On Fri, 04 May 2012 03:55:25 +0100
Walter Webb <[email protected]> wrote:
> My kernel has:
>
> # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
> CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
>
> and I have no clue where it comes from.
In make menuconfig:
Device Drivers --->
Generic Driver Options --->
-*- Userspace firmware loading support
[*] Include in-kernel firmware blobs in kernel binary
(radeon/REDWOOD_rlc.bin radeon/REDWOOD_pfp.bin radeon/REDWOOD_me.bin)
External firmware blobs to build into the kernel binary
(/lib/firmware) Firmware blobs root directory (NEW)
> Anyhow, I only have 10 bootable Linux partitions on that machine;
> and I wiped 6 of them, including the 3 with LFS-7.1.
I find it helps to have a monolithic kernel with no modules and the
firmware built into the kernel. That way I don't need to have the
modules and firmware on every partition.
Andy
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