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authorHauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>2012-10-08 20:18:27 +0000
committerHauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>2012-10-08 20:18:27 +0000
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mac80211: brcmsmac: use firmware extracted from proprietary driver
The firmware from linux-firmware does not support the rev 17 core found in a bcm4716. The firmware extracted from the proprietary driver supports this core. Use this firmware instead by default. SVN-Revision: 33669
Diffstat (limited to 'package')
-rw-r--r--package/mac80211/Makefile32
-rw-r--r--package/mac80211/patches/849-brcmsmac-add-device-found-on-some-SoCs-like-the-bcm4.patch2
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 35027d3..6b99d59 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -1079,6 +1079,13 @@ define KernelPackage/brcmutil/config
endmenu
endef
+PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_NAME:=broadcom-wl
+PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_VERSION:=5.100.138
+PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_OBJECT:=$(PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_NAME)-$(PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_VERSION)/linux/wl_apsta.o
+PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_SOURCE:=$(PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_NAME)-$(PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.lwfinger.com/b43-firmware/
+PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_MD5SUM:=f4e357b09eaf5d8b1f1920cf3493a555
+
define KernelPackage/brcmsmac
$(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
TITLE:=Broadcom IEEE802.11n PCIe SoftMAC WLAN driver
@@ -1086,12 +1093,32 @@ define KernelPackage/brcmsmac
DEPENDS+= +kmod-mac80211 +@DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT +!TARGET_brcm47xx:kmod-bcma +kmod-lib-cordic +kmod-lib-crc8 +kmod-brcmutil
FILES:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcmsmac.ko
AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,31,brcmsmac)
+ MENU:=1
endef
define KernelPackage/brcmsmac/description
Kernel module for Broadcom IEEE802.11n PCIe Wireless cards
endef
+define KernelPackage/brcmsmac/config
+ menu "Configuration"
+ depends on PACKAGE_kmod-brcmsmac
+
+ config BRCMSMAC_USE_FW_FROM_WL
+ bool "Use firmware extracted from broadcom proprietary driver"
+ default y
+ help
+ Instead of using the official brcmsmac firmware a firmware
+ version 666.2 extracted from the proprietary Broadcom driver
+ is used. This is needed to get core rev 17 used in bcm4716
+ to work.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
+ endmenu
+endef
+
+
define KernelPackage/brcmfmac
$(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
TITLE:=Broadcom IEEE802.11n USB FullMAC WLAN driver
@@ -1521,10 +1548,15 @@ endef
define KernelPackage/brcmsmac/install
$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/firmware/brcm
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BRCMSMAC_USE_FW_FROM_WL),y)
+ tar xjf "$(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_SOURCE)" -C "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)"
+ b43-fwcutter --brcmsmac -w $(1)/lib/firmware/ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_BRCMSMAC_FW_OBJECT)
+else
$(INSTALL_DATA) \
$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_LINUX_FIRMWARE_SUBDIR)/brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw \
$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_LINUX_FIRMWARE_SUBDIR)/brcm/bcm43xx_hdr-0.fw \
$(1)/lib/firmware/brcm/
+endif
endef
define KernelPackage/brcmfmac/install
diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/849-brcmsmac-add-device-found-on-some-SoCs-like-the-bcm4.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/849-brcmsmac-add-device-found-on-some-SoCs-like-the-bcm4.patch
index f70a261..46528d5 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/patches/849-brcmsmac-add-device-found-on-some-SoCs-like-the-bcm4.patch
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/849-brcmsmac-add-device-found-on-some-SoCs-like-the-bcm4.patch
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
/* recognized BCMA Core IDs */
static struct bcma_device_id brcms_coreid_table[] = {
-+// BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 17, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
++ BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 17, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 23, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 24, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
BCMA_CORETABLE_END