[Bug 34176] Kernel cannot find firmware for device

[Avinash Meetoo]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/34176

Affects: linux-source-2.6.12 linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-k8 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
The user is not alerted to the fact that the kernel will look for
firmware in /lib/firmware/2.6.15-17-amd64-k8/

Previously the firmware directory was /lib/hotplug/firmware/

This is an issue if one has some non-official firmware in
/lib/hotplug/firmware/ and then upgrades to 2.6.15-17-amd64-k8. The
device needing this firmware will not work as the kernel cannot find the
firmware (as it is looking in /lib/firmware/2.6.15-17-amd64-k8/)

I think that an easy solution would be

(1) copy everything from /lib/hotplug/firmware/ to
/lib/firmware/2.6.15-17-amd64-k8/ when the new kernel is installed

(2) alert the user that the default directory has changed