As I understand it, Linux 2.5 will soon require a initrd to boot at all so this might be the best solution.
Chris On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 01:43:33PM -0500, Johannes Erdfelt wrote: > On Wed, Dec 12, 2001, Greg KH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 03:12:29AM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > > > > > > Thus I'd suggest that firmware download not be moved to > > > user space, but be centralised. > > > > Centralized where? In the kernel? If so, it already is :) > > > > And what's wrong with stating, "Don't put the firmware that your device > > needs to run, on a disk controlled by a device that needs firmware to > > run"? > > If someone really needs to do this, use an initrd. > > JE
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