There is a firmware loading script for hostap which can be viewed here: http://pyramid.metrix.net/svn/Pyramid/dist/sbin/hostap_fw_load
As I understand, this came as an example with the source prior to the hostap driver being included with the kernel sources. prism2_srec is still the utility that is used when fw_primary and fw_secondary are specified in /etc/network/interfaces, I believe. I hope this information is of some use... Every time I switch my wireless to roaming mode, my /etc/network/interfaces entries for fw_primary and fw_secondary are deleted. It's quite a pain! Is this something that can be implemented with udev rules? -Philip On 9/18/07, Philip Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Martin, I hope I can provide some useful information to you! > > * Is this associated with a particular kernel module? > > > Yes! hostap_cs.ko is the module in question. > > * I wouldn't like to modify /etc/network/interfaces, because that would > > make the setup incompatible with network-manager. Usually they should be > > put into /lib/firmware/<kernel version>/, and the kernel module should > > load them automatically. If that works, it would be much preferable. If > > it doesn't work, I can also do the modification of the interfaces file. > > > I understand... I have no clue how the firmware is being handled by > hostap_cs, though, or if it is even handling the firmware! What I do know > is that there are many revisions of the firmware, and any of them can be > used with varying degrees of stability. Since every firmware version has > its version number in its filename, I have no idea whether hostap_cs is > looking for a default firmware filename before using the filenames specified > in /etc/network/interfaces. > > Despite lacking a default filename, I went ahead and put the firmware > files I had been using in /lib/firmware/<kernel-version>/, rebooted, and... > nothing. I will do some digging within hostap and hostap_cs for more info. > > Thanks! > > -Philip Barton > > On 9/18/07, Martin Pitt < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Thank you for that information, but I need some more, I'm afraid: > > > > * Is this associated with a particular kernel module? > > > > * I wouldn't like to modify /etc/network/interfaces, because that would > > make the setup incompatible with network-manager. Usually they should be > > > > put into /lib/firmware/<kernel version>/, and the kernel module should > > load them automatically. If that works, it would be much preferable. If > > it doesn't work, I can also do the modification of the interfaces file. > > > > -- > > info regarding firmware for DWL-650 Rev. P1 > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123292 > > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > > of the bug. > > > > -- info regarding firmware for DWL-650 Rev. P1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123292 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
