Re: Loading firmware for USB device after boot

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 04:27:00AM +0000, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> Is it possible to load firmware for a USB device subsequent to boot?

This is the drivers responsability (via the firmload(9) API).

> In this case, the USB device is a wireless network adapter, Atheros
> AR9271, on motherboard but apparently the boot process is too
> impatient.  Sometimes the firmware is loaded, but most of the time not.

Please file a PR with useable details, this is a driver bug.

Martin