Kernels and Firmware
Posted: Tue 09 Apr 2019, 09:19
Does the Huge Kernels available for download from ibiblio include all the firmware for the specific kernel version? BTW - Can someone please upload a huge kernel for Bionic 32-bit.
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Thanks. When is it necessary to change/update the firmware. Only if new hardware does not work properly?watchdog wrote:The most complete firmware set is provided by gyro at:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 573#820573
Download the sfs and rename it as fdrv for your puppy. Or just extract the firmware you need in /lib/firmware.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/huge_kernels/nic007 wrote:Does the Huge Kernels available for download from ibiblio include all the firmware for the specific kernel version? BTW - Can someone please upload a huge kernel for Bionic 32-bit.
I used gyro's firmware sfs to install in tahrpup the firmware htc_7010_1.4.0.fw for a laptop's wireless. The entire sfs is heavy: you can extract only the missing firmware.nic007 wrote: Thanks. When is it necessary to change/update the firmware. Only if new hardware does not work properly?
Thanks. Now you gave me an idea. It will be useful if someone could upload the contents of that firmware set uncompressed to a site like archive.org. Users can then just download specific modules they need. Same can be done for kernels (drivers). Ally are you there?watchdog wrote:I used gyro's firmware sfs to install in tahrpup the firmware htc_7010_1.4.0.fw for a laptop's wireless. The entire sfs is heavy: you can extract only the missing firmware.nic007 wrote: Thanks. When is it necessary to change/update the firmware. Only if new hardware does not work properly?
There is a kernel file (an sfs it seems) and a vmlinuz in the download. I want to use this kernel in Precise 571. Please explain the best way now, ie. what to rename and what to rename it to, which initrd.gz and vmlinuz to use, etc. Thanks.ozsouth wrote:As for a kernel for bionic 32bit - this one would do:
https://archive.org/download/Puppy_Linu ... bb.tar.bz2
It already has some firmware in it. You would need to expand it in an empty folder [tar -jxvf],
then rename files to same as bionic's (kernel-modules = zdrv).
That's a massive config file, I have no idea what you are talking about. Which kernel line, where? Also - I'm not sure I'm doing this right. I need to use the vmlinuz wich is included, the initrd.gz doesn't really matter. Is that correct?ozsouth wrote:At the end of the kernel line in the boot cfg, try adding i915.modeset=0
In gyro's first post the uncompressed firmwares are available at http://www.fishprogs.software/puppy/firmware/nic007 wrote: It will be useful if someone could upload the contents of that firmware set uncompressed to a site like archive.org. Users can then just download specific modules they need. Same can be done for kernels (drivers). Ally are you there?