Hi Hicham, On Tuesday 28 March 2006 00:23, hicham wrote: > > Duncan Sands wrote: > >> is this has something to do with that released FC5 kernel does not > >> support non GPL compatible modules ? > >> > > > > What non GPL module are you referring too? The speedtouch driver is, > > and always has been, GPL. > > > it's a GPL driver , ok > what about the firmware ? isn't that a proprietary binary file ? > > I haven't tried FC5 yet > I've read that the FC5 released kernel is not supporting non GPL driver > ( like nvidia one ) > > just trying to help
sorry if I seemed rude, I didn't mean to be. The firmware is indeed a proprietary binary file, and yes it contains a program. But that program is run by the modem, not by your computer. Your computer simply uploads the firmware into the modem, it doesn't execute the firmware in any way. Since the firmware is machine code for an ARM processor, your computer would have a lot of trouble executing it even if you tried hard :) This is nothing like the nvidia driver, which runs on your computer. Ciao, Duncan. Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
