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+Community AR9170 Linux firmware
+-----------------------
+
+This is the firmware for the Atheros ar9170 802.11n devices.
+
+To build the firmware you will need an SH-2 toolchain.
+You can build your own toolchain:
+
+make -C toolchain
+
+but be aware that this will take some time and requires
+about 1.2 GiB disk space.
+
+The resulting firmware, carl9170.fw, can be used only
+with the carl9170 Linux driver.
+
+After getting a toolchain, you will need to get more
+tools & libs:
+
+ * gcc 4.4+
+
+ * gperf, bison/flex
+
+ * cmake 2.8.0+
+
+ * libusb 1.0+
+
+ * SDL SDK 1.2.13+
+
+afterwards, simply execute:
+
+autogen.sh
+
+to start the configuration and build process.
+
+if you want to "install" your own firmware, you can either
+do this manually, or by executing:
+
+autogen.sh install
+
+This will place a copy with the right filename [adds API rev]
+into /lib/firmware/[the default path on most Distributions].
+