Package: firmware-atheros
Version: 0.37
Severity: wishlist
Tags: experimental
Hi
The ar5523 kernel module (USB 2.0 wlan card, IEEE802.11G/ Turbo G) has
been merged into kernel 3.8, therefore it would be nice to have its
firmware available too.
The license follows the one used for the existing QCA Atheros firmware
images and should be freely redistributable:
Copyright (c) 2008-2010, Atheros Communications, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Redistribution. Redistribution and use in binary form, without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
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* No reverse engineering, decompilation, or disassembly of this
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in conjunction with an Atheros Chipset. The patent license shall not
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The firmware image is available from upstream linux-firmware.git and I
have successfully tested it with ar5523.ko in v3.8(-rc7-93-gf741656).
$ md5sum -b /lib/firmware/ar5523.bin
78fe4478dca9134c028e7507421b3f6a */lib/firmware/ar5523.bin
[ 2209.669039] usb 2-7: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci
[ 2209.784545] usb 2-7: New USB device found, idVendor=1385, idProduct=4251
[ 2209.784556] usb 2-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2209.784563] usb 2-7: Product: WG111T
[ 2209.784570] usb 2-7: Manufacturer: Atheros Communications Inc
[ 2209.784575] usb 2-7: SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 2209.939904] usbcore: registered new interface driver ar5523
[ 2210.088330] usb 2-7: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 2210.320040] usb 2-7: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[ 2210.435278] usb 2-7: New USB device found, idVendor=1385, idProduct=4250
[ 2210.435287] usb 2-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2210.435295] usb 2-7: Product: WG111T
[ 2210.435301] usb 2-7: Manufacturer: Atheros Communications Inc
[ 2210.435307] usb 2-7: SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 2210.483029] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_TARGET_VERSION=0x00000006
[ 2210.483393] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_TARGET_REVISION=0x00000001
[ 2210.483643] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_MAC_VERSION=0x00000008
[ 2210.484056] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_MAC_REVISION=0x00000001
[ 2210.484406] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_PHY_REVISION=0x00000046
[ 2210.484644] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_ANALOG_5GHz_REVISION=0x00000046
[ 2210.485045] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_ANALOG_2GHz_REVISION=0x00000000
[ 2210.485405] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_REG_DOMAIN=0x00000000
[ 2210.485767] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_REG_CAP_BITS=0x00000000
[ 2210.486055] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_WIRELESS_MODES=0x00000000
[ 2210.486406] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_CHAN_SPREAD_SUPPORT=0x0000001c
[ 2210.486643] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_COMPRESS_SUPPORT=0x00000001
[ 2210.487045] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_BURST_SUPPORT=0x00000001
[ 2210.487403] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_FAST_FRAMES_SUPPORT=0x00000001
[ 2210.487767] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_CHAP_TUNING_SUPPORT=0x00000001
[ 2210.488048] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_TURBOG_SUPPORT=0x00000001
[ 2210.488403] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_TURBO_PRIME_SUPPORT=0x00000001
[ 2210.488643] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_DEVICE_TYPE=0x00000001
[ 2210.489050] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_WME_SUPPORT=0x00000001
[ 2210.489402] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_TOTAL_QUEUES=0x00000001
[ 2210.489643] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_CONNECTION_ID_MAX=0x0000000a
[ 2210.490045] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_LOW_5GHZ_CHAN=0x00000004
[ 2210.490402] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_HIGH_5GHZ_CHAN=0x00001338
[ 2210.490769] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_LOW_2GHZ_CHAN=0x000017d4
[ 2210.491045] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_HIGH_2GHZ_CHAN=0x00000908
[ 2210.491402] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_TWICE_ANTENNAGAIN_5G=0x00000001
[ 2210.491768] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_TWICE_ANTENNAGAIN_2G=0x00000004
[ 2210.492049] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_CIPHER_AES_CCM=0x00000001
[ 2210.492403] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_CIPHER_TKIP=0x00000000
[ 2210.492645] usb 2-7: Cap: CAP_MIC_TKIP=0x00000000
[ 2210.493402] usb 2-7: MAC/BBP AR5523, RF AR2112
[ 2210.494079] usb 2-7: Found and initialized AR5523 device
[ 2227.819108] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[ 2264.734197] wlan1: authenticate with [MAC address redacted]
[ 2264.737737] wlan1: capabilities/regulatory prevented using AP HT/VHT configuration, downgraded
[ 2264.742985] wlan1: send auth to [MAC address redacted] (try 1/3)
[ 2264.745102] wlan1: authenticated
[ 2264.746054] wlan1: associate with [MAC address redacted] (try 1/3)
[ 2264.750097] wlan1: RX AssocResp from [MAC address redacted] (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
[ 2264.751084] wlan1: associated
[ 2264.751145] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready
[ 2264.751265] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: DE
[ 2264.762834] ath: regdomain 0x8114 updated by CountryIE
[ 2264.762844] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x8114
[ 2264.762848] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code
[ 2264.762853] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[ 2264.762857] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x37
[ 2264.762861] ath: Country alpha2 being used: DE
[ 2264.762865] ath: Regpair used: 0x37
[ 2264.762870] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: DE
[ 2264.762874] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 2264.762879] cfg80211: (2400000 KHz - 2483500 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 2264.762884] cfg80211: (5150000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 2264.762889] cfg80211: (5250000 KHz - 5350000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 2264.762894] cfg80211: (5470000 KHz - 5725000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2698 mBm)
Regards
Stefan Lippers-Hollmann
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