Package: firmware-linux-nonfree
Version: 0.21
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hi,
Please consider including the one stage firmware [1] for the ar9170usb driver
in firmware-linux-nonfree, for support of Atheros AR9170-based USB wireless
LAN devices.
Patch (based on [2]) attached.
Geoff
[1]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mcgrof/firmware/ar9170/ar9170.fw
[2] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mcgrof/firmware/ar9170/LICENSE
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
firmware-linux-nonfree depends on no packages.
firmware-linux-nonfree recommends no packages.
Versions of packages firmware-linux-nonfree suggests:
ii initramfs-to 0.93.4 tools for generating an initramfs
ii linux-image- 2.6.31-2 Linux 2.6.31 for modern PCs
ii linux-image- 2.6.32~rc8-1~experimental.1 Linux 2.6.32-rc8 for modern PCs
-- no debconf information
Index: linux-nonfree/LICENSE
===================================================================
--- linux-nonfree/LICENSE (revision 14703)
+++ linux-nonfree/LICENSE (working copy)
@@ -89,6 +89,49 @@
OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGE.
+* ar9170.fw
+
+Copyright (c) 2008, Atheros Communications, Inc.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution. Redistribution and use in binary form, without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
+
+* Redistributions must reproduce the above copyright notice and the
+ following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ provided with the distribution.
+
+* Neither the name of Atheros Communications, Inc. nor the names of
+ its suppliers may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+* No reverse engineering, decompilation, or disassembly of this
+ software is permitted.
+
+Limited patent license. Atheros Communications, Inc. grants a
+world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license under patents it
+now or hereafter owns or controls to make, have made, use, import,
+offer to sell and sell ("Utilize") this software, but solely to
+the extent that any such patent is necessary to Utilize the software
+alone, or in combination with an operating system licensed under an
+approved Open Source license as listed by the Open Source Initiative
+at http://opensource.org/licenses. The patent license shall not
+apply to any other combinations which include this software. No
+hardware per se is licensed hereunder.
+
+DISCLAIMER. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
+CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
+TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
+USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
* cxgb3/ael2005_opt_edc.bin
* cxgb3/ael2005_twx_edc.bin
* cxgb3/ael2020_twx_edc.bin
Index: linux-nonfree/defines
===================================================================
--- linux-nonfree/defines (revision 14703)
+++ linux-nonfree/defines (working copy)
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
advansys/mcode.bin
agere_ap_fw.bin
agere_sta_fw.bin
+ ar9170.fw
cxgb3/ael2005_opt_edc.bin
cxgb3/ael2005_twx_edc.bin
cxgb3/ael2020_twx_edc.bin
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@
desc: Agere/Prism/Symbol Orinoco firmware (STA mode)
version: 9.48 Hermes I
+[ar9170.fw_base]
+desc: Atheros AR9170 one stage firmware
+
[cxgb3/ael2005_opt_edc.bin_base]
desc: Chelsio T3 optical EDC firmware (AEL2005 PHY)
