[Trisquel-devel] [Trisquel-users] Antwort: iwl3945 Problem

[David Rodríguez Álvarez]

Hello, Jos. In fact I feel you were answered pretty well in the forum
thread: We will not help you with installing non-free software. If we
were willing to do so, you wouldn't be having this problem in the first
place :) 

The linux-libre kernel is deblobbed and doesn't know what to do with
that file, and that's not an accident, it's the intended behaviour.

As Sir Grant suggested, find another card that works, because this one
will not work with linux-libre unless Intel releases the ucode under a
free license. So voicing your displeasure with them is the only way to
go in the aspect of making it supported. Explaining your client why it's
not possible to make it work with 100% free software is also important,
since he/she might be interested in the matter of computer freedom.

Best regards,

David.




El mié, 25-04-2012 a las 07:04 +0530, Jos Collin escribió:
> Could you please respond to this email?
> 
> I'm trying to make the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG WiFi adapter working
> with my custom Trisquel installation. I have got the non-free ucode. I
> just copied the iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode to the directory /lib/firmware.
> But the non-free ucode is not getting detected and I got the following
> errors.
> 
> The output of dmesg:
> 
>     [   16.873822] 0000:03:00.0: Missing Free firmware
>     [   16.882094] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as
> /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6
>     [   16.885660] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ firmware file
> req failed: -22
>     [   16.885713] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: Could not read microcode: -22
>     [   16.946492] 0000:03:00.0: Missing Free firmware
>     [   16.948869] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ firmware file
> req failed: -22
>     [   16.948922] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: Could not read microcode: -22
> 
> So the following are my questions.
> 
> If I get the source code of the Intel 3945ABG driver from Intel,
> 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?
> 
> Or is that a restriction implemented in the linux-libre kernel as part
> of deblobbing ? Whether the functionality to load the Intel 3945ABG
> ucode is removed from the kernel ?
> 
> Expecting a better answers from the developers. Please help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jos Collin
> 
> On 4/24/12, Jos Collin <joscollin en gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Holger. As per your suggestion I'm forwarding this email thread to
> > the development team.
> >
> > Hello Devs,
> > Could you please let us know about the following? Please read the whole
> > thread.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jos Collin
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Holger Beetz <holger.beetz en googlemail.com>
> > Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:35 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Trisquel-users] Antwort: iwl3945 Problem
> > To: Jos Collin <joscollin en gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > Jos,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Your client should stick to a Linux distribution which support
> > non-free firmware (e.g. Ubuntu, Sabayon, Debian).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Holger
> >
> > 2012/4/24 Jos Collin <joscollin en gmail.com>:
> >> Holger,
> >>
> >> So even if I do the following, it won't help, as the kernel is
> >> responsible
> >> to load the ucode and it doesn't have the ability to load the ucode
> > (removed
> >> / disabled). Am I correct?
> >>
> >>> 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) and then check if it loads the ucode.
> >>
> >>
> >> Please reply, so that I can explain to the other person clearly.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Jos Collin
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:26 AM, <holger.beetz en gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Jos,
> >>>
> >>> the later one. As far I know the abilities to load non-free firmware
> > files
> >>> is completely removed / disabled in the linux-libre kernel.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Holger
> >>
> >>
> > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Jos Collin <joscollin en gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Holger,
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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?
> >>
> >> Or is that a restriction implemented in the linux-libre kernel as part of
> >> deblobbing ?
> >>
> >> Please clarify.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Jos Collin
> >>
> >>
> >
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