rpi-bt-firmware: new package
PATCH 1/1 rpi-bt-firmware: new package
Add firmware file for the Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth module.
Note that to successfully download the firmware bluez5_utils needs a patch[1].
[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg69470.html
---
v2: mention RPi Zero W in the commit log (Martin Bark)
--- package/Config.in | 1 + package/rpi-bt-firmware/Config.in | 7 +++++++ package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 package/rpi-bt-firmware/Config.in create mode 100644 package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk
package/Config.in +1 -0
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ menu "Firmware" source "package/b43-firmware/Config.in" source "package/linux-firmware/Config.in" source "package/rpi-firmware/Config.in" + source "package/rpi-bt-firmware/Config.in" source "package/sunxi-boards/Config.in" source "package/ts4900-fpga/Config.in" source "package/ux500-firmware/Config.in"
package/rpi-bt-firmware/Config.in new file +7 -0
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +config BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_BT_FIRMWARE + bool "rpi-bt-firmware" + depends on BR2_arm || BR2_aarch64 + help + Raspberry Pi 3 and Zero W Broadcom BCM43438 Bluetooth module firmware. + + https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pi-bluetooth
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk new file +21 -0
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +################################################################################ +# +# rpi-bt-firmware +# +################################################################################ + +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_VERSION = a439f892bf549ddfefa9ba7ad1999cc515f233bf +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_SITE = https://aur.archlinux.org/pi-bluetooth.git +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_SITE_METHOD = git +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_LICENSE = PROPRIETARY +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx + +# The BlueZ hciattach utility looks for firmware in /etc/firmware. Add a +# compatibility symlink. +define RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS + ln -sf ../lib/firmware $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/firmware + $(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/BCM43430A1.hcd \ + $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/BCM43430A1.hcd +endef + +$(eval $(generic-package))
Signature · 1 line
2.11.0
PATCH 1/1 rpi-bt-firmware: new package
Hello,
Quoted 5 lines · Baruch Siach
Add firmware file for the Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth module.
Note that to successfully download the firmware
bluez5_utilsneeds a patch[1].[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg69470.html
Wonderful patch :)
Quoted 2 lines
Signed-off-by Baruch Siach <[email protected]>
I think the name of the package is wrong, it shouldn't be rpi-bt-firmware. Indeed, it has nothing to do with the RPi itself, but with the WiFi chip. And other boards, such as
http://www.armadeus.org/wiki/index.php?title=OPOS6UL, use a WiFi chip that need the same firmware. See
http://www.armadeus.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bluetooth#OPOS6UL where they tell to use exactly that BCM43430A1.hcd firmware.
So perhaps the package should be bcrm-43430-firmware or something along those lines.
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk line 8
Quoted 2 lines
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk new file +2
-0+RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_VERSION = a439f892bf549ddfefa9ba7ad1999cc515f233bf +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_SITE = https://aur.archlinux.org/pi-bluetooth.git
Is there a better upstream than this? I found
https://github.com/varigit/bcm_4343w_fw but I'm not sure it really qualifies as "better".
Thanks,
Thomas
Signature · 3 lines
Thomas Petazzoni, CTO, Free Electrons Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering http://free-electrons.com
PATCH 1/1 rpi-bt-firmware: new package
Hi Thomas,
Quoted 11 lines · Thomas Petazzoni
Quoted 5 lines · Baruch Siach
Add firmware file for the Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth module.
Note that to successfully download the firmware
bluez5_utilsneeds a patch[1].[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg69470.html
Wonderful patch :)
Quoted 1 line
Signed-off-by Baruch Siach <[email protected]>
Quoted 7 lines
I think the name of the package is wrong, it shouldn't be rpi-bt-firmware. Indeed, it has nothing to do with the RPi itself, but with the WiFi chip. And other boards, such as
http://www.armadeus.org/wiki/index.php?title=OPOS6UL, use a WiFi chip that need the same firmware. See
http://www.armadeus.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bluetooth#OPOS6UL where they tell to use exactly that BCM43430A1.hcd firmware.
Thanks for the link.
Do you have any indication that this is indeed the same file that RPi uses? My impression was that this firmware is tailored specifically for the RPi board, but I don't know for sure. That fact that Broadcom licenses the file may indicate that this is the same one. But ...
Quoted 10 lines
So perhaps the package should be bcrm-43430-firmware or something along those lines.
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk line 8
Quoted 2 lines
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk new file +2
-0+RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_VERSION = a439f892bf549ddfefa9ba7ad1999cc515f233bf +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_SITE = https://aur.archlinux.org/pi-bluetooth.gitIs there a better upstream than this? I found
https://github.com/varigit/bcm_4343w_fw but I'm not sure it really qualifies as "better".
