Installing single firmware file
Posted: Jul 6th, '13, 03:54I just got my bluetooth working after I figured out that I didn't have the necessary firmware file (ath3k-1.fw) for my internal bluetooth adapter.
For the benefit of anyone else, my adapter is a Atheros AR3011 and the link
http://hexwave.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html
suggested cloning the appropriate git repository:
Anyway, I got the file and copied it to /lib/firmware/ and now it works beautifully.
Except that I have just circumvented the package management system, which clearly is not ideal for long-run management of the system. Does anyone have any suggestions for doing this in a more future-proof way?
Thanks,
-Jim
For the benefit of anyone else, my adapter is a Atheros AR3011 and the link
http://hexwave.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html
suggested cloning the appropriate git repository:
- Code: Select all
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git
Anyway, I got the file and copied it to /lib/firmware/ and now it works beautifully.
Except that I have just circumvented the package management system, which clearly is not ideal for long-run management of the system. Does anyone have any suggestions for doing this in a more future-proof way?
Thanks,
-Jim