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 ...@@ -611,8 +611,11 @@ Module parameters
Module supports up to 8 cards. Module supports up to 8 cards.
Note: you need to load the firmware via hdsploader utility included Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages. 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 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
...@@ -794,7 +797,7 @@ Module parameters ...@@ -794,7 +797,7 @@ Module parameters
is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the 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 Module snd-mpu401
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...@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ NOT YET IMPLEMENTED ...@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ NOT YET IMPLEMENTED
FIRMWARE 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 For loading the firmware automatically after the module is loaded, use
the post-install command. For example, add the following entry to the post-install command. For example, add the following entry to
/etc/modprobe.conf for miXart driver: /etc/modprobe.conf for miXart driver:
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