Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:02:38 +0100 | From | Jean Delvare <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.24 breaks BIOS updates on all Dell machines |
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Hi Michael,
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:09:25 -0600, Michael E Brown wrote: > On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 08:04:17PM +0100, Sytse Wielinga wrote: > > I've created the simple patch below. I have no idea if it actually works, > > though, as I don't appear to have any hardware for which a linux driver > > supports firmware loading. Please comment. > > You can test this rather easily. Simply modprobe the "dell_rbu" driver. > You dont need any special hardware, it should load on any machine. After > you have loaded it, check the sysfs path to see if it has the correct > path (or some symlink thereof): > > GOOD: /sys/class/firmware/dell_rbu/ > BAD : /sys/class/firmware/firmware-dell_rbu/loading
This doesn't actually work for me. Loading the dell_rbu driver on a non-Dell system doesn't create anything under /sys/class/firmware.
-- Jean Delvare
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