[zd1211-devs] Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev???

2007-03-20 Thread Stephan Broß
Hello all, Im running linux 2.6.19 on an embedded system with the new AMCC PPC440EPx. As (inhouse) external diagnostic interface we plan to use wireless lan. So I searched the kernel and found zd1211rw, bought a zyxel g-220v2 stick, tested it on my home pc, and was greatly pleased. Your driver

Re: [zd1211-devs] Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev???

2007-03-20 Thread Andy Green
Stephan Broß wrote: My problems began now on the embedded system. I can't use udev, because the systems design haven't got much memory. To be honest, I would not like to use it because of a lot reasons. So the crucial question for me is: Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev? and

Re: [zd1211-devs] Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev???

2007-03-20 Thread Remco
So the crucial question for me is: Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev? and What has to be done for this working? (I'm sure there is something to do:-) The only problem I can think of is loading the device's firmware. The driver sends a notification to user space and user space is

Re: [zd1211-devs] Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev???

2007-03-20 Thread Stephan Broß
So the crucial question for me is: Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev? and What has to be done for this working? (I'm sure there is something to do:-) The only problem I can think of is loading the device's firmware. Correct, thats my problem too. You can use a much

Re: [zd1211-devs] Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev???

2007-03-20 Thread Andy Green
Stephan Broß wrote: How did you manage writing to sysfs. I tried to mount it with 'exec' option, but without success. Nowhere I can find a file named 'loading' or 'data', so I assume you create it? Nope. Just mount sysfs with the default mount options is all you need, assuming that you

Re: [zd1211-devs] Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev???

2007-03-20 Thread brosssi
The loading and other fancy bits are dynamically created before the /sbin/hotplug script is called, and $DEVPATH is likewise dynamically created and defined in the environment before /sbin/hotplug is called. Aah, now it becomes plainer. First I have to install the hotplug package and to

Re: [zd1211-devs] Is it possible to use zd1211rw without udev???

2007-03-20 Thread Andy Green
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The loading and other fancy bits are dynamically created before the /sbin/hotplug script is called, and $DEVPATH is likewise dynamically created and defined in the environment before /sbin/hotplug is called. Aah, now it becomes plainer. First I have to install the