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Christopher Head schrieb: |
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>> Most external firmware is not needed to boot. If you need it to boot, |
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>> you will have to stow it in the initramfs. |
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> For those of us who prefer monolithic kernels, virtually all firmware |
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> is needed to boot. Even if a network interface doesn't need to be |
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> operational for boot, the kernel insists that the firmware be available |
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> right at boot or else it will fail and the interface will never appear. |
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That is not fully correct. It is true that certain drivers or certain |
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configurations (e.g. CONFIG_IP_PNP) may require firmware to be present |
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during early boot. |
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But unlike the Intel wifi driver which used to stop working and detach |
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from the device when firmware loading failed, most other drivers will |
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reattempt to load firmware every time on bringing up the interface. |
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Best regards, |
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Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn |
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