**********
* WHENCE *
**********
This file attempts to document the origin and licensing information,
if known, for each piece of firmware distributed for use with the Linux
kernel.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: ambassador -- Madge Ambassador (Collage PCI 155 Server) ATM NIC.
File: atmsar11.fw
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:
Madge Ambassador ATM Adapter microcode.
Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Madge Networks Ltd.
This microcode data is placed under the terms of the GNU General
Public License. The GPL is contained in /usr/doc/copyright/GPL on a
Debian system and in the file COPYING in the Linux kernel source.
We would prefer you not to distribute modified versions without
consultation and not to ask for assembly/other microcode source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: snd-korg1212 -- Korg 1212 IO audio device
File: korg/k1212.dsp
Licence: Unknown
Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form; no licensing information.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: snd-maestro3 -- ESS Allegro Maestro3 audio device
File: ess/maestro3_assp_kernel.fw
File: ess/maestro3_assp_minisrc.fw
Licence: Unknown
Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form with a comment claiming to
be GPLv2+, but without source -- and with another comment saying "ESS
drops binary dsp code images on our heads, but we don't get to see
specs on the dsp."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: snd-ymfpci -- Yamaha YMF724/740/744/754 audio devices
File: yamaha/ds1_ctrl.fw
File: yamaha/ds1_dsp.fw
File: yamaha/ds1e_ctrl.fw
Licence: Unknown
Found alsa-firmware package in hex form, with the following comment:
Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Yamaha Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: advansys - AdvanSys SCSI
File: advansys/mcode.bin
File: advansys/3550.bin
File: advansys/38C0800.bin
File: advansys/38C1600.bin
Licence: BSD, no source available.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: qla1280 - Qlogic QLA 1240/1x80/1x160 SCSI support
File: qlogic/1040.bin
File: qlogic/1280.bin
File: qlogic/12160.bin
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:
QLOGIC LINUX SOFTWARE
QLogic ISP1280/ device driver for Linux 2.2.x and 2.4.x
Copyright (C) 2001 Qlogic Corporation (www.qlogic.com)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: smctr -- SMC ISA/MCA Token Ring adapter
File: tr_smctr.bin
Info: MCT.BIN v6.3C1 03/01/95
Original licence info:
* This firmware is licensed to you strictly for use in conjunction
* with the use of SMC TokenRing adapters. There is no waranty
* expressed or implied about its fitness for any purpose.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: kaweth -- USB KLSI KL5USB101-based Ethernet device
File: kaweth/new_code.bin
File: kaweth/new_code_fix.bin
File: kaweth/trigger_code.bin
File: kaweth/trigger_code_fix.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in the kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: dvb-ttusb-budget -- Technotrend/Hauppauge Nova-USB devices
File: ttusb-budget/dspbootcode.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in the kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: keyspan -- USB Keyspan USA-xxx serial device
File: keyspan/mpr.fw
File: keyspan/usa18x.fw
File: keyspan/usa19.fw
File: keyspan/usa19qi.fw
File: keyspan/usa19qw.fw
File: keyspan/usa19w.fw
File: keyspan/usa28.fw
File: keyspan/usa28xa.fw
File: keyspan/usa28xb.fw
File: keyspan/usa28x.fw
File: keyspan/usa49w.fw
File: keyspan/usa49wlc.fw
Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex.
Original licence information:
Copyright (C) 1999-2001
Keyspan, A division of InnoSys Incorporated ("Keyspan")
as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted or
public access to the source code from which this firmware image is
derived. Except as noted below this firmware image may not be
reproduced, used, sold or transferred to any third party without
Keyspan's prior written consent. All Rights Reserved.
Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware
image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel
in text or binary form as required.
This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with
Keyspan hardware. Distribution and/or Modification of the
keyspan.c driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in
part, requires the inclusion of this statement."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: keyspan_pda -- USB Keyspan PDA single-port serial device
File: keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw
Source: keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.S
File: keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.fw
Source: keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.S
Licence: GPLv2+
Compiled from original 8051 source into Intel HEX, used in our binary ihex form.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: emi26 -- EMI 2|6 USB Audio interface
File: emi26/bitstream.fw
Info: VERSION=1.1.1.131 DATE=2001dec06
File: emi26/firmware.fw
Info: VERSION=1.0.2.916 DATE=12.02.2002
File: emi26/loader.fw
Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex.
