. Then I tried putting htc_7010.fw in /etc/firmware on the Android device (same place zd1201.fw worked for the kernel source tree driver), and I still get the same error that it cannot be found. But, the ath9k_htc driver is from compat-wireless, cross-compiled against my kernel. Not built from the kernel tree source like zd1211rw was. I have tried various other locations: /lib/firmware, /etc/firmware, /system/lib/modules, /system/lib/firmware, /system/etc ... everything gives me the same error. Looking at my Android kernel Makefile, I find: # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Firmware install INSTALL_FW_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware export INSTALL_FW_PATH PHONY += firmware_install firmware_install: FORCE @mkdir -p $(objtree)/firmware $(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.fwinst obj=firmware __fw_install #--------------------- This suggests that the kernel is placing (and therefore looking?) for firmware in /lib/firmware since $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) defaults to "/" So, I'm a little confused why it is not finding the firmware. Does anyone have any insight on this? Thanks! George -- 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
