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| red98 | Today, I solved the problem of broadcom bluetooth hardware(I am able to listen to music by bluetooth connectivity now) by copying a file to /lib/firmware/brcm. I am confused by what actually happened. I read on the internet that firmware is a software that usually ships with the device itself stored in the ROM. So, what actually happened when I | 12:54 |
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| red98 | copied the file to a certain location in harddisk? | 12:54 |
| lubot | [matrix] <arraybolt3> Some devices have "firmware" that isn't really stored in a ROM chip but has to be loaded onto the device when it is powered on. | 23:21 |
| lubot | [matrix] <arraybolt3> The file you put in /lib/firmware is probably actually the device's firmware, but the OS will load it onto the device when the device is inserted/turned on/whatever. | 23:22 |
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