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: ambassador -- Madge Ambassador (Collage PCI 155 Server) ATM NIC. 12 13File: firmware/atmsar11.fw 14 15Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 16 17 Madge Ambassador ATM Adapter microcode. 18 Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Madge Networks Ltd. 19 20 This microcode data is placed under the terms of the GNU General 21 Public License. The GPL is contained in /usr/doc/copyright/GPL on a 22 Debian system and in the file COPYING in the Linux kernel source. 23 24 We would prefer you not to distribute modified versions without 25 consultation and not to ask for assembly/other microcode source. 26 27-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 29Driver: korg1212 -- Korg 1212 IO audio device 30 31File: korg/k1212.dsp 32 33Licence: Unknown 34 35Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form; no licensing information. 36 37-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 39Driver: maestro3 -- ESS Allegro Maestro3 audio device 40 41File: ess/maestro3_assp_kernel.fw 42File: ess/maestro3_assp_minisrc.fw 43 44Licence: Unknown 45 46Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form with a comment claiming to 47be GPLv2+, but without source -- and with another comment saying "ESS 48drops binary dsp code images on our heads, but we don't get to see 49specs on the dsp." 50 51-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 53Driver: ymfpci -- Yamaha YMF724/740/744/754 audio devices 54 55File: yamaha/ds1_ctrl.fw 56File: yamaha/ds1_dsp.fw 57File: yamaha/ds1e_ctrl.fw 58 59Licence: Unknown 60 61Found alsa-firmware package in hex form, with the following comment: 62 Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Yamaha Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 63 64-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 66Driver: SCSI_ADVANSYS - AdvanSys SCSI 67 68File: advansys/mcode.bin 69File: advansys/3550.bin 70File: advansys/38C0800.bin 71File: advansys/38C1600.bin 72 73Licence: BSD, no source available. 74 75Found in hex form in kernel source. 76 77-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78 79Driver: SCSI_QLOGIC_1280 - Qlogic QLA 1240/1x80/1x160 SCSI support 80 81File: qlogic/1040.bin 82File: qlogic/1280.bin 83File: qlogic/12160.bin 84 85Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 86 87 QLOGIC LINUX SOFTWARE 88 QLogic ISP1280/ device driver for Linux 2.2.x and 2.4.x 89 Copyright (C) 2001 Qlogic Corporation (www.qlogic.com) 90 91-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92Driver: smctr -- SMC ISA/MCA Token Ring adapter 93 94File: tr_smctr.bin 95Info: MCT.BIN v6.3C1 03/01/95 96 97Original licence info: 98 99 * This firmware is licensed to you strictly for use in conjunction 100 * with the use of SMC TokenRing adapters. There is no waranty 101 * expressed or implied about its fitness for any purpose. 102 103-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104 105Driver: kaweth -- USB KLSI KL5USB101-based Ethernet device 106 107File: kaweth/new_code.bin 108File: kaweth/new_code_fix.bin 109File: kaweth/trigger_code.bin 110File: kaweth/trigger_code_fix.bin 111 112Licence: Unknown 113 114Found in hex form in the kernel source. 115 116-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 117 118Driver: ttusb-budget -- Technotrend/Hauppauge Nova-USB devices 119 120File: ttusb-budget/dspbootcode.bin 121 122Licence: Unknown 123 124Found in hex form in the kernel source. 125 126-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 127 128Driver: keyspan -- USB Keyspan USA-xxx serial device 129 130File: keyspan/mpr.fw 131File: keyspan/usa18x.fw 132File: keyspan/usa19.fw 133File: keyspan/usa19qi.fw 134File: keyspan/usa19qw.fw 135File: keyspan/usa19w.fw 136File: keyspan/usa28.fw 137File: keyspan/usa28xa.fw 138File: keyspan/usa28xb.fw 139File: keyspan/usa28x.fw 140File: keyspan/usa49w.fw 141File: keyspan/usa49wlc.fw 142 143Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 144 145Original licence information: 146 147 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 148 Keyspan, A division of InnoSys Incorporated ("Keyspan") 149 150 as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted or 151 public access to the source code from which this firmware image is 152 derived. Except as noted below this firmware image may not be 153 reproduced, used, sold or transferred to any third party without 154 Keyspan's prior written consent. All Rights Reserved. 155 156 Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware 157 image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel 158 in text or binary form as required. 159 160 This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with 161 Keyspan hardware. Distribution and/or Modification of the 162 keyspan.c driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in 163 part, requires the inclusion of this statement." 164 165-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 166 167Driver: keyspan_pda -- USB Keyspan PDA single-port serial device 168 169File: keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw 170Source: keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.S 171 172File: keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.fw 173Source: keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.S 174 175Licence: GPLv2+ 176 177Compiled from original 8051 source into Intel HEX, used in our binary ihex form. 178 179-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 180 181Driver: emi26 -- EMI 2|6 USB Audio interface 182 183File: emi26/bitstream.fw 184Info: VERSION=1.1.1.131 DATE=2001dec06 185 186File: emi26/firmware.fw 187Info: VERSION=1.0.2.916 DATE=12.02.2002 188 189File: emi26/loader.fw 190 191Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 192 193Original licence information: 194/* 195 * This firmware is for the Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface 196 * 197 * The firmware contained herein is Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Emagic 198 * as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted 199 * or public access to this firmware which is a trade secret of Emagic, 200 * and which may not be reproduced, used, sold or transferred to 201 * any third party without Emagic's written consent. All Rights Reserved. 202 * 203 * Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware 204 * image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel 205 * in text or binary form as required. 206 * 207 * This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with the 208 * Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface. Distribution and/or Modification of 209 * any driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in part, 210 * requires the inclusion of this statement. 211 */ 212 213-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 214 215Driver: emi62 -- EMI 6|2m USB Audio interface 216 217File: emi62/bitstream.fw 218Info: VERSION=1.0.0.191 DATE= 2002oct28 219 220File: emi62/loader.fw 221Source: EMILOAD.HEX 222Info: VERSION=1.0.2.002 DATE=10.01.2002 223 224File: emi62/midi.fw 225Source: EMI62MFW.HEX 226Info: VERSION=1.04.062 DATE=16.10.2002 227 228File: emi62/spdif.fw 229Source: EMI62SFW.HEX 230Info: VERSION=1.04.062 DATE=16.10.2002 231 232Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 233 234Original licence information: None 235 236-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 237 238Driver: ti_usb_3410_5052 -- USB TI 3410/5052 serial device 239 240File: ti_3410.fw 241Info: firmware 9/10/04 FW3410_Special_StartWdogOnStartPort 242 243File: ti_5052.fw 244Info: firmware 9/18/04 245 246Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 247 Copyright (C) 2004 Texas Instruments 248 249Found in hex form in kernel source. 250 251-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 252 253Driver: ti_usb_3410_5052 -- Multi-Tech USB cell modems 254 255File: mts_cdma.fw 256File: mts_gsm.fw 257File: mts_edge.fw 258 259Licence: "all firmware components are redistributable in binary form" 260 per support@multitech.com 261 Copyright (C) 2005 Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. 262 263Found in hex form in ftp://ftp.multitech.com/wireless/wireless_linux.zip 264 265-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 266 267Driver: whiteheat -- USB ConnectTech WhiteHEAT serial device 268 269File: whiteheat.fw 270Version: 4.06 271 272File: whiteheat_loader.fw 273File: whiteheat_loader_debug.fw 274 275Licence: Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible. Marked: 276 Copyright (C) 2000-2002 ConnectTech Inc 277 278Debug loader claims the following behaviour: 279 Port 1 LED flashes when the vend_ax program is running 280 Port 2 LED flashes when any SETUP command arrives 281 Port 3 LED flashes when any valid VENDOR request occurs 282 Port 4 LED flashes when the EXTERNAL RAM DOWNLOAD request occurs 283 284Converted from Intel HEX files, used in our binary representation of ihex. 285 286-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 287 288Driver: ip2 -- Computone IntelliPort Plus serial device 289 290File: intelliport2.bin 291 292Licence: Unknown 293 294Found in hex form in kernel source. 295 296-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 297 298Driver: CPiA2 -- cameras based on Vision's CPiA2 299 300File: cpia2/stv0672_vp4.bin 301 302Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 303 Copyright (C) 2001 STMicroelectronics, Inc. 304 Contact: steve.miller@st.com 305 Description: This file contains patch data for the CPiA2 (stv0672) VP4. 306 307Found in hex form in kernel source. 308 309-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 310 311Driver: DABUSB -- Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Receiver for USB and Linux 312 313File: dabusb/firmware.fw 314File: dabusb/bitstream.bin 315 316Licence: Distributable 317 318 * Copyright (C) 1999 BayCom GmbH 319 * 320 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 321 * modification, are permitted provided that redistributions of source 322 * code retain the above copyright notice and this comment without 323 * modification. 324 325-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 326 327Driver: USB_VICAM -- USB 3com HomeConnect (aka vicam) 328 329File: vicam/firmware.fw 330 331Licence: Unknown 332 333Found in hex form in kernel source. 334 335-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 336 337Driver: USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver 338 339File: edgeport/boot.fw 340File: edgeport/boot2.fw 341File: edgeport/down.fw 342File: edgeport/down2.fw 343 344Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 345//************************************************************** 346//* Edgeport/4 Binary Image 347//* Generated by HEX2C v1.06 348//* Copyright (C) 1998 Inside Out Networks, All rights reserved. 