1 # Community AR9170 Linux firmware
5 This is the firmware for the Atheros ar9170 802.11n devices.
6 The firmware, carl9170.fw, can be used with the carl9170 Linux
7 driver or the tools supplied in the repository.
13 To build the firmware you will need an SH-2 toolchain.
14 You can use the makefile in this repository to build
19 but be aware that this will take some time and requires
20 about 3-5 GiB disk space.
22 ### Build Firmware Image
24 The firmware configuration and build process requires the following
27 * gcc 6.0+ (including library and header dependencies)
33 to start the configuration, run:
37 The configuration is based on the Linux's KConfig utility CLI.
38 For each configurable option, a prompt will appear. To choose
39 the default/previous option simply hit `<Enter>`-key on your
44 if you want to "install" your own firmware, you can either
45 do this manually, or by executing:
47 `# autogen.sh install`
49 This will place a copy with the right filename [adds API rev]
50 into /lib/firmware/[the default path on most Distributions].
54 If you have any patches, you should write
55 to <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org> and
56 include "carl9170" in the subject line.