Re: [Astlinux-users] Hotplug firmware problem

[Bryce C. <br...@rh...>]

Just my $.02 - The Digium modules use the kernel hotplug firmware 
loading to retrieve and download their firmware, just like the Rhino 
modules do. I can't say for certain about Digium's modules but to 
re-install the firmware for Rhino cards (specifically, rcbfx), you 
simply pass force_fw=1; they automatically upgrade if the firmware file 
is a newer version than what's installed.
There are several meanings to the word firmware in this discussion and I 
feel it's necessary to determine exactly what everyone is referring to. 
Are you talking about loading the firmware in order to run the card, as 
I know some wireless cards require? Or just upgrading the card, in which 
case it can be done on another machine and then moved over?

Regards,
Bryce Chidester
Rhino Equipment Corp.
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Darrick Hartman wrote:
> Sebastian Auriol wrote:
>   
>>> Sebastian Auriol <> wrote:
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if AstLinux will load firmware for hotplug
>>>> usb devices and
>>>> where it is looking for the firmware if it can / does?
>>>>
>>>> I initially copied the firmware into /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware and
>>>> modprobe'd the device driver (kernel module) but I got this
>>>> in the messages
>>>> log:
>>>> firmware unavailable (system misconfigured?)
>>>>
>>>> So I tried copying the firmware to /lib/firmware just in case
>>>> it was looking
>>>> there, but that didn't help.  Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Sebastian
>>>>
>>>> P.S.  I am using AstLinux 0.4 branch from end of Jan.
>>>>       
>>>>         
>> Darrick Hartman wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I'll have to look back through my notes on the hotplug stuff.  
>>> Diethotplug is what is included with Astlinux.  I'm not sure how that 
>>> handles the firmware.  Perhaps there is a flag you can pass to insmod 
>>> that will load the firmware (try modinfo yourmodule).
>>>     
>>>       
>> There don't seem to be any flags I can pass to insmod for this module (or at
>> least nothing obvious from looking at the modinfo output). Do you know where
>> Diethotplug is looking for the firmware?
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
> Looking at this further, I'm not sure why we're even including 
> diethotplug.  It's not configured to do anything.  It also looks pretty 
> dated and possibly replaced by something newer.  Sorry I can't be of 
> more help.  I'm almost thinking that there should be a utility that 
> comes with the driver to load the firmware.  The only hardware 
> experience I have with firmware are the Hauppauge PVR X50 cards which 
> work with a firmware loader.
>
> Darrick
>
>