** Description changed: Binary package hint: linux-wlan-ng I'm using Ubuntu 9.10. linux-wlan-ng-build-firmware-deb produces a package that, when - installed, places the firmware files in /etc/wlan. However, the driver - looks for them in /lib/firmware. Only after I manually copied them from - /etc/wlan to /lib/firmware did the prism2_usb driver load the firmware. + installed, places the firmware files in /etc/wlan. However, the kernel + driver looks for them in /lib/firmware. Only after I manually copied + them from /etc/wlan to /lib/firmware did the prism2_usb driver load the + firmware. + + Explanation: The 2.6.31 kernel driver looks itself in /lib/firmware for + the file. However the linux-wlan-ng package uses its own firmware + loading, and /etc/wlan is used for this. This loading is compatible with + all kernels, but got a bit broken in karmic. In 2.6.32 the kernel driver + loading will again be different, so changing to the 2.6.31 loading would + not be the best solution. Making the linux-wlan-ng loading work as + before will also help for those who uses it for non-usb devices, since + the kernel loading is usb-only. SRU: The sole purpose of this package is to load firmware on prism2 USB devices. This is broken in Karmic, since the loading scripts relied on a /proc interface to select which loading function to use. Only the prism2 loader is provided, so the workaround is to fall back to "prism2".
** Description changed: Binary package hint: linux-wlan-ng I'm using Ubuntu 9.10. linux-wlan-ng-build-firmware-deb produces a package that, when installed, places the firmware files in /etc/wlan. However, the kernel driver looks for them in /lib/firmware. Only after I manually copied them from /etc/wlan to /lib/firmware did the prism2_usb driver load the firmware. Explanation: The 2.6.31 kernel driver looks itself in /lib/firmware for the file. However the linux-wlan-ng package uses its own firmware loading, and /etc/wlan is used for this. This loading is compatible with all kernels, but got a bit broken in karmic. In 2.6.32 the kernel driver loading will again be different, so changing to the 2.6.31 loading would not be the best solution. Making the linux-wlan-ng loading work as before will also help for those who uses it for non-usb devices, since the kernel loading is usb-only. SRU: - The sole purpose of this package is to load firmware on prism2 USB devices. This is broken in Karmic, since the loading scripts relied on a /proc interface to select which loading function to use. Only the prism2 loader is provided, so the workaround is to fall back to "prism2". + The sole purpose of this package is to load firmware on prism2 USB devices. This is broken in Karmic, since the loading scripts relied on a /proc interface to select which loading function to use. However, only the prism2 loader is provided anyway, so the obvious workaround is to fall back to "prism2". -- firmware loading broken with Karmic kernel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478874 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