349//************************************************************** 350 351Found in hex form in kernel source. 352 353-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 354 355Driver: USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT_TI - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver 356(TI Devices) 357 358File: edgeport/down3.bin 359 360Licence: 361//************************************************************** 362//* Edgeport Binary Image (for TI based products) 363//* Generated by TIBin2C v2.00 (watchport) 364//* Copyright (C) 2001 Inside Out Networks, All rights reserved. 365//************************************************************** 366 367Found in hex form in kernel source. 368 369-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 370 371Driver: ATARI_DSP56K - Atari DSP56k support 372 373File: dsp56k/bootstrap.bin 374Source: dsp56k/bootstrap.asm 375 376Licence: GPLv2 or later 377 378DSP56001 assembler, possibly buildable with a56 from 379http://www.zdomain.com/a56.html 380 381-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 382 383Driver: SND_SB16_CSP - Sound Blaster 16/AWE CSP support 384 385File: sb16/mulaw_main.csp 386File: sb16/alaw_main.csp 387File: sb16/ima_adpcm_init.csp 388File: sb16/ima_adpcm_playback.csp 389File: sb16/ima_adpcm_capture.csp 390 391Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked: 392/* 393 * Copyright (c) 1994 Creative Technology Ltd. 394 * Microcode files for SB16 Advanced Signal Processor 395 */ 396 397Found in hex form in kernel source. 398 399-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 400 401Driver: CASSINI - Sun Cassini 402 403File: sun/cassini.bin 404 405Licence: Unknown 406 407Found in hex form in kernel source. 408 409-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 410 411Driver: cxgb3 - Chelsio Terminator 3 1G/10G Ethernet adapter 412 413File: cxgb3/t3b_psram-1.1.0.bin.ihex 414File: cxgb3/t3c_psram-1.1.0.bin.ihex 415file: cxgb3/t3fw-7.1.0.bin.ihex 416 417License: GPLv2 or OpenIB.org BSD license, no source visible 418 419-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 420 421Driver: e100 -- Intel PRO/100 Ethernet NIC 422 423File: e100/d101m_ucode.bin 424File: e100/d101s_ucode.bin 425File: e100/d102e_ucode.bin 426 427Licence: Unknown 428 429Found in hex form in kernel source. 430 431-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 432 433Driver: acenic -- Alteon AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet card 434 435File: acenic/tg1.bin 436File: acenic/tg2.bin 437 438Licence: Unknown 439 440Found in hex form in kernel source, but source allegedly available at 441http://alteon.shareable.org/ 442 443-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 444 445Driver: tigon3 -- Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards 446 447File: tigon/tg3.bin 448File: tigon/tg3_tso.bin 449File: tigon/tg3_tso5.bin 450 451Licence: 452 * Firmware is: 453 * Derived from proprietary unpublished source code, 454 * Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Broadcom Corporation. 455 * 456 * Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware 457 * data in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright 458 * notice is accompanying it. 459 460Found in hex form in kernel source. 461 462-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 463 464Driver: ADAPTEC_STARFIRE - Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support 465 466File: adaptec/starfire_rx.bin 467File: adaptec/starfire_tx.bin 468 469Licence: Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible. 470 471Found in hex form in kernel source, with the following notice: 472 473 BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE IT IS LICENSED "AS IS" AND 474 THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE 475 IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 476 (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW). USE OF THE PROGRAM IS AT YOUR 477 OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL ADAPTEC OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR 478 DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 479 ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM. 480 481-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 482 483Driver: TEHUTI - Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet 484 485File: tehuti/bdx.bin 486 487Licence: 488 489 Copyright (C) 2007 Tehuti Networks Ltd. 490 491 Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data 492 in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is 493 accompanying it. 494 495Found in hex form in kernel source. 496 497-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 498 499Driver: TYPHOON - 3cr990 series Typhoon 500 501File: 3com/typhoon.bin 502 503Licence: 504/* 505 * Copyright 1999-2004 3Com Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 506 * 507 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of the 3c990img.h 508 * microcode software are permitted provided that the following conditions 509 * are met: 510 * 1. Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright 511 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 512 * 2. Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 513 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 514 * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 515 * 3. The name of 3Com may not be used to endorse or promote products 516 * derived from this software without specific prior written permission 517 * 518 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY 3COM ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR 519 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES 520 * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 521 * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, 522 * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 523 * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 524 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 525 * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 526 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 527 * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 528 * 529 * USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT PURCHASE OR USE OF THE 3c990img.h 530 * MICROCODE SOFTWARE WILL NOT CREATE OR GIVE GROUNDS FOR A LICENSE BY 531 * IMPLICATION, ESTOPPEL, OR OTHERWISE IN ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 532 * (PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADE SECRET, MASK WORK, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT) 533 * EMBODIED IN ANY OTHER 3COM HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE EITHER SOLELY OR IN 534 * COMBINATION WITH THE 3c990img.h MICROCODE SOFTWARE 535 */ 536 537Found in hex form in kernel source. 538 539-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 540 541Driver: YAM - YAM driver for AX.25 542 543File: yam/1200.bin 544File: yam/9600.bin 545 546Licence: 547 * (C) F6FBB 1998 548 549Found in hex form in kernel source. 550 551-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 552 553Driver: 3C359 - 3Com 3C359 Token Link Velocity XL adapter 554 555File: 3com/3C359.bin 556 557Licence: 558/* 559 * The firmware this driver downloads into the tokenring card is a 560 * separate program and is not GPL'd source code, even though the Linux 561 * side driver and the routine that loads this data into the card are. 562 * 563 * This firmware is licensed to you strictly for use in conjunction 564 * with the use of 3Com 3C359 TokenRing adapters. There is no 565 * waranty expressed or implied about its fitness for any purpose. 566 */ 567/* 3c359_microcode.mac: 3Com 3C359 Tokenring microcode. 568 * 569 * Notes: 570 * - Loaded from xl_init upon adapter initialization. 571 * 572 * Available from 3Com as part of their standard 3C359 driver. 573 */ 574 575Found in hex form in kernel source. 576 577-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 578 579Driver: PCMCIA_PCNET - NE2000 compatible PCMCIA adapter 580 581File: cis/LA-PCM.cis 582 583Licence: GPL 584 585Originally developed by the pcmcia-cs project 586 587-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 588 589Driver: PCMCIA_SMC91C92 - SMC 91Cxx PCMCIA 590 591File: ositech/Xilinx7OD.bin 592 593Licence: Allegedly GPL, but no source visible. Marked: 594 This file contains the firmware of Seven of Diamonds from OSITECH. 595 (Special thanks to Kevin MacPherson of OSITECH) 596 597Found in hex form in kernel source. 598 599-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 600 601Driver: SCSI_QLOGICPTI - PTI Qlogic, ISP Driver 602 603File: qlogic/isp1000.bin 604 605Licence: Unknown 606 607Found in hex form in kernel source. 608 609-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 610 611Driver: MYRI_SBUS - MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet 612 613File: myricom/lanai.bin 614 615Licence: Unknown 616 617Found in hex form in kernel source. 618 619-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 620 621Driver: BNX2 - Broadcom NetXtremeII 622 623File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-4.6.16.fw 624File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-4.6.16.fw 625File: bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-4.6.17.fw 626File: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-4.6.15.fw 627 628Licence: 629 630 This file contains firmware data derived from proprietary unpublished 631 source code, Copyright (c) 2004 - 2009 Broadcom Corporation. 632 633 Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data 634 in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is 635 accompanying it. 636 637Found in hex form in kernel source. 638 639-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 641Driver: DVB AV7110 -- AV7110 cards 642 643File: av7110/bootcode.bin 644 645Licence: GPLv2 or later 646 647ARM assembly source code available at http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/Boot.S 648 649-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 650 651Driver: wavefront - ISA WaveFront sound card 652 653File: yamaha/yss225_registers.bin 654 655Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. 656 657Found in hex form in kernel source, with the following comment: 658 Copyright (c) 1998-2002 by Paul Davis <pbd@op.net> 659 660-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 661