Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:02:12 +0200 From: Andre Albsmeier <Andre.Albsmeier@siemens.com> To: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> Cc: stable@freebsd.org, Andre Albsmeier <Andre.Albsmeier@siemens.com> Subject: Re: net/iwi-firmware refuses to build on 7.2-STABLE Message-ID: <20090702050212.GA21954@curry.mchp.siemens.de> In-Reply-To: <4A4BC709.6060709@freebsd.org> References: <20090701193410.GA19202@curry.mchp.siemens.de> <4A4BC709.6060709@freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 01-Jul-2009 at 13:28:57 -0700, Sam Leffler wrote: > Andre Albsmeier wrote: > > Today I wanted to build net/iwi-firmware on 7.2-STABLE and I got > > > > ===> iwi-firmware-2.4_8 is configured with iwicontrol(8) which you don't need, use 'make rmconfig' and uncheck CONTROL. > > > > While the firmware itself is in the base system, iwicontrol(8) > > is not. The port should be modified to cope with this but I > > have no idea in what way. Some ideas: > > > > 1. Remove the build restrictions > > 2. Just build iwicontrol on systems where the fw is not needed > > 3. Make an extra port just to build iwicontrol > > 4. ??? > > > > Any suggestions? Thanks, > > man iwi; the firmware is automatically loaded by the driver Yes, I know. I don't want to load the firmware, I want to query the state of the hardware switch which enables the transmitter (iwicontrol iwi0 -r). Thanks, -Andre -- Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with their experience.
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