Original licence information:
/*
* This firmware is for the Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface
*
* The firmware contained herein is Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Emagic
* as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted
* or public access to this firmware which is a trade secret of Emagic,
* and which may not be reproduced, used, sold or transferred to
* any third party without Emagic's written consent. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware
* image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel
* in text or binary form as required.
*
* This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with the
* Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface. Distribution and/or Modification of
* any driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in part,
* requires the inclusion of this statement.
*/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: emi62 -- EMI 6|2m USB Audio interface
File: emi62/bitstream.fw
Info: VERSION=1.0.0.191 DATE= 2002oct28
File: emi62/loader.fw
Source: EMILOAD.HEX
Info: VERSION=1.0.2.002 DATE=10.01.2002
File: emi62/midi.fw
Source: EMI62MFW.HEX
Info: VERSION=1.04.062 DATE=16.10.2002
File: emi62/spdif.fw
Source: EMI62SFW.HEX
Info: VERSION=1.04.062 DATE=16.10.2002
Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex.
Original licence information: None
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: ti_usb_3410_5052 -- USB TI 3410/5052 serial device
File: ti_3410.fw
Info: firmware 9/10/04 FW3410_Special_StartWdogOnStartPort
File: ti_5052.fw
Info: firmware 9/18/04
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:
Copyright (C) 2004 Texas Instruments
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: ti_usb_3410_5052 -- Multi-Tech USB cell modems
File: mts_cdma.fw
File: mts_gsm.fw
File: mts_edge.fw
Licence: "all firmware components are redistributable in binary form"
per support@multitech.com
Copyright (C) 2005 Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
Found in hex form in ftp://ftp.multitech.com/wireless/wireless_linux.zip
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: whiteheat -- USB ConnectTech WhiteHEAT serial device
File: whiteheat.fw
Version: 4.06
File: whiteheat_loader.fw
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible. Marked:
Copyright (C) 2000-2002 ConnectTech Inc
Debug loader claims the following behaviour:
Port 1 LED flashes when the vend_ax program is running
Port 2 LED flashes when any SETUP command arrives
Port 3 LED flashes when any valid VENDOR request occurs
Port 4 LED flashes when the EXTERNAL RAM DOWNLOAD request occurs
Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: ip2 -- Computone IntelliPort Plus serial device
File: intelliport2.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cpia2 -- cameras based on Vision's CPiA2
File: cpia2/stv0672_vp4.bin
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:
Copyright (C) 2001 STMicroelectronics, Inc.
Contact: steve.miller@st.com
Description: This file contains patch data for the CPiA2 (stv0672) VP4.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: dabusb -- Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Receiver for USB and Linux
File: dabusb/firmware.fw
File: dabusb/bitstream.bin
Licence: Distributable
* Copyright (C) 1999 BayCom GmbH
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that redistributions of source
* code retain the above copyright notice and this comment without
* modification.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: vicam -- USB 3com HomeConnect (aka vicam)
File: vicam/firmware.fw
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: io_edgeport - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver
File: edgeport/boot.fw
File: edgeport/boot2.fw
File: edgeport/down.fw
File: edgeport/down2.fw
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:
//**************************************************************
//* Edgeport/4 Binary Image
//* Generated by HEX2C v1.06
//* Copyright (C) 1998 Inside Out Networks, All rights reserved.
//**************************************************************
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: io_ti - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver
(TI Devices)
File: edgeport/down3.bin
Licence:
//**************************************************************
//* Edgeport Binary Image (for TI based products)
//* Generated by TIBin2C v2.00 (watchport)
//* Copyright (C) 2001 Inside Out Networks, All rights reserved.
//**************************************************************
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: dsp56k - Atari DSP56k support
File: dsp56k/bootstrap.bin
Source: dsp56k/bootstrap.asm
Licence: GPLv2 or later
DSP56001 assembler, possibly buildable with a56 from
http://www.zdomain.com/a56.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: snd-sb16-csp - Sound Blaster 16/AWE CSP support
File: sb16/mulaw_main.csp
File: sb16/alaw_main.csp
File: sb16/ima_adpcm_init.csp
File: sb16/ima_adpcm_playback.csp
File: sb16/ima_adpcm_capture.csp
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:
/*
* Copyright (c) 1994 Creative Technology Ltd.
