Olaf wrote: > On 2014-03-15 04:44, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> Hmm, just tell me in your own words how you do it. Don't worry about >> what tools to use right now. > > This is how I currently create 'snapshots': > > # linux-firmware lives in GIT > http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/ > # The procedure to create a snapshot is something like: > > git pull > TAG=`git log -1 --pretty=format:%h` > git archive --prefix=linux-firmware-${TAG}/ HEAD | xz > > <location-for-storing>/linux-firmware-${TAG}.tar.xz > > > Result is about ~ 22 MiB. Probably best/easiest to make that available > via anduin? > The archived snapshot comes with a Makefile which can be used to copy > the lot to /lib/firmware. > Or, if disk space is a concern, cherry pick the ones you need.
OK, I'll try this and see want is there. I personally don't need any firmware so I haven't had a need in the past. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
