Bug#1035055: AW: EXTERNAL - Bug#1035055: ITP: firmware-imx -- Firmware binary blobs needed on NXP i.MX platforms
Hi, Quoting Traut Manuel LCPF-CH (2023-05-08 15:25:06) > The current version can be found here: > https://salsa.debian.org/manut/firmware-imx/ > > I also need it for adding imx8mm support to u-boot. On which target are you > working? the MNT Reform 2 open source laptop which is based on the IMX8MQ SoM. Support for it was added to u-boot here: https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/ebe2e0c309470249ffb09480d39c2dea9e64871c > >Do you plan to upload this to non-free-firmware? > > Yes, but did not so far. > Currently the .bin is part of the debian git. Did not find a way to write a > valid watch file for a webpage that denies indexing. Indeed there is no HTML listing. Is the file linked from any other place? > Any help on the package is welcome - even uploading it, since I am no DD. Okay. I can upload this. But are we allowed to distribute these? Reading the copyright file, distribution only seems to be allowed by those in the "Software Content Register". On which basis does the license allow us to redistribute it? Thanks! cheers, josch signature.asc Description: signature
Bug#1035055: AW: EXTERNAL - Bug#1035055: ITP: firmware-imx -- Firmware binary blobs needed on NXP i.MX platforms
Hi Josch, >>Quoting Manuel Traut (2023-04-28 14:59:50) >> * Package name: firmware-imx >> Version : 8.19 >> Upstream Contact: NXP >> * URL : https://www.nxp.com/ >> * License : LA_OPT_NXP_Software_License_v42 >> Description : Firmware binary blobs needed on NXP i.MX platforms >> >> i.MX Firmware including firmware for VPU, DDR, EPDC, HDMI, DP (Display >> Port), and SDMA >> >> To build a working u-boot for i.MX8* at least the DDR train binaries >> from NXP are needed. >> >> More details are available in this document: >> https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/release-note/IMX_LINUX_RELEASE_NOTES.pdf >> >> The package shall provide the files from firmware-imx-8.19.bin: > >thank you for intending to package this! > >Do you also have some packaging done that we could test? We need these blobs >to build working u-boot binaries. The current version can be found here: https://salsa.debian.org/manut/firmware-imx/ I also need it for adding imx8mm support to u-boot. On which target are you working? >Do you plan to upload this to non-free-firmware? Yes, but did not so far. Currently the .bin is part of the debian git. Did not find a way to write a valid watch file for a webpage that denies indexing. Any help on the package is welcome - even uploading it, since I am no DD. Thanks Manu
