Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : atmel-firmware Version : 1.0 Upstream Author : Simon Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/atmel/ * License : Proprietory - binary distribution allowed Description : Firmware for Atmel at76c50x wireless networking chips.
The drivers for these chips in the Linux 2.6.x kernel do not include the firmware; this firmware needs to be loaded by the host on most cards using these chips. This package provides the firmware images which should be automatically loaded as needed by the hotplug system. It also provides a small loader utility which can be used to accomplish the same thing when hotplug is not in use. It has not been possible to persuade Atmel to release the source for this firmware, hence it is non-free and not included in the kernel drivers. This package will have to go on non-free for the same reason. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.3 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C