Package: sponsorship-requests
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-CC: debian-kernel@lists.debian.org
Dear mentors and Kernel Team,
I'm looking for a sponsor for my package "carl9170fw":
* Package name : carl9170fw
Version : 1.9.9-399-gcd480b9-1
Upstream Author : linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
* URL :
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170
* License : many; the binary is effectively GPL 2.0 only
* Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/carl9170fw
Section : kernel
It builds those binary packages:
firmware-carl9170 - firmware for AR9170 USB wireless adapters
firmware-carl9170-di - firmware for AR9170 USB wireless adapters -
udeb
To access further information about this package, please visit the
following URL:
https://mentors.debian.net/package/carl9170fw/
Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this
command:
dget -x
https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/carl9170fw/carl9170fw_1.9.9-399-gcd480b9-1.dsc
This is the initial upload of the carl9170 libre wireless firmware.
Although it's already shipped in firmware-linux-free, this package will
build it from source using the already-packaged SuperH cross-compiler.
The package will not yet be installable unless one manually deletes the
carl9170fw binary on their system. The goal of this upload is just to
get the package through NEW. After it clears NEW, we'll be able to do
the handover of the firmware by (in order, hopefully within the span of
a day or so):
* having firmware-carl9170 add Breaks+Replaces on firmware-linux-free
and uploading to unstable
* taking the firmware out of firmware-linux-free
* having firmware-linux-free add Recommends: firmware-carl9170
* and then uploading firmware-linux-free to unstable
I don't expect that the udeb will be used by the Debian Installer
anytime soon because I still have to learn how to make that happen, but
based on previous discussions I know it will be necessary.
It's not strictly necessary (they can be done in either order), but a
sponsor who wants to help could also upload gcc-sh-elf v2 for me. That
RFS is #1002582.
I own the hardware and can affirm that this package works with it.
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