Subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: Setting up linux computer
From: Robert Epprecht (epprecht_AT_solnet.ch)
Date: Thu Aug 26 2004 - 21:07:58 EEST
martin rumori <lists_AT_rumori.de> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 05:06:53PM +0200, ChristianH wrote:
>> Why is it so important to load the firmware?
>>
>> Do they put in an extra light firmware at the factory, in order to keep
>> shipping weights low? <gr>
>
> to keep shipping weights rather low, they put in NO firmware in some
> hardware (just a loader). firmware is included with the driver and
> required to be uploaded to the device on every initialization or at
> least after every power on.
Which can be very problematic, as some people do take it *very* serious
with free software and refuse to include firmware which is not under GPL
or a similar free licence in their distribution...
In my case it was the firmware of a RME Hammerfall card which (some)
Debian people do not want to distribute... The case made me switch
from AGNULA/DeMuDi to Planet CCRMA (Which are both excellent audio
distributions BTW)
Robert Epprecht
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