On Mon, 2006-09-04 at 20:48 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Dan Williams wrote: > > > On Mon, 2006-09-04 at 19:28 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Dear James Cameron, > >> > >> I did used version told by Jim on September 1: > >> > >> vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2608.olpc1 > >> > >> Also, I verified myself using 2.6.18-rc2 > >> > >> Both can boot via fedora with Marvell wireless support. > >> > >> But if boot using slackware then Marvell wireless will not go up. > >> It will complain firmware did not exist. > >> > >> It was too fast to conclude that this bug was fixed after you test it only > >> on fedora. I insist that it has problem under slackware. > >> > >> Before this problem exist I see that under both fedora and slackware with > >> old BIOS do has problem on detecting Marvell wireless. > >> > >> But after modprobe and rmmod it can solve the problem. > >> > >> Now how many modprobe and rmmod cannot detect Marvell wireless under > >> slackware but work fine only under fedora only. > >> > >> Ofcause I use the same kernel and modules on both system. > >> > >> All modules and kernel under fedora got no problem but none of them can > >> made Marvell wireless to work any more under slackware. > > > > The _kernel_ might be the same, but are udev and hotplug? The kernel > > asks hotplug to get the firmware for it when a kernel module calls > > request_firmware(), and those parts are more distribution-defined > > because both udev and hotplug are entirely in user space. Make sure > > that you also have the firmware in the same place that slackware thinks > > it should be in. > > > > Dan > > Yes. udev and hotplug is my suspect and so far I cannot find out the > problem. > > I don't know where fedora/slackware think where firmware should be. I will > try to find it out.
Fedora requires firmware in /lib/firmware. The Marvell firmware should be renamed to: /lib/firmware/usb8388.bin Dan > Before BIOS change both slackware and fedora know where is firmware > located correctly. I think it got info from BIOS. > > Thank you. > > supat > > > > > >> supat > >> > >> On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, James Cameron wrote: > >> > >>> On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 02:51:51PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>> I will wait for new buildrom that cause no problem on Marvell wireless. > >>> > >>> But this bug was fixed and closed! > >>> http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/59 > >>> As of buildrom version 20060828-1. > >>> > >>> What LinuxBIOS version did you use?? > >>> > >>>> At this moment, I verify that current LinuxBIOS has problem on SLAKWARE > >>>> but no problem on fedora. > >>> > >>> Why is Slakware a problem? Development is based on Fedora. What > >>> happens? Have you logged a bug in trac yet? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> James Cameron mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://quozl.netrek.org/ > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Devel mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Devel mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
