On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Problem is that even though this may avoid package conflicts, it is *not* > correct given the way Debian currently looks for firmware. Also, it is > not the way upstream recommends to install firmware. > > All (non-free) Debian firmware packages install the firmware files > directly under /lib/firmware, not /lib/firmware/$kernel-version. > > And Debian's udev does not consider the kernel-version when looking for > firmware. /lib/udev/hotplug.functions has: > FIRMWARE_DIRS='/lib/firmware /usr/local/lib/firmware > /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware' In contrast, the latest upstream udev (130) has this: FIRMWARE_DIRS="/lib/firmware/$(uname -r) /lib/firmware" -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