* Microcode files for SB16 Advanced Signal Processor
*/
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: qla2xxx - QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel
File: ql2100_fw.bin -- 1.19.38 TP
File: ql2200_fw.bin -- 2.02.08 TP
File: ql2300_fw.bin -- 3.03.20 IPX
File: ql2322_fw.bin -- 3.03.20 IPX
File: ql2400_fw.bin -- 4.04.04 IP
File: ql2500_fw.bin -- 4.04.04
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.qla2xxx for details
Available from ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/firmware/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: orinoco - Agere/Prism/Symbol Orinoco support
File: agere_sta_fw.bin -- 9.48 Hermes I
File: agere_ap_fw.bin -- 9.48 Hermes I
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.agere for details
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: ar9170 - Atheros 802.11n "otus" USB
File: ar9170-1.fw
File: ar9170-2.fw
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.atheros_firmware for details
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: ath9k_htc - Atheros HTC devices (USB)
File: ar9271.fw
File: ar7010.fw
File: ar7010_1_1.fw
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.atheros_firmware for details
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cassini - Sun Cassini
File: sun/cassini.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: slicoss - Alacritech IS-NIC products
File: slicoss/gbdownload.sys
File: slicoss/gbrcvucode.sys
File: slicoss/oasisdbgdownload.sys
File: slicoss/oasisdownload.sys
File: slicoss/oasisrcvucode.sys
Licence:
Copyright (C) 1999-2009 Alacritech, Inc.
as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted or
public access to the source code from which this firmware image is
derived. Except as noted below this firmware image may not be
reproduced, used, sold or transferred to any third party without
Alacritech's prior written consent. All Rights Reserved.
Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware
image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel
in text or binary form as required.
This firmware may not be modified.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: sxg - Alacritech IS-NIC products
File: sxg/saharadownloadB.sys
File: sxg/saharadbgdownloadB.sys
Licence:
Copyright (C) 1999-2009 Alacritech, Inc.
as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted or
public access to the source code from which this firmware image is
derived. Except as noted below this firmware image may not be
reproduced, used, sold or transferred to any third party without
Alacritech's prior written consent. All Rights Reserved.
Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware
image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel
in text or binary form as required.
This firmware may not be modified.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cxgb3 - Chelsio Terminator 3 1G/10G Ethernet adapter
File: cxgb3/t3b_psram-1.1.0.bin
File: cxgb3/t3c_psram-1.1.0.bin
File: cxgb3/t3fw-7.0.0.bin
File: cxgb3/t3fw-7.1.0.bin
File: cxgb3/t3fw-7.4.0.bin
Licence: GPLv2 or OpenIB.org BSD license, no source visible
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cxgb3 - Chelsio Terminator 3 1G/10G Ethernet adapter
File: cxgb3/ael2005_opt_edc.bin
File: cxgb3/ael2005_twx_edc.bin
File: cxgb3/ael2020_twx_edc.bin
Licence:
* Copyright (c) 2007-2009 NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
*
* Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware
* data in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright
* notice is accompanying it.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: e100 -- Intel PRO/100 Ethernet NIC
File: e100/d101m_ucode.bin
File: e100/d101s_ucode.bin
File: e100/d102e_ucode.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: acenic -- Alteon AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet card
File: acenic/tg1.bin
File: acenic/tg2.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in kernel source, but source allegedly available at
http://alteon.shareable.org/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: tg3 -- Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards
File: tigon/tg3.bin
File: tigon/tg3_tso.bin
File: tigon/tg3_tso5.bin
Licence:
* Firmware is:
* Derived from proprietary unpublished source code,
* Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Broadcom Corporation.
*
* Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware
* data in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright
* notice is accompanying it.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: starfire - Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support
File: adaptec/starfire_rx.bin
File: adaptec/starfire_tx.bin
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible.
