* Sunnz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-01-07 19:53]: > 7 Jan 2008 07:58:04 -0800, Unix Fan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > These firmwares are just the same as "Microcode" in modern processors, It's > > "NOT" tainting the kernel at all... unlike "binary blob" drivers that are > > very common in the > Just wondering... what could be the worse thing that could happen if > the firmware is badly written, say for a wireless device? Could it be > possible to bring the whole system down? Or would it just crash the > device itself, as if the hardware had a defect?
please explain the difference between a) that firmware sitting in flash memory on the device b) that same firmware sitting in /etc/firmware/ and being loaded into the device by OpenBSD (I can tell you two: b) is easier to update, and b) is harder to get the necessary distribution rights for) -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam
