1 ********** 2 * WHENCE * 3 ********** 4 5This file attempts to document the origin and licensing information, 6if known, for each piece of firmware distributed for use with the Linux 7kernel. 8 9-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 11Driver: korg1212 -- Korg 1212 IO audio device 12 13File: korg/k1212.dsp 14 15Licence: Unknown 16 17Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form; no licensing information. 18 19-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 21Driver: maestro3 -- ESS Allegro Maestro3 audio device 22 23File: ess/maestro3_assp_kernel.fw 24File: ess/maestro3_assp_minisrc.fw 25 26Licence: Unknown 27 28Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form with a comment claiming to 29be GPLv2+, but without source -- and with another comment saying "ESS 30drops binary dsp code images on our heads, but we don't get to see 31specs on the dsp." 32 33-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 35Driver: ymfpci -- Yamaha YMF724/740/744/754 audio devices 36 37File: yamaha/ds1_ctrl.fw 38File: yamaha/ds1_dsp.fw 39File: yamaha/ds1e_ctrl.fw 40 41Licence: Unknown 42 43Found alsa-firmware package in hex form, with the following comment: 44 Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Yamaha Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 45 46-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 48Driver: smctr -- SMC ISA/MCA Token Ring adapter 49 50File: tr_smctr.bin 51Info: MCT.BIN v6.3C1 03/01/95 52 53Original licence info: 54 55 * This firmware is licensed to you strictly for use in conjunction 56 * with the use of SMC TokenRing adapters. There is no waranty 57 * expressed or implied about its fitness for any purpose. 58 59-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 61Driver: kaweth -- USB KLSI KL5USB101-based Ethernet device 62 63File: kaweth/new_code.bin 64File: kaweth/new_code_fix.bin 65File: kaweth/trigger_code.bin 66File: kaweth/trigger_code_fix.bin 67 68Licence: Unknown 69 70Found in hex form in the kernel source. 71 72-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 74Driver: ttusb-budget -- Technotrend/Hauppauge Nova-USB devices 75 76File: ttusb-budget/dspbootcode.bin 77 78Licence: Unknown 79 80Found in hex form in the kernel source. 81 82-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83 84Driver: keyspan -- USB Keyspan USA-xxx serial device 85 86File: keyspan/mpr.fw 87File: keyspan/usa18x.fw 88File: keyspan/usa19.fw 89File: keyspan/usa19qi.fw 90File: keyspan/usa19qw.fw 91File: keyspan/usa19w.fw 92File: keyspan/usa28.fw 93File: keyspan/usa28xa.fw 94File: keyspan/usa28xb.fw 95File: keyspan/usa28x.fw 96File: keyspan/usa49w.fw 97File: keyspan/usa49wlc.fw 98 99Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 100 101Original licence information: 102 103 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 104 Keyspan, A division of InnoSys Incorporated ("Keyspan") 105 106 as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted or 107 public access to the source code from which this firmware image is 108 derived. Except as noted below this firmware image may not be 109 reproduced, used, sold or transferred to any third party without 110 Keyspan's prior written consent. All Rights Reserved. 111 112 Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware 113 image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel 114 in text or binary form as required. 115 116 This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with 117 Keyspan hardware. Distribution and/or Modification of the 118 keyspan.c driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in 119 part, requires the inclusion of this statement." 120 121-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 122 123Driver: keyspan_pda -- USB Keyspan PDA single-port serial device 124 125File: keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw 126Source: keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.S 127 128File: keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.fw 129Source: keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.S 130 131Licence: GPLv2+ 132 133Compiled from original 8051 source into Intel HEX, used in our binary ihex form. 134 135-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 136 137Driver: emi26 -- EMI 2|6 USB Audio interface 138 139File: emi26/bitstream.fw 140Info: VERSION=1.1.1.131 DATE=2001dec06 141 142File: emi26/firmware.fw 143Info: VERSION=1.0.2.916 DATE=12.02.2002 144 145File: emi26/loader.fw 146 147Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 148 149Original licence information: 150/* 151 * This firmware is for the Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface 152 * 153 * The firmware contained herein is Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Emagic 154 * as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted 155 * or public access to this firmware which is a trade secret of Emagic, 156 * and which may not be reproduced, used, sold or transferred to 157 * any third party without Emagic's written consent. All Rights Reserved. 158 * 159 * Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware 160 * image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel 161 * in text or binary form as required. 162 * 163 * This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with the 164 * Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface. Distribution and/or Modification of 165 * any driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in part, 166 * requires the inclusion of this statement. 167 */ 168 169-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 170 171Driver: emi62 -- EMI 6|2m USB Audio interface 172 173File: emi62/bitstream.fw 174Info: VERSION=1.0.0.191 DATE= 2002oct28 175 176File: emi62/loader.fw 177Source: EMILOAD.HEX 178Info: VERSION=1.0.2.002 DATE=10.01.2002 179 180File: emi62/midi.fw 181Source: EMI62MFW.HEX 182Info: VERSION=1.04.062 DATE=16.10.2002 183 184File: emi62/spdif.fw 185Source: EMI62SFW.HEX 186Info: VERSION=1.04.062 DATE=16.10.2002 187 188Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 189 190Original licence information: None 191 192-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 193 194Driver: tu_usb_3410_5052 -- USB TI 3410/5052 serial device 195 196File: ti_3410.fw 197Info: firmware 9/10/04 FW3410_Special_StartWdogOnStartPort 198 199File: ti_5052.fw 200Info: firmware 9/18/04 201 202Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 203 Copyright (C) 2004 Texas Instruments 204 205Found in hex form in kernel source. 206 207-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 208 209Driver: whiteheat -- USB ConnectTech WhiteHEAT serial device 210 211File: whiteheat.fw 212Version: 4.06 213 214File: whiteheat_loader.fw 215File: whiteheat_loader_debug.fw 216 217Licence: Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible. Marked: 218 Copyright (C) 2000-2002 ConnectTech Inc 219 220Debug loader claims the following behaviour: 221 Port 1 LED flashes when the vend_ax program is running 222 Port 2 LED flashes when any SETUP command arrives 223 Port 3 LED flashes when any valid VENDOR request occurs 224 Port 4 LED flashes when the EXTERNAL RAM DOWNLOAD request occurs 225 226Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 227 228-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 229 230Driver: ip2 -- Computone IntelliPort Plus serial device 231 232File: intelliport2.bin 233 234Licence: Unknown 235 236Found in hex form in kernel source. 237 238-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 239 240Driver: CPiA2 -- cameras based on Vision's CPiA2 241 242File: cpia2/stv0672_vp4.bin 243 244Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 245 Copyright (C) 2001 STMicroelectronics, Inc. 246 Contact: steve.miller@st.com 247 Description: This file contains patch data for the CPiA2 (stv0672) VP4. 248 249Found in hex form in kernel source. 250 251-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 252 253Driver: DABUSB -- Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Receiver for USB and Linux 254 255File: dabusb/firmware.fw 256File: dabusb/bitstream.bin 257 258Licence: Distributable 259 260 * Copyright (C) 1999 BayCom GmbH 261 * 262 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 263 * modification, are permitted provided that redistributions of source 264 * code retain the above copyright notice and this comment without 265 * modification. 266 267-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 268 269Driver: USB_VICAM -- USB 3com HomeConnect (aka vicam) 270 271File: vicam/firmware.fw 272 273Licence: Unknown 274 275Found in hex form in kernel source. 276 277-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 278 279Driver: USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver 280 281File: edgeport/boot.fw 282File: edgeport/boot2.fw 283File: edgeport/down.fw 284File: edgeport/down2.fw 285 286Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 287//************************************************************** 288//* Edgeport/4 Binary Image 289//* Generated by HEX2C v1.06 290//* Copyright (C) 1998 Inside Out Networks, All rights reserved. 291//************************************************************** 292 293Found in hex form in kernel source. 294 295-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 296 297Driver: USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT_TI - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver 298(TI Devices) 299 300File: edgeport/down3.bin 301 302Licence: 303//************************************************************** 304//* Edgeport Binary Image (for TI based products) 305//* Generated by TIBin2C v2.00 (watchport) 306//* Copyright (C) 2001 Inside Out Networks, All rights reserved. 307//************************************************************** 308 309Found in hex form in kernel source. 310 311-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 312 313Driver: ATARI_DSP56K - Atari DSP56k support 314 315File: dsp56k/bootstrap.bin 316Source: dsp56k/bootstrap.asm 317 318Licence: GPLv2 or later 319 320DSP56001 assembler, possibly buildable with a56 from 321http://www.zdomain.com/a56.html 322 323-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 324 325Driver: SND_SB16_CSP - Sound Blaster 16/AWE CSP support 326 327File: sb16/mulaw_main.csp 328File: sb16/alaw_main.csp 329File: sb16/ima_adpcm_init.csp 330File: sb16/ima_adpcm_playback.csp 331File: sb16/ima_adpcm_capture.csp 332 333Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 334/* 335 * Copyright (c) 1994 Creative Technology Ltd. 336 * Microcode files for SB16 Advanced Signal Processor 337 */ 338 339Found in hex form in kernel source. 340 341-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 342