Commit 47393b6a authored by Jaroslav Kysela's avatar Jaroslav Kysela

[ALSA] Update documentation for hotplug fw loader

Documentation
Updated descriptions about the firmware loading for the recent support of
hotplug firmware loader.
Signed-off-by: default avatarTakashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
parent 58b298b1
......@@ -611,8 +611,11 @@ Module parameters
Module supports up to 8 cards.
Note: you need to load the firmware via hdsploader utility included
in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages.
Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load
the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools
package.
The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package.
Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
......@@ -794,7 +797,7 @@ Module parameters
is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
firmware via mixartoader utility in alsa-tools package.
firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package.
Module snd-mpu401
-----------------
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......@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ NOT YET IMPLEMENTED
FIRMWARE
========
[As of 2.6.11, the firmware can be loaded automatically with hotplug
when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. The mixartloader is necessary only
for older versions or when you build the driver into kernel.]
For loading the firmware automatically after the module is loaded, use
the post-install command. For example, add the following entry to
/etc/modprobe.conf for miXart driver:
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