<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Great, that tells me that it needs to get done, I guess.... Sooo<br><br></div>Does anyone know how or what the file<br><br></div>build/armel/boot/config-3.2.0-4-kirkwood<br><br>
</div>is built or created and what the following lines really do?<br><br># Generic Driver Options<br>#<br>CONFIG_STANDALONE=y<br>CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y<br>CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y<br># CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set<br>
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""<br><br></div><div>I edited out a number of other lines, but left what I thought was useful. Notice a useful one is commented out!<br></div><div><br></div>I originally found this in a template file (same name but post pended with template) in which the top of the file stated "Do not edit" and on to say it was automatically created. <br>
<br></div>Anyway it seems that file can turn off or on the firmware, but I don't know which firmware or where, does anyone? Does this mean the firmware is there, but not being included?<br><br>I have found the Vendor ID (0x2df) and Device ID (0x119a) but cannot locate any information on those ID's. Most state they are for a PCI connection and it doesn't appear that these are driven that way. A schematic would be nice! I'm hoping to chase it down, currently, via the supplied software from Global, but do not have warm woollies about it....<br>
<br></div>Thanks for any help...<br><br>Jack<br><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 3:18 AM, Nick Hardiman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick@internetmachines.co.uk" target="_blank">nick@internetmachines.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">> Hello, spent a big part of the
day looking for information, </span><br>
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information -<br>
I went through a similar learning curve last year. I wrote down
everything I found out in this doc on my wiki.<br>
<a href="http://wiki.internetmachines.co.uk/mediawiki/index.php?title=Freedombox" target="_blank">http://wiki.internetmachines.co.uk/mediawiki/index.php?title=Freedombox</a><br>
The WIFI parts are scattered through the doc, such as "Dreamplug
WIFI", "Libertas firmware on old Globalscale OS" and "Marvell
modules for 8688". If you find gaping holes in the notes please tell
me and I will try to remember what I did.<br>
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firmware -<br>
The bottom line is grab the firmware as Nick said and play with
modprobe and wireless tools. Linux work was being done -
<a href="http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas" target="_blank">http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas</a> - and I had
some success with that, but it was incomplete at the time. There are
mailing list links on that page.<br>
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bluetooth -<br>
The same chip does all the radio stuff (both Wifi and Bluetooth) but
I did not try the bluetooth. Kernel module was bt8xxx.ko, if that
helps.<br>
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<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="im">> or actually the firmware (fw)
for both the Wifi and Bluetooth. Both of them complain about not
loading fw during the boot. I know mine worked ok when I got it
from the Global people, but their site didn't seem to have it
either, unless I wanted to digress in OS's.<br>
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> I've looked at the DP via 'lspci' and 'lsusb' and don't see
either device although the Bluetooth shows a vendor of 0x2df and a
device of 0x199a, can't find anything on them either.<br>
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> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated...<br>
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> Thanks<br>
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> Jack<br>
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