From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@kernel.org>
To: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
Cc: Linux Firmware <linux-firmware@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add symlink for Dell XPS 15 9550 Broadcom Bluetooth patch-ram file
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:31:27 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+5PVA5dD7LWLfh4HaQnzZOLKi-eWJjX9qBJmEsKqRhJ2HD-UQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200417162022.428430-1-hdegoede@redhat.com>
On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 12:20 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> The linux-firmware repo does not contain many Broadcom (now Cypress)
> Bluetooth patch-ram files, because we have never been able to get
> permission to re-distribute those.
>
> We do have one file for the for HTC Vive, which was submitted by HTC
> themselves with permission from Cypress.
>
> That file contain a "BCM20703A1 Generic USB 20Mhz fcbga_BU" patch-ram
> build. The patch-ram files used by Windows for the Bluetooth module
> in the XPS 15 9550, USB-id 0a5c:6410 is also a "BCM20703A1 Generic
> USB 20Mhz fcbga_BU" patch-ram build. Since the build-parameters
> (crystal MHz, package/module type used) between the 2 builds are an
> exact match we can also use the HTC submitted patch-ram for the
> XPS 15 9550. So lets add a symlink for this.
>
> This will make the Bluetooth on the XPS 15 9550 work out of the box,
> when linux-firmware is installed, without the user needing to go and
> find a suitable patch-ram file themselves.
>
> This has been tested on a XPS 15 9550 with both Bluetooth HID and
> Bluetooth audio devices.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
> ---
> WHENCE | 1 +
> brcm/BCM-0a5c-6410.hcd | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
> create mode 120000 brcm/BCM-0a5c-6410.hcd
It should be possible to do this by simply using the Link directive in
the WHENCE file. That will create the symlink at installation time.
It's a fairly recent enhancement. I'll look at it tomorrow and adjust
if so.
josh
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-04-20 22:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-04-17 16:20 [PATCH] Add symlink for Dell XPS 15 9550 Broadcom Bluetooth patch-ram file Hans de Goede
2020-04-20 22:31 ` Josh Boyer [this message]
2020-04-21 7:46 ` Hans de Goede
2020-04-21 11:47 ` Josh Boyer
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