On Saturday 28 May 2005 10:15, Lauri Tischler wrote: > Anssi Hannula wrote: > > Rainer Zocholl wrote: > >> What is the real meaning of "could not load firmware, file not found:"? > > > > Check the correct firmware directory with: > > $ grep FIRMWARE_DIR= /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent > > > > If that file is not present, please install hotplug. > > Things should work without the stupid hotplug. > If the firmware files are in the correct directory, > why cant they be loaded without hotplug. The big advantage of hotplugging the firmware is that you can replace the firmware without recompiling the kernel or rebooting. Just reload the (dvb) driver. The major slowdown on boot is IMO the coldplug, where all hotplugable devices are scanned. But if you only want to have the dvb firmware, you should be fine if you remove the hotplug from your runlevel's rc directory (e.g. /etc/rc5.d). --Stefan
