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| author | P. J. McDermott <pj@pehjota.net> | 2014-10-23 14:45:56 (EDT) |
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| committer | P. J. McDermott <pj@pehjota.net> | 2014-10-23 14:45:56 (EDT) |
| commit | f69dede0212bed5d5217e08e12cd0a1e0323ab42 (patch) | |
| tree | 712c1df38631c50b2580df274c5dd5775d9218ec /open-ath9k-htc-firmware.pkg/control | |
| parent | ef60075b214f74a40872800df47977c86e88a8e4 (diff) | |
open-ath9k-htc-firmware: New binary package
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diff --git a/open-ath9k-htc-firmware.pkg/control b/open-ath9k-htc-firmware.pkg/control new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe7c1b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/open-ath9k-htc-firmware.pkg/control @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Architecture: all +Platform: all +Description: Firmware for Qualcomm Atheros AR7010 and AR9271 USB 802.11n NICs + This is the firmware which resides in RAM on the AR7010/AR9271 NICs. It is + used by ath9k in Linux to provide wireless services. + . + The AR7010 is a USB/PCIe SoC with onboard RAM, ROM, and flash. It comes with + an external wireless chip connected via PCIe - typically an AR9280 or AR9287. + . + The AR9271 is a USB/Wi-Fi SoC with onboad RAM, ROM, flash, and the actual + wireless chip. The wireless core is an offshoot of the AR9285. It is a + single-chip solution. |