Found in hex form in kernel source, with the following notice:
BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE IT IS LICENSED "AS IS" AND
THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
(TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW). USE OF THE PROGRAM IS AT YOUR
OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL ADAPTEC OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: i2400m-usb - Intel 2400 Wireless WiMAX Connection over USB
File: i2400m-fw-usb-1.4.sbcf
File: i2400m-fw-usb-1.5.sbcf
File: i6050-fw-usb-1.5.sbcf
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.i2400m for details
Also available from http://linuxwimax.org/Download
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: libertas - Marvell Libertas fullmac-type 802.11b/g cards
File: libertas/cf8385.bin
File: libertas/cf8385_helper.bin
File: libertas/gspi8682.bin
File: libertas/gspi8682_helper.bin
File: libertas/gspi8686_v9.bin
File: libertas/gspi8686_v9_helper.bin
File: libertas/gspi8688.bin
File: libertas/gspi8688_helper.bin
File: libertas/sd8385.bin
File: libertas/sd8385_helper.bin
File: libertas/sd8682.bin
File: libertas/sd8682_helper.bin
File: libertas/sd8686_v8.bin
File: libertas/sd8686_v8_helper.bin
File: libertas/sd8686_v9.bin
File: libertas/sd8686_v9_helper.bin
File: libertas/sd8688.bin
File: libertas/sd8688_helper.bin
File: libertas/usb8388_v5.bin
File: libertas/usb8388_v9.bin
File: libertas/usb8682.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.libertas for details. Extracted from
Linux driver tarballs downloaded from Marvell's "Extranet" with permission.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: mwl8k - Marvell Libertas softmac-type 802.11b/g cards
File: mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw
File: mwl8k/helper_8687.fw
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.mwl8k for details. Downloaded from
Marvell's "Extranet" with permission.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: iwlwifi - Intel Wireless Wifi
File: iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
Info: v15.32.2.9
File: iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
Info: v228.61.2.24
File: iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
Info: v5.4.A.11 (aka v5.4.1.16)
File: iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
Info: v8.24.2.12
File: iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode
Info: v8.24.2.2
File: iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode
Info: v128.50.3.1
File: iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode
Info: v9.193.4.1
File: iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode
Info: v9.201.4.1
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware for details
Also available from http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cx231xx - Conexant Cx23100/101/102 USB broadcast A/V decoder
File: v4l-cx231xx-avcore-01.fw
Licence:
Conexant grants permission to use and redistribute these firmware
files for use with Conexant devices, but not as a part of the Linux
kernel or in any other form which would require these files themselves
to be covered by the terms of the GNU General Public License.
These firmware files are distributed in the hope that they will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: tehuti - Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet
File: tehuti/bdx.bin
Licence:
Copyright (C) 2007 Tehuti Networks Ltd.
Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data
in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is
accompanying it.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: typhoon - 3cr990 series Typhoon
File: 3com/typhoon.bin
Licence:
/*
* Copyright 1999-2004 3Com Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of the 3c990img.h
* microcode software are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. The name of 3Com may not be used to endorse or promote products
* derived from this software without specific prior written permission
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY 3COM ``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 AUTHOR 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.
*
* USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT PURCHASE OR USE OF THE 3c990img.h
* MICROCODE SOFTWARE WILL NOT CREATE OR GIVE GROUNDS FOR A LICENSE BY
* IMPLICATION, ESTOPPEL, OR OTHERWISE IN ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
* (PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADE SECRET, MASK WORK, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT)
* EMBODIED IN ANY OTHER 3COM HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE EITHER SOLELY OR IN
* COMBINATION WITH THE 3c990img.h MICROCODE SOFTWARE
*/
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: yam - YAM driver for AX.25
File: yam/1200.bin
File: yam/9600.bin
Licence:
* (C) F6FBB 1998
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: 3c359 - 3Com 3C359 Token Link Velocity XL adapter
File: 3com/3C359.bin
Licence:
/*
* The firmware this driver downloads into the tokenring card is a
* separate program and is not GPL'd source code, even though the Linux
* side driver and the routine that loads this data into the card are.
*
* This firmware is licensed to you strictly for use in conjunction
* with the use of 3Com 3C359 TokenRing adapters. There is no
* waranty expressed or implied about its fitness for any purpose.
*/
/* 3c359_microcode.mac: 3Com 3C359 Tokenring microcode.
*
* Notes:
* - Loaded from xl_init upon adapter initialization.
*
* Available from 3Com as part of their standard 3C359 driver.
