Mark Hymers <[email protected]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Mark Hymers <[email protected]> > > * Package name : gobi-loader > Version : 0.6 > Upstream Author : Matthew Garrett / RedHat <[email protected]> > * URL : http://www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/gobi_loader/ > * License : GPL 2 > Programming Lang: C > Description : Firmware loader for Qualcomm Gobi USB chipsets. > > gobi-loader is a firmware loader for Qualcomm Gobi USB > chipsets. These devices appear in an uninitialised state when power > is applied and require firmware to be loaded before they can be used > as modems. gobi-loader adds a udev rule that will trigger loading of > the firmware and make the modem usable.
This package would be useful, I have a Lenovo X201 with this chipset. However, is the program useful without non-free firmware? If not, perhaps it belongs in contrib rather than main? /Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
