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| author | Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz> | 2005-01-03 16:09:39 +0100 |
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| committer | Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz> | 2005-01-03 16:09:39 +0100 |
| commit | 47393b6a18917db45398bf6c3ebc4544da842f58 (patch) | |
| tree | f108f0aa0bad48c50b96da5cb3d1bba0bb9fc651 /Documentation | |
| parent | 58b298b1479b8a5616a03a42d2c279d66c8e669c (diff) | |
| download | history-47393b6a18917db45398bf6c3ebc4544da842f58.tar.gz | |
[ALSA] Update documentation for hotplug fw loader
Documentation
Updated descriptions about the firmware loading for the recent support of
hotplug firmware loader.
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt | 4 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt index 9ad9d9d78da8f1..c2ea934104ed5d 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt @@ -611,8 +611,11 @@ Module parameters Module supports up to 8 cards. - Note: you need to load the firmware via hdsploader utility included - in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages. + Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug + when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load + the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools + package. + The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package. Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance @@ -794,7 +797,7 @@ Module parameters is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the - firmware via mixartoader utility in alsa-tools package. + firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package. Module snd-mpu401 ----------------- diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt index 3ff85969bd8320..5cb970612870e3 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ NOT YET IMPLEMENTED FIRMWARE ======== +[As of 2.6.11, the firmware can be loaded automatically with hotplug + when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. The mixartloader is necessary only + for older versions or when you build the driver into kernel.] + For loading the firmware automatically after the module is loaded, use the post-install command. For example, add the following entry to /etc/modprobe.conf for miXart driver: |