*/
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: pcnet_cs - NE2000 compatible PCMCIA adapter
File: cis/LA-PCM.cis
File: cis/PCMLM28.cis
File: cis/DP83903.cis
File: cis/NE2K.cis
File: cis/tamarack.cis
File: cis/PE-200.cis
File: cis/PE520.cis
Licence: GPL
Originally developed by the pcmcia-cs project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: 3c589_cs - 3Com PCMCIA adapter
File: cis/3CXEM556.cis
Licence: GPL
Originally developed by the pcmcia-cs project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: 3c574_cs - 3Com PCMCIA adapter
File: cis/3CCFEM556.cis
Licence: GPL
Originally developed by the pcmcia-cs project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: serial_cs - Serial PCMCIA adapter
File: cis/MT5634ZLX.cis
File: cis/RS-COM-2P.cis
File: cis/COMpad2.cis
File: cis/COMpad4.cis
Licence: GPL
Originally developed by the pcmcia-cs project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: serial_cs - Serial PCMCIA adapter
File: cis/SW_555_SER.cis
File: cis/SW_7xx_SER.cis
File: cis/SW_8xx_SER.cis
Licence: GPLv3
Copyright Sierra Wireless
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: smc91c92_cs - SMC 91Cxx PCMCIA
File: ositech/Xilinx7OD.bin
Licence: Allegedly GPL, but no source visible. Marked:
This file contains the firmware of Seven of Diamonds from OSITECH.
(Special thanks to Kevin MacPherson of OSITECH)
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cx23418 - Conexant PCI Broadcast A/V with MPEG encoder
File: v4l-cx23418-apu.fw
File: v4l-cx23418-cpu.fw
File: v4l-cx23418-dig.fw
Licence:
Conexant grants permission to use and redistribute these firmware
files for use with Conexant devices, but not as a part of the Linux
kernel or in any other form which would require these files themselves
to be covered by the terms of the GNU General Public License.
These firmware files are distributed in the hope that they will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cx23885 - Conexant PCI Express Broadcast A/V decoder
File: v4l-cx23885-avcore-01.fw
File: v4l-cx23885-enc.fw
Licence:
Conexant grants permission to use and redistribute these firmware
files for use with Conexant devices, but not as a part of the Linux
kernel or in any other form which would require these files themselves
to be covered by the terms of the GNU General Public License.
These firmware files are distributed in the hope that they will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: cx23840 - Conexant sideport Broadcast A/V decoder
File: v4l-cx25840.fw
Licence:
Conexant grants permission to use and redistribute these firmware
files for use with Conexant devices, but not as a part of the Linux
kernel or in any other form which would require these files themselves
to be covered by the terms of the GNU General Public License.
These firmware files are distributed in the hope that they will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: qlogicpti - PTI Qlogic, ISP Driver
File: qlogic/isp1000.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: myri_sbus - MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet
File: myricom/lanai.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in kernel source.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Driver: bnx2x: Broadcom Everest
File: bnx2x-e1-4.8.53.0.fw
File: bnx2x-e1h-4.8.53.0.fw
File: bnx2x-e1-5.2.7.0.fw
File: bnx2x-e1h-5.2.7.0.fw
File: bnx2x-e1-5.2.13.0.fw
File: bnx2x-e1h-5.2.13.0.fw
License:
Copyright (c) 2007-2010 Broadcom Corporation
This file contains firmware data derived from proprietary unpublished
source code, Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Broadcom Corporation.
Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data
in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is
accompanying it.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
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Driver: bnx2 - Broadcom NetXtremeII
File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-4.6.16.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-5.0.0.j3.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-5.0.0.j6.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-4.6.17.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-5.0.0.j3.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-5.0.0.j9.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-4.6.16.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-5.0.0.j3.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-4.6.15.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-5.0.0.j3.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-5.0.0.j10.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-5.0.0.j3.fw
File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-5.0.0.j10.fw
Licence:
This file contains firmware data derived from proprietary unpublished
source code, Copyright (c) 2004 - 2010 Broadcom Corporation.
Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data
in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is
accompanying it.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
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Driver: netxen_nic - NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Ethernet NIC
File: phanfw.bin
Info: v4.0.534
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.phanfw for details.
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Driver: dvb-ttpci -- AV7110 cards
File: av7110/bootcode.bin
Licence: GPLv2 or later
ARM assembly source code available at http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/Boot.S
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Driver: snd-wavefront - ISA WaveFront sound card
File: yamaha/yss225_registers.bin
Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible.
