firmware: install wifi firmware from linux-firmware, cleanup wlan-fir… #1635
Conversation
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
|
please update the new githash 😄 |
|
Updated. |
lrusak
approved these changes
May 27, 2017
|
@MilhouseVH: where is firmware zd1211 located now? Seems it is missing in LE 8.1.0: https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread/9675-solved-lost-wifi-in-last-update-8-1-0/?postID=60158#post60158 |
|
That used to be in wlan-firmware but has been dropped: LibreELEC/wlan-firmware#3 If necessary we can restore the zd1211 directory, although I'd consider this driver a little obscure (Zydas - ever heard of them?!) and some documentation for ZD1211 is over 12 years old... Let me know if you think this driver is needed, and I'll push something a bit later. |
|
I'm attempting to install on a Zotac AD04 with rt3290, but has been removed from support. |
|
Install the missing firmware file manually in |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
…mware
This PR depends on LibreELEC/wlan-firmware#3
(Note: Although I refer to
linux-firmwarethis is the name of the upstream repo, as due to a conflict we refer to it askernel-firmware)The following files are present in
wlan-firmware/firmwarebut notlinux-firmware:Of these, I've retained the following in
wlan-firmware:while all other files in
wlan-firmwarehave been removed - please shout if any files should be reinstated.The
brcm/*.txtfiles are the NVRAM files for the matching firmwares, which are not present inlinux-firmware(however the firmware is).The
ti-connectivity/*andath9k_htc/*firmwares, although present inlinux-firmware, will no longer be installed.Based on md5 hashes and file creation time stamps, the vast majority of files in
linux-firmwareare the same as the corresponding file inwlan-firmware, and/or newer.There are some exceptions - the following files are both different and older in
linux-firmwarethan the corresponding files inwlan-firmware:However when testing
brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.bin(RPi3 WiFI/BT), it appears the version inlinux-firmwareis actually more recent:brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.binfromwlan-firmware:brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.binfromlinux-firmware:After this change, the following new files will be installed for all projects:
and the following files will no longer be installed:
In many cases the source of the files in
wlan-firmwareis not known, and may in fact have beenlinux-firmware, but due to the manual nature of curating this repository it is rarely updated.Bumping to a new version of
linux-firmwareon the other hand is trivial, and will update all firmwares automatically.This change results in a 4.3MB reduction in file sizes (based on uncompressed file sizes) in the resulting image.