From 6b4d032d4964caaa85be4ba8f3a7874afbf958cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:09:22 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 20230625. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- carl9170fw/README | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 carl9170fw/README (limited to 'carl9170fw/README') diff --git a/carl9170fw/README b/carl9170fw/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..230b2db --- /dev/null +++ b/carl9170fw/README @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +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]. + -- cgit v1.2.3