Found in hex form in kernel source, with the following comment:
Copyright (c) 1998-2002 by Paul Davis <pbd@op.net>
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Driver: rt61pci - Ralink RT2561, RT2561S, RT2661 wireless MACs
File: rt2561.bin rt2561s.bin rt2661.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt for details
Downloaded from http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html
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Driver: rt73usb - Ralink RT2571W, RT2671 wireless MACs
File: rt73.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt for details
Downloaded from http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html
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Driver: rt2860sta - Ralink RT2860, RT2890 wireless MACs
File: rt2860.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt for details
Downloaded from http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html
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Driver: rt2860sta - Ralink RT3090 wireless MACs
File: rt3090.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt for details
Found in hex form in kernel source.
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Driver: rt2870sta - Ralink RT2870, RT3070, RT3071, RT3072 wireless MACs
File: rt2870.bin
File: rt3070.bin
File: rt3071.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt for details
Found in hex form in kernel source.
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Driver: usbdux/usbduxfast - usbdux data acquisition cards
File: usbdux_firmware.bin
File: usbduxfast_firmware.bin
Source: usbdux/fx2-include.asm
Source: usbdux/usbduxfast_firmware.asm
Source: usbdux/usbdux_firmware.asm
Licence: GPLv2. See source code in usbdux/ subdirectory.
Provided from the author, Bernd Porr <BerndPorr@f2s.com>
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Driver: xc5000 - Xceive 5000 Tuner driver
File: dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw
Info: v1.6.114
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.xc5000 for details
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Driver: dib0700 - DiBcom dib0700 USB DVB bridge driver
File: dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw
Info: v1.20
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.dib0700 for details
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Driver: ath3k - DFU Driver for Atheros bluetooth chipset AR3011
File: ath3k-1.fw
Info: v1.0
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.atheros_firmware for details
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Driver: mga - Matrox G200/G400/G550
File: matrox/g200_warp.fw
File: matrox/g400_warp.fw
Licence:
Copyright 1999 Matrox Graphics Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
MATROX GRAPHICS INC., OR ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE
OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
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Driver: r128 - ATI Rage 128
File: r128/r128_cce.bin
Licence:
Copyright 2000 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
* copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
* to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
* the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
* and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
* Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
*
* The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
* paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
* Software.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
* PRECISION INSIGHT AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
* OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
* ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
* DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Found in decimal form in kernel source.
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Driver: radeon - ATI Radeon
File: radeon/R100_cp.bin
File: radeon/R200_cp.bin
File: radeon/R300_cp.bin
File: radeon/R420_cp.bin
File: radeon/RS600_cp.bin
File: radeon/RS690_cp.bin
File: radeon/R520_cp.bin
File: radeon/R600_pfp.bin
File: radeon/R600_me.bin
File: radeon/RV610_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV610_me.bin
File: radeon/RV630_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV630_me.bin
File: radeon/RV620_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV620_me.bin
File: radeon/RV635_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV635_me.bin
File: radeon/RV670_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV670_me.bin
File: radeon/RS780_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RS780_me.bin
File: radeon/RV770_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV770_me.bin
File: radeon/RV730_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV730_me.bin
File: radeon/RV710_pfp.bin
File: radeon/RV710_me.bin
Licence:
* Copyright 2007-2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
* All Rights Reserved.
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
* copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
* to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
* the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
* and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
* Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
*
* The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
* paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
* Software.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER(S) AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE
* LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
* OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
* WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
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Driver: radeon - ATI Radeon
File: radeon/R600_rlc.bin
File: radeon/R700_rlc.bin
File: radeon/CEDAR_me.bin
File: radeon/CEDAR_pfp.bin
File: radeon/CEDAR_rlc.bin
File: radeon/CYPRESS_me.bin
File: radeon/CYPRESS_pfp.bin
File: radeon/CYPRESS_rlc.bin
File: radeon/JUNIPER_me.bin
File: radeon/JUNIPER_pfp.bin
File: radeon/JUNIPER_rlc.bin
File: radeon/REDWOOD_me.bin
File: radeon/REDWOOD_pfp.bin
File: radeon/REDWOOD_rlc.bin
File: radeon/PALM_me.bin
File: radeon/PALM_pfp.bin
File: radeon/SUMO_rlc.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENSE.radeon_rlc for details.
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Driver: s2255drv
File: f2255usb.bin
File: s2250_loader.fw
File: s2250.fw
Licence:
Sensoray grants permission to use and redistribute these firmware
files for use with Sensoray devices, but not as a part of the Linux
kernel or in any other form which would require these files themselves
to be covered by the terms of the GNU General Public License.
