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Re: Firmware-Upgrade without changing the version number

Hi, this is a problem for distributions packaging the firmware files. During download of the sources the checksum is checked and the file could not be validated, if you modify a file without changing the checksum. If you would change the version number on every change of the file and keep the old ve...
by AlexanderS
Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:26 pm
 
Forum: Driver & Software Update
Topic: Firmware-Upgrade without changing the version number
Replies: 3
Views: 3272

Firmware-Upgrade without changing the version number

Hi,

I noticed (already two times now) that there were changes in the linux firmware archive but the version number did not change and is still 1.0. Can you please update the version number, if you are releasing a new version of this file?


Thanks,
Alex
by AlexanderS
Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:47 pm
 
Forum: Driver & Software Update
Topic: Firmware-Upgrade without changing the version number
Replies: 3
Views: 3272

Re: Out-of-tree driver?

As soon as you make any changes to core files all the modules that use that file must be recompiled. I was hoping, that there are no required changes to core files for most cards. It should not be a problem to patch a single tuner/frontend, only dvb-core.c or similar files are critical. With real o...
by AlexanderS
Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:51 pm
 
Forum: Driver & Software Update
Topic: Out-of-tree driver?
Replies: 5
Views: 5475

Out-of-tree driver?

Hi, can we please get proper "Out-of-tree" driver? I do not want to replace the complete v4l tree from my kernel just to get the tbs driver. It seems that it should be possible to only provide the tbs modules (and maybe a very few other modules with required patches like maybe the si2157) ...
by AlexanderS
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:15 pm
 
Forum: Driver & Software Update
Topic: Out-of-tree driver?
Replies: 5
Views: 5475

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