2011-06-15 07:01:33

by chris

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Subject: GPL firmware for AR9002 chipsets

I was reading on the mailing list that the AR9002 chipset supposedly has
GPL firmware somewhere. Does anybody know where? And is it free software
compliant or are they including the bad stuff within the GPL firmware'd.

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03035.html

I have gotten the card to work in Ubuntu. I am working on getting it
working in Trisquel (a free software distribution, if there is free
firmware for it).

Chris



2011-06-15 07:07:05

by Mohammed Shafi

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Subject: Re: GPL firmware for AR9002 chipsets

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Mohammed Shafi
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:31 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I was reading on the mailing list that the AR9002 chipset supposedly has
>> GPL firmware somewhere. Does anybody know where? And is it free software
>> compliant or are they including the bad stuff within the GPL firmware'd.
>
> only for USB based AR9002 devices firmware required

>>
>> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc

http://wireless.kernel.org/download/htc_fw/

>>
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03035.html
>>
>> I have gotten the card to work in Ubuntu. I am working on getting it
>> working in Trisquel (a free software distribution, if there is free
>> firmware for it).
>>
>> Chris
>>
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2011-06-15 07:05:29

by Mohammed Shafi

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Subject: Re: GPL firmware for AR9002 chipsets

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:31 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was reading on the mailing list that the AR9002 chipset supposedly has
> GPL firmware somewhere. Does anybody know where? And is it free software
> compliant or are they including the bad stuff within the GPL firmware'd.

only for USB based AR9002
>
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03035.html
>
> I have gotten the card to work in Ubuntu. I am working on getting it
> working in Trisquel (a free software distribution, if there is free
> firmware for it).
>
> Chris
>
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in
> the body of a message to [email protected]
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2011-06-15 07:18:06

by Mohammed Shafi

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Subject: Re: GPL firmware for AR9002 chipsets

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:39 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Mohammed Shafi
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:31 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> I was reading on the mailing list that the AR9002 chipset supposedly
>>>> has
>>>> GPL firmware somewhere. Does anybody know where? And is it free
>>>> software
>>>> compliant or are they including the bad stuff within the GPL
>>>> firmware'd.
>>>
>>> only for USB based AR9002 devices firmware required
>>
>>>>
>>>> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc
>
> I don't see license or source there. Is there some place I can get that?

the source for the firmware is internally maintained and you can only
get the updated binary there.
sorry I am not aware of the license thing.

>
>>
>> http://wireless.kernel.org/download/htc_fw/
>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03035.html
>>>>
>>>> I have gotten the card to work in Ubuntu. I am working on getting it
>>>> working in Trisquel (a free software distribution, if there is free
>>>> firmware for it).
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
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2011-06-15 07:35:28

by Mohammed Shafi

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Subject: Re: GPL firmware for AR9002 chipsets

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 1:01 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:39 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Mohammed Shafi
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:31 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> I was reading on the mailing list that the AR9002 chipset supposedly
>>>>>> has
>>>>>> GPL firmware somewhere. Does anybody know where? And is it free
>>>>>> software
>>>>>> compliant or are they including the bad stuff within the GPL
>>>>>> firmware'd.
>>>>>
>>>>> only for USB based AR9002 devices firmware required
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc
>>>
>>> I don't see license or source there. Is there some place I can get that?
>>
>> ?the source for the firmware is internally maintained and you can only
>> get the updated binary there.
>> sorry I am not aware of the license thing.
>>
>
> If anybody else is aware of where the source code is and if it is/is not
> in fact under a free software license it would be much appreciated.

the source code is maintained internally in Atheros by Sujith

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