... this is not the same file:
ls -l bcm43430a1.hcd pi-bluetooth/BCM43430A1.hcd
-rw-r--r-- 1 baruch baruch 14265 Mar 20 23:22 bcm43430a1.hcd -rw-r--r-- 1 baruch baruch 35976 Jan 17 12:25 pi-bluetooth/BCM43430A1.hcd
I have not tested the Variscite firmware on the RPi, though. There is a small chance it might damage the hardware.
And since the git repo we use is named 'pi-bluetooth' maybe rpi-bt-firmware is not such a bad name after all.
barauch
Signature · 3 lines
http://baruch.siach.name/blog/ ~. .~ Tk Open Systems
=}------------------------------------------------ooO--U--Ooo------------{=
- baruch at tkos.co.il - tel: +972.52.368.4656, http://www.tkos.co.il -PATCH 1/1 rpi-bt-firmware: new package
Hello,
Quoted 19 lines · Baruch Siach
Do you have any indication that this is indeed the same file that RPi uses? My impression was that this firmware is tailored specifically for the RPi board, but I don't know for sure. That fact that Broadcom licenses the file may indicate that this is the same one. But ...
Quoted 10 lines
So perhaps the package should be bcrm-43430-firmware or something along those lines.
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk line 8
Quoted 2 lines
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk new file +2
-0+RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_VERSION = a439f892bf549ddfefa9ba7ad1999cc515f233bf +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_SITE = https://aur.archlinux.org/pi-bluetooth.gitIs there a better upstream than this? I found
https://github.com/varigit/bcm_4343w_fw but I'm not sure it really qualifies as "better".... this is not the same file:
ls -l bcm43430a1.hcd pi-bluetooth/BCM43430A1.hcd
Review
Quoted 2 lines
(quoted diff) +0
-2-rw-r--r-- 1 baruch baruch 14265 Mar 20 23:22 bcm43430a1.hcd -rw-r--r-- 1 baruch baruch 35976 Jan 17 12:25 pi-bluetooth/BCM43430A1.hcd
Gaah, what a mess. Why don't they just post it for integration in the linux-firmware project? Why is it that RPi people always have to do things the weird way?
Quoted 5 lines
I have not tested the Variscite firmware on the RPi, though. There is a small chance it might damage the hardware.
And since the git repo we use is named 'pi-bluetooth' maybe rpi-bt-firmware is not such a bad name after all.
Yeah, indeed :-/
Can you resend the patch with just an extended explanation as to why the package is named this way, and the fact that even though the WiFi chip isn't RPi specific, the firmware might be.
Thomas
Signature · 3 lines
Thomas Petazzoni, CTO, Free Electrons Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering http://free-electrons.com
PATCH 1/1 rpi-bt-firmware: new package
Hi Thomas,
Quoted 18 lines · Thomas Petazzoni
Quoted 17 lines · Baruch Siach
Do you have any indication that this is indeed the same file that RPi uses? My impression was that this firmware is tailored specifically for the RPi board, but I don't know for sure. That fact that Broadcom licenses the file may indicate that this is the same one. But ...
Quoted 9 lines
So perhaps the package should be bcrm-43430-firmware or something along those lines.
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk line 8
Quoted 2 lines
package/rpi-bt-firmware/rpi-bt-firmware.mk new file +2
-0+RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_VERSION = a439f892bf549ddfefa9ba7ad1999cc515f233bf +RPI_BT_FIRMWARE_SITE = https://aur.archlinux.org/pi-bluetooth.gitIs there a better upstream than this? I found
https://github.com/varigit/bcm_4343w_fw but I'm not sure it really qualifies as "better".... this is not the same file:
Quoted 7 lines
Review
Quoted 3 lines
ls -l bcm43430a1.hcd pi-bluetooth/BCM43430A1.hcd
(quoted diff) +0
-2-rw-r--r-- 1 baruch baruch 14265 Mar 20 23:22 bcm43430a1.hcd -rw-r--r-- 1 baruch baruch 35976 Jan 17 12:25 pi-bluetooth/BCM43430A1.hcdGaah, what a mess. Why don't they just post it for integration in the linux-firmware project? Why is it that RPi people always have to do things the weird way?
I agree that the general attitude of the RPi community to the larger Open Source community resembles an island attitude to mainland. But in this case I'm not sure it is their fault. If indeed the firmware is board specific, putting it in linux-firmware under a "generic" name won't do much good I guess.
baruch
Signature · 3 lines
http://baruch.siach.name/blog/ ~. .~ Tk Open Systems
=}------------------------------------------------ooO--U--Ooo------------{=
- baruch at tkos.co.il - tel: +972.52.368.4656, http://www.tkos.co.il -