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* asterisk-firmware - for the Digium S101I (IAXy)
* asterisk-firmware - for the Digium S101I (IAXy)
* {{package|atmel-firmware}} - for Atmel at76c50x wireless network chips
* {{package|atmel-firmware}} - for Atmel at76c50x wireless network chips
* {{package|b43-openfwwf}} - for some Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chip
* {{package|cx18-firmware}} - for Conexant cx23418-based video capture devices
* {{package|cx18-firmware}} - for Conexant cx23418-based video capture devices
* {{package|ipw2100-firmware}} - for Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 network adaptors
* {{package|ipw2100-firmware}} - for Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 network adaptors
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* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=258681 bluez-firmware] - Bluetooth firmware distributed by the BlueZ project
* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=258681 bluez-firmware] - Bluetooth firmware distributed by the BlueZ project
* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491090 kernel-firmware] - firmware files for use with Linux kernel
* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491090 kernel-firmware] - firmware files for use with Linux kernel
* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490892 openfwwf] - Open FirmWare for Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chip


== Firmware currently missing from Fedora ==
== Firmware currently missing from Fedora ==
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* 3Com Bluetooth Wireless PC Card 3CRWB6096
* 3Com Bluetooth Wireless PC Card 3CRWB6096
* bcm43xx
* Thomson SpeedTouch 330 USB
* Thomson SpeedTouch 330 USB
* sil (for prism and prism_pci)
* sil (for prism and prism_pci)

Revision as of 06:45, 7 July 2009

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

Tools for loading/extracting/dealing with firmware

  • alsa-tools-firmware - tools for uploading firmware to some soundcards
  • b43-fwcutter - firmware extraction tool for Broadcom wireless driver
  • bcm43xx-fwcutter - firmware extraction tool for Broadcom wireless drive
  • fxload - firmware download to EZ-USB devices
  • isight-firmware-tools - Firmware extraction tools for Apple Built-in iSight camera

Firmware being packaged

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 Needing Maintainers

  • No currently orphaned firmware packages

Packagers/Reviewers/People interested

Packaging guidelines

In addition to the standard Packaging/Guidelines , it is imported to realise that firmware does not need to be under a free software / oss license. As long as it may be freely redistributed without restriction, it may be packaged.


List of firmware which we can NOT package


References