X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=1a75c4dea3ef624a0b255252458389f1f14ffff2;hb=2ec0193c2fea5edc65f9f36af05b1c170bf4e881;hp=b14253a6308dca5f88b95b74b175cd3ee97de315;hpb=1ede3bcb2210af9e058b55422778feafa29afc75;p=open-ath9k-htc-firmware.git diff --git a/README b/README index b14253a..1a75c4d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -8,13 +8,33 @@ This is the firmware which resides in RAM on the AR7010/AR9271 NICs. It is used by ath9k (Linux) and athn (OpenBSD) to provide wireless services. +What licence is this covered by? +-------------------------------- + +The Qualcomm Atheros owned code is under the ClearBSD licence. + +The NOTICES.TXT file contains copyright notices for software which +this firmware release leverages. + +There is some code that is based off of work done under contract +but is owned by Qualcomm Atheros; the original copyright statements +from that work are in NOTICES.TXT. + +The Tensilica code (xtos/xtensa) is distributed with permission from +Tensilica, Inc., under the MIT licence. + +There are three ECOS source files distributed under the terms of +the GPLv2, with a caveat that linking or using the source files does +not bring the rest of the binary under the GPLv2. Please read the +ECOS caveats in more detail. + Ok, what are those NICs? ------------------------ The AR7010 is a USB/PCIe SoC with onboard RAM, ROM and flash. It comes with an external wireless chip connected via PCIe - typically -an AR9280 or AR9285. +an AR9280 or AR9287. The AR9271 is a USB/Wifi SoC with onboad RAM, ROM, flash and the actual wireless chip. The wireless core is an off-shoot of the AR9285. @@ -41,17 +61,25 @@ You're in for a treat. * Linux: - $ ./build + $ make -C target_firmware * FreeBSD: - edit the build script, change make to gmake, and then - - $ ./build + $ gmake -C target_firmware You will end up with two .fw files - one for the AR7010 and one for -the AR9271. +the AR9271 in the target_firmware directory. + +You can clean the firmware build (when you wish to force a rebuild) +by doing: + + * Linux: + + $ make -C target_firmware clean + + * FreeBSD: + $ gmake -C target_firmware clean Then what? ----------