[linux-dvb] Re: strange firmware loading problem

[Bernhard Stark <bernhard_stark@24on.cc>]

Am Freitag 19 November 2004 13:41 schrieb Johannes Stezenbach:
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 11:11:55AM +0100, Bernhard Stark wrote:
> > Hi all!!!
> >
> > Problem solved!!!
> > I found out that the FIRMWARE-variable was empty!!!
>
> That was the kernel bug that bit me. It existed only
> in a few rcX-bkY kernels, so I'm surprised you get this
> with various kernel releases. 2.6.10-rc2 works fine.

I've tried it with 2.6.10_rc2 (development-sources) - no success
Could there be remnants from old kernels although I completely re-emerged the 
source?

> > I don't know why. Got the same kernel as most gentoo-users....
> > Just added
> > ------------
> > export FIRMWARE="/lib/firmware/dvb-ttpci-01.fw"
> > export DEVDIR="/sys/class/firmware/0000\:00\:0d.0"
> > ------------
> > to /etc/profile
>
> That'll bite you in the ass sooner or later. Better find
> out what causes this problem. The code which sets up
> the hotplug environment is in linux/lib/kobject_uevent.c
> (kobject.c in 2.6.9 or older kernels) and
> drivers/base/firmware_class.c.
I'll try to check this - and file a bug when I found sg.

> Johannes
thx, Ben