<div class="gmail_extra">Thanks Holger. As per your suggestion I'm forwarding this email thread to the development team.<br><br>Hello Devs,<br>Could you please let us know about the following? Please read the whole thread.<br>
<br>Thanks,<br>Jos Collin<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Holger Beetz</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:holger.beetz@googlemail.com" target="_blank">holger.beetz@googlemail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:35 AM<br>Subject: Re: [Trisquel-users] Antwort: iwl3945 Problem<br>To: Jos Collin <<a href="mailto:joscollin@gmail.com" target="_blank">joscollin@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>Jos,<br>
<br>
correct ! AFAIK the functionality to load the Intel 3945ABG ucode is removed but it
would make more sense if on of the Trisquel devs answers on this one.
They know it better. In the end it does not matter because even if the Linux-libre kernel would support loading propritary firmware it makes the purpose of Trisquel useless.<br><br>Your client should stick to a Linux distribution which support<br>
non-free firmware (e.g. Ubuntu, Sabayon, Debian).<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Holger<br>
<br>
2012/4/24 Jos Collin <<a href="mailto:joscollin@gmail.com" target="_blank">joscollin@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
> Holger,<br>
><br>
> So even if I do the following, it won't help, as the kernel is responsible<br>
> to load the ucode and it doesn't have the ability to load the ucode (removed<br>
> / disabled). Am I correct?<br>
><br>
>> If I get the source code of the Intel 3945ABG driver, compile it against<br>
>> the current version of the Linux-Libre Kernel and install the newly compiled<br>
>> driver (iwl3945.ko) and then check if it loads the ucode.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Please reply, so that I can explain to the other person clearly.<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
> Jos Collin<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:26 AM, <<a href="mailto:holger.beetz@gmail.com" target="_blank">holger.beetz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Jos,<br>
>><br>
>> the later one. As far I know the abilities to load non-free firmware files<br>
>> is completely removed / disabled in the linux-libre kernel.<br>
>><br>
>> Regards,<br>
>> Holger<br>
><br>
><br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Jos Collin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joscollin@gmail.com" target="_blank">joscollin@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="gmail_extra">Holger,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
if your client wants to use a device which needs non-free firmware then
you will need to use another distribution. Trisquel or more specific the
Linux libre kernel does not support loading firmware.<br>
<br></blockquote><div>Does this mean that if I get the source code of
the Intel 3945ABG driver, compile it against the current version of the
Linux-Libre Kernel and install the newly compiled driver (iwl3945.ko),
still the driver will not find the non-free ucode?<br>
<br>Or is that a restriction implemented in the linux-libre kernel as part of deblobbing ?<br><br>Please clarify.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Jos Collin<br></div></div><br></div>
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