These firmware files are distributed in the hope that they will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Driver rtl8192e - Realtek 8192 PCI wireless driver
File: RTL8192E/*
Licence: Redistributable, provided by Realtek in their driver
source download.
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Driver: DFU Driver for Atheros bluetooth chipset AR3011
File: ath3k-2.fw
Info: v2.0
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.atheros_firmware for details
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Driver: lgs8gxx - Legend Silicon GB20600 demodulator driver
File: lgs8g75.fw
Licence: Unknown
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Driver: ib_qib - QLogic Infiniband
File: qlogic/sd7220.fw
Licence:
* Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved.
*
* This software is available to you under a choice of one of two
* licenses. You may choose to be licensed under the terms of the GNU
* General Public License (GPL) Version 2, available from the file
* COPYING in the main directory of this source tree, or the
* OpenIB.org BSD license below:
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
* without modification, are permitted provided that the following
* conditions are met:
*
* - Redistributions of source code must retain the above
* copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
* disclaimer.
*
* - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
* copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
* disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
* provided with the distribution.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
* NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
* BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
* ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
* CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
* SOFTWARE.
Found in hex form in kernel source.
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Driver: ueagle-atm - Driver for USB ADSL Modems based on Eagle IV Chipset
File: ueagle-atm/CMV4p.bin.v2
File: ueagle-atm/DSP4p.bin
File: ueagle-atm/eagleIV.fw
Info: v1.0
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.ueagle-atm4-firmware for details
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Driver: ueagle-atm - Driver for USB ADSL Modems based on Eagle I,II,III
File: ueagle-atm/930-fpga.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVeiWO.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVepFR10.bin
File: ueagle-atm/DSP9p.bin
File: ueagle-atm/eagleIII.fw
File: ueagle-atm/adi930.fw
File: ueagle-atm/CMVep.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVepFR.bin
File: ueagle-atm/DSPei.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMV9i.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVepES03.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVepIT.bin
File: ueagle-atm/DSPep.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMV9p.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVepES.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVepWO.bin
File: ueagle-atm/eagleI.fw
File: ueagle-atm/CMVei.bin
File: ueagle-atm/CMVepFR04.bin
File: ueagle-atm/DSP9i.bin
File: ueagle-atm/eagleII.fw
Info: v1.1
Licence: Redistributable. Based on
https://mail.gna.org/public/eagleusb-dev/2004-11/msg00172.html
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Driver: vxge - Exar X3100 Series 10GbE PCIe I/O Virtualized Server Adapter
File: vxge/X3fw.ncf
File: vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf
Version: 1.8.1
Licence:
This file contains firmware data derived from proprietary unpublished
source code, Copyright (c) 2010 Exar Corporation.
Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data
in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is
accompanying it.
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Driver: brcm80211 - Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver.
File: brcm/bcm43xx-0-610-809-0.fw
File: brcm/bcm43xx_hdr-0-610-809-0.fw
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx for details.
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Driver: brcm80211 - Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver.
File: bcm4329-fullmac-4-218-248-5.bin
File: bcm4329-fullmac-4-218-248-5.txt
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx for details.
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Driver: wl12xx - Texas Instruments 802.11 wireless LAN driver
File: wl1271-fw.bin
File: wl1271-nvs.bin
Licence: See LICENCE.ti-connectivity for details.
wl1271-fw.bin version 6.1.0.0.343.
wl1271-nvs.bin RM version 206.
The nvs file includes two parts: radio calibration and
ini setting parameters.
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Driver: tlg2300 - Telgent 2300 V4L/DVB driver.
File: tlg2300_firmware.bin
Licence:
Telegent System grants permission to use and redistribute these
firmware files for use with devices containing the chip tlg2300, but
not as a part of the Linux kernel or in any other form which would
require these files themselves to be covered by the terms of the GNU
General Public License. These firmware files are distributed in the
hope that they will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
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Driver: r8712u - Reaktek 802.11n WLAN driver for RTL8712U
File: rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.rtlwifi_firmware for details.
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Driver: rtl8192ce - Reaktek 802.11n WLAN driver for RTL8192CE
File: rtlwifi/rtl8192cefw.bin
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.rtlwifi_firmware for details.
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