Re: Firmware files for Ralink RT28x0

[Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>]

On 04/10/2011 04:46 PM, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
> On 04/10/2011 11:03 PM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
>
>> These files aren't used by the Ralink drivers.  So why should you
>> believe the labels on them?
>
> Because the hardware manufacturer says that:
> http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/pipermail/users_rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/2011-March/003380.html
>
> Anyway, the firmware in staging(or ralink web) drivers look different because
> they are different _versions_ of the _same_ firmware.
>
> rt2870.bin: before 4096 bytes, now 8192 bytes.
>
>> linux-firmware is not *actively* maintained; it requires people to send
>> submissions (repeatedly...).
>
> On 04/06/2010, *ONE YEAR AGO* , I sent a patch to rt2870.bin rt2860.bin.
> It went to /dev/null
>
> A similar patch was sent by the *driver maintainer* on 10/30/2010.
> It went to /dev/null
>
> The same patch was sent by the *hardware manufacturer* on 03/11/2011
> It went to /dev/null
>
> Torvalds, Mozart and God are pending.
>
>> I think there may be a problem with distribution of Intel Pro Wireless
>> firmware because Intel requires users to accept a EULA.
>
> If it's included in Fedora then there are zero issues with licenses.
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Do you still have the patch from one year ago? I would like to see what you 
proposed in changes to WHENCE.

Larry