Hi!
> > > >> Kconfig currently allows compiling IPW_2100 and IPW_2200 into kernel
> > > >> (not as a module). Unfortunately, such configuration does not work,
> > > >> because these drivers need a firmware, and it can't be loaded by
> > > >> userspace loader when userspace is not running.
> > > >
> > > > False, initramfs...
> > >
> > > which would warrant some extra documentation in Kconfig explaining that
> > > this
> > > driver needs initramfs with firmware for it to work when compiled in the
> > > kernel. A link to the ipw2x00 documentation might also help.
> >
> > Besides, the initramfs runs long after the driver init routine
> > runs which is when the firmware needs to be available.
>
> .. unless you use sysfs to do a fake hotunplug + replug the device, at
> which point the driver init routine runs again.
Ouch, nice trick. But how do I actually pull it up? There's nothing
that looks like allowing that in /sys:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0# ls
broken_parity_status config irq power/ subsystem@
uevent
bus@ device local_cpus resource subsystem_device
vendor
class enable modalias resource0 subsystem_vendor
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0#
I tried going to bus/drivers/ and unbind/rebind ipw2200 driver; that
does not work. I tried echo 0 > enable; echo 1 > enable, but no trick,
either.
Pavel
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