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* {{package|aic94xx-firmware}} - Adaptec SAS 44300, 48300, 58300 Sequencer Firmware for AIC94xx driver. | * {{package|aic94xx-firmware}} - Adaptec SAS 44300, 48300, 58300 Sequencer Firmware for AIC94xx driver. This particular driver was disabled in {{package|kernel}}. | ||
* {{package|ar9170-firmware}} - for Atheros AR9170 wireless network adapters. Superseded by carl9170 available in {{package|linux-firmware}}. | * {{package|ar9170-firmware}} - for Atheros AR9170 wireless network adapters. Superseded by carl9170 available in {{package|linux-firmware}}. | ||
* {{package|asterisk|asterisk-firmware}} - for the Digium S101I (IAXy). It was | * {{package|asterisk|asterisk-firmware}} - for the Digium S101I (IAXy). It was merged back into the main package, {{package|asterisk}}. | ||
* {{package|cx18-firmware}} - for Conexant cx23418-based video capture devices. Merged into {{package|linux-firmware}}. | * {{package|cx18-firmware}} - for Conexant cx23418-based video capture devices. Merged into {{package|linux-firmware}}. | ||
* {{package|netxen-firmware}} - for Conexant cx23418-based video capture devices. Merged into {{package|linux-firmware}}. | * {{package|netxen-firmware}} - for Conexant cx23418-based video capture devices. Merged into {{package|linux-firmware}}. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:03, 19 July 2016
Fedora Firmware Special Interest Group
Mission
Goal: to get all legally available firmware needed to get devices to work packaged for / in Fedora so that a users devices which require firmware will just work
We aim to accomplish this goal through a variety of activities:
- Creating packages of firmware
- Contact manufacturers asking them under which conditions their firmware may be redistributed
- Contact manufacturers requesting them to modify their firmware redistribution conditions, to make them Fedora compatible
Available firmware
alsa-firmware
Tools for loading/extracting/dealing with firmware
- arduino-rambo - RAMBo 3D printer electronics firmware for use with Arduino IDE.
Firmware currently missing from Fedora
Notice that this is just a list of firmware which we would like to see in Fedora, firmware in this list has NOT been checked yet for proper licensing.
Networking Devices
- 3Com Bluetooth Wireless PC Card 3CRWB6096
- Thomson SpeedTouch 330 USB
- sil (for prism and prism_pci)
Multimedia Devices
- AV7110 based DVB cards ( link )
- OREN or51211 and 51132 demodulators ( link )
- various USB TV devices ( link )
- R5U87x based webcams ( link )
Orphaned Packages
Packagers/Reviewers/People interested
Packaging guidelines
In addition to the standard Packaging:Guidelines, it is important to realise that firmware does not need to be under a free software / oss license. As long as it may be freely redistributed without restrictions, it may be packaged.
List of firmware which we can NOT package
- b43-firmware and b43legacy-firmware - Broadcom refuses to re-license them under redistributable license. Please, try
- bluez-firmware - Bluetooth firmware distributed by the BlueZ project. We didn't get permissions from Broadcom to distribute them.