Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:17:44 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: Bill Paul <wpaul@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New driver loading scheme for Project Evil, need input Message-ID: <20050420131744.t092cv40dck804ww@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20050420022128.B421@xorpc.icir.org> References: <20050419225640.7B92816A4CF@hub.freebsd.org> <20050420104309.hqhvxfmu00cskwks@netchild.homeip.net> <200504201837.40830.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20050420022128.B421@xorpc.icir.org>
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Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 06:37:32PM +0930, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > ... >> I would suggest the driver loads the firmware from disk since you don't need >> to boot from your TV tuner card :) AFAIK we don't have such a facility. A disc controller (SCSI/RAID?) in the tree needs a firmware blob, ath needs a blob (but the license seems to be ok, so we can have it in the tree), the newly added WLAN drivers need a binary blob and some other pieces need a blob too. Having a general way of adding the blob would be better than reinventing the wheel. > why not ? it's a kind of a network device, after all... :) ---snip--- PXE booting from cxa0: Connecting to Channel 5... done. Booting CSI at 0x0.... ---snip--- ;-) Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
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