12 files changed, 32 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
index 2dc260b2b0a4..068070ff13cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ Getting the card going
 
    The frontend module sp887x.o, requires an external   firmware.
    Please use  the  command "get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to download
-   it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+   it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware/
+   (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 Receiving DVB-T in Australia
 
diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
index 08e96ff55720..4e5e6a979fe7 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ for ($i=0; $i < scalar(@components); $i++) {
     if ($cid eq $components[$i]) {
         $outfile = eval($cid);
         die $@ if $@;
-        print STDERR "Firmware $outfile extracted successfully. Now copy it to either /lib/firmware or /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ (depending on your hotplug version).\n";
+        print STDERR <<EOF;
+Firmware $outfile extracted successfully.
+Now copy it to either /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware
+(depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
+EOF
         exit(0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt b/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
index 5c1e984c26a7..b2f271cd784b 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ Hotplug Firmware Loading for 2.6 kernels
 For 2.6 kernels the firmware is loaded at the point that the driver module is
 loaded.  See linux/Documentation/dvb/firmware.txt for more information.
 
-Copy the three files downloaded above into the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware directory.
+Copy the three files downloaded above into the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or
+/lib/firmware directory (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
index 3a3bcf6a2c98..afd6dfbd2842 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ config DVB_SP8870
 
           This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware sp8870" to
-          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+          or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 config DVB_SP887X
         tristate "Spase sp887x based"
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ config DVB_SP887X
 
           This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to
-          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+          or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 config DVB_CX22700
         tristate "Conexant CX22700 based"
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ config DVB_TDA1004X
           This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10045",
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10046" to
-          download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+          download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+          or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 config DVB_NXT6000
         tristate "NxtWave Communications NXT6000 based"
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c
index 52c416043a62..4f263e65ba14 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware nxt2002" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define NXT2002_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-nxt2002.fw"
 #define CRC_CCIT_MASK 0x1021
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c
index 8d631ca7aaf0..7c3aed1f546b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware or51211" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define OR51211_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-or51211.fw"
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c
index fc06cd6b46c3..73829e647e50 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware alps_tdlb7" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define SP8870_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-sp8870.fw"
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c
index b3ae7dccc33c..eb8a602198ca 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define SP887X_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-sp887x.fw"
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
index 6c237fb2b82a..c63e9a5084eb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10045",
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10046" to
- * download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define TDA10045_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-tda10045.fw"
 #define TDA10046_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-tda10046.fw"
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
index fa7e38944716..5b2aadb8385c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ config DVB_AV7110
 
           This driver needs an external firmware. Please use the script
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware av7110" to
-          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+          or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
           Say Y if you own such a card and want to use it.
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
index 0bef1edf0018..eabd4fcaf246 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
@@ -1494,9 +1494,9 @@ static int get_firmware(struct av7110* av7110)
                 if (ret == -ENOENT) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: could not load firmware,"
                                " file not found: dvb-ttpci-01.fw\n");
-                        printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: usually this should be in"
-                               " /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware\n");
-                        printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: and can be downloaded here"
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: usually this should be in "
+                               "/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware\n");
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: and can be downloaded from"
                                " http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/firmware/\n");
                 } else
                         printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: cannot request firmware"
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
index e97244bd232e..83611012ef34 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config DVB_TTUSB_DEC
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2000t",
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2540t",
           "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec3000s",
-          download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+          download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+          or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
           Say Y if you own such a device and want to use it.