[2.6 patch] wrong firmware location in IPW2100 Kconfig entry



From: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx>

Firmware should go into /lib/firmware, not /etc/firmware.

Found by Alejandro Bonilla.


Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>

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This patch was sent by Jesper Juhl on:
- 6 Sep 2005

--- linux-2.6.13-mm1-orig/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig 2005-09-02 23:59:51.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.13-mm1/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig 2005-09-06 20:39:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware image for it.
You can obtain the firmware from
<http://ipw2100.sf.net/>. Once you have the firmware image, you
- will need to place it in /etc/firmware.
+ will need to place it in /lib/firmware.

You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to
configure your card:


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