linux-kernel - Re: Kernel Firmware Support

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Date:	Mon, 6 May 2013 19:47:50 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"Michael D. Setzer II" <msetzerii@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel Firmware Support

On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 11:44:42AM +1000, Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
> Looking for method to best support users firmware needs within 
> the kernel. 
> 
> Have a disk-image project that users kernel.org kernels, and have 
> had users that require firmware that is not included in the 
> kernel.org source. I've been able to find it in linux-firmware.git and 
> then manually adding it to the kernel.org firmware directory and 
> then modifying the Makefile.

Use the linux-firmware package, all of the distros package it up for you
automatically, and install it in the correct place, so it should "just
work".

What is failing for you when you use the firmware package?

thanks,

greg k-h
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