From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix, from userid 118) id 74833E00D97; Tue, 9 Feb 2016 02:16:52 -0800 (PST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on yocto-www.yoctoproject.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-HAM-Report: * 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider * (christrobridge[at]hotmail.com) * -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] * 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message * -0.7 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, low * trust * [157.55.1.168 listed in list.dnswl.org] X-Greylist: delayed 62 seconds by postgrey-1.32 at yocto-www; Tue, 09 Feb 2016 02:16:49 PST Received: from DUB004-OMC2S29.hotmail.com (dub004-omc2s29.hotmail.com [157.55.1.168]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC3D9E00C8D for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2016 02:16:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from DUB130-W32 ([157.55.1.137]) by DUB004-OMC2S29.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Tue, 9 Feb 2016 02:15:46 -0800 X-TMN: [t+MDrE5sJ7w1mNMDJJrdf9LhDy/uhhVz] X-Originating-Email: [christrobridge@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: Chris Trobridge To: "Burton, Ross" Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 10:15:45 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: <020DD3FF-9405-4003-9C1B-F29F060567BD@keylevel.com>, , MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2016 10:15:46.0594 (UTC) FILETIME=[D77F5820:01D16322] Cc: Yocto Project Subject: Re: Installing only part of linux-firmware X-BeenThere: yocto@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of all things Yocto Project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 10:16:52 -0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_64b173db-c0dd-4aa1-80eb-5007f86f19fc_" --_64b173db-c0dd-4aa1-80eb-5007f86f19fc_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been pondering linux-firmware recently too. I have a device fitted that requires the 'iwlwifi-7260' firmware. This was working but the current driver is requesting versions 13 to 10 of= the firmware=2C in that order.The current (master) poky recipe has version= s 8 and 9.The source repo (I believe=2C https://github.com/OpenELEC/iwlwifi= -firmware/tree/master/firmware) has versions up to 17 now. I can likewise add newer versions of firmware but do you ever prune out old= versions? In this case is seems that the choice of firmware limited by th= e drivers specified by that version of yocto (via the kernel). Regards=2CChris From: ross.burton@intel.com Date: Mon=2C 8 Feb 2016 08:58:32 +0000 To: opensource@keylevel.com CC: yocto@yoctoproject.org Subject: Re: [yocto] Installing only part of linux-firmware On 7 February 2016 at 21:49=2C Chris Tapp wrote: I=92ve now done this by creating a bbappend for linux-firmware: =0A= =0A= PACKAGES =3D+ "${PN}-rtl_nic" =0A= =0A= FILES_${PN}-rtl_nic =3D " \ =0A= /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/* \ =0A= =93 =0A= =0A= Does what I want=2C but is that the best way of doing it? This is the best way for you now. That's exactly why the recipe has quite a lot of subpackages=2C feel free t= o submit more upstream. Ross=0A= -- =0A= _______________________________________________=0A= yocto mailing list=0A= yocto@yoctoproject.org=0A= https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto = --_64b173db-c0dd-4aa1-80eb-5007f86f19fc_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have been pondering linux-firm= ware recently too.

I have a device fitted that requires = the 'iwlwifi-7260' firmware.

This was working but = the current driver is requesting versions  =3B13 to 10 of the firmware= =2C in that order.
The current= (master) poky recipe has versions 8 and 9.
The source repo (I believe=2C =3Bhttps://github.com/OpenELEC/iwlwif= i-firmware/tree/master/firmware) has= versions up to 17 now.

I can likewise add = newer versions of firmware but do you ever prune out old versions?  =3B= In this case is seems that the choice of firmware limited by the drivers sp= ecified by that version of yocto (via the kernel).

Regards=2C
Chris

From= : ross.burton@intel.com
Date: Mon=2C 8 Feb 2016 08:58:32 +0000
To: op= ensource@keylevel.com
CC: yocto@yoctoproject.org
Subject: Re: [yocto]= Installing only part of linux-firmware


On 7 February 2016 at= 21:49=2C Chris Tapp <=3Bopensource@keylevel.com>=3B wro= te:
I=92ve now done this by creating a bbappend for linux-fi= rmware:
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=0A= PACKAGES =3D+ "${PN}-rtl_nic"
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=0A= FILES_${PN}-rtl_nic =3D " \
=0A=  =3B /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/* \
=0A= =93
=0A=
=0A= Does what I want=2C but is that the best way of doing it?

This is the best way for you= now.

That's exactly why the recipe has quite a lot of subpackages=2C feel = free to submit more upstream.

=
Ross
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