On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 06:29:26PM -0700, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > How often is firmware updated without a maching driver update? > > fw_update is really just to provide an automated fuction during > > install or upgrade, the same time when you are getting a new > > kernel/drier, it would be rare that a new firmware is available for an > > existing system, although potentially useful given how buggy some of > > these things are. > > it has already happened plenty of times before fw_update was created -- > as a result, why fw_update was created by halex at my request. > > in that timeframe since, no new firmwares have shown up in the place > where fw_update looks. unfortunately that is not proof that this will > not happen in the future. > > so the answer to your question is: At least once in the future. >
ok, so perhaps the diff below will avoid future confusion. jmc Index: usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1,v retrieving revision 1.111 diff -u -r1.111 pkg_add.1 --- usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1 23 Aug 2011 10:32:26 -0000 1.111 +++ usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1 15 Jan 2012 08:26:37 -0000 @@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ option .Fl u .Pc . +A separate utility, +.Xr fw_update 1 , +is used to update non-free firmware packages. .Pp Details of packing-list internals are documented in .Xr pkg_create 1 . @@ -765,6 +768,7 @@ .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ftp 1 , +.Xr fw_update 1 , .Xr pkg_create 1 , .Xr pkg_delete 1 , .Xr pkg_info 1 , Index: share/man/man8/afterboot.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8,v retrieving revision 1.135 diff -u -r1.135 afterboot.8 --- share/man/man8/afterboot.8 11 Jun 2011 17:52:00 -0000 1.135 +++ share/man/man8/afterboot.8 15 Jan 2012 08:26:37 -0000 @@ -614,11 +614,16 @@ impossible. Sometimes checking the mailing lists for past problems that people have encountered will result in a fix posted. +.Pp +Non-free firmware packages have their own tool for installing/updating, +.Xr fw_update 1 . +It is run automatically as part of the system upgrade. .Ss Compiling a kernel Information on building and modifying kernels is contained within .Xr config 8 . .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr fw_update 1 , .Xr ksh 1 , .Xr man 1 , .Xr pkg_add 1 ,
