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Debian Changelog firmware-nonfree (0.35)

2012

firmware-nonfree (0.35) unstable; urgency=low

   * Add version to firmware-libertas's conflict with libertas-firmware so
     it can coexist with the current transitional package
   * Add Realtek RTL8168F firmware for use with r8169 driver
   * Update Realtek RTL8168E-3 firmware to version 0.0.3
   * Replace Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb firmware version 6.2.9.0
     (for Linux 3.0) with version 7.0.29.0 (for Linux 3.2)
   * Update to linux-support-3.2.0-1

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:38 +0000

2011

firmware-nonfree (0.34) unstable; urgency=low

   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Add Marvell Libertas 8xxx firmware, replacing libertas-firmware package
     (Closes: #609856)
   * Set the upstream homepage URL to the current gitweb page for
     linux-firmware.git (except for ipw2x00, ivtv and qlogic packages)
   * Replace Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb firmware versions 6.0.34.0
     (for Linux 2.6.37) and 7.0.20.0 with versions 6.2.9.0 and 7.0.23.0
     (for Linux 3.0 and 3.1)
   * Update Chelsio T4 firmware to version 1.3.10.0
   * Update Intel Wireless 6005 firmware to version 17.168.5.3 (Closes: #632701)
     - Add "low temperature" support
   * Update Realtek RTL8192SU/RTL8712U firmware to match vendor driver
     version 2.6.6
   * Add Realtek RTL8192DE firmware for use with rtl8192de driver
   * Update Atheros AR3012 firmware
     - Keep the same vendor and product ID after firmware is loaded
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Update netxen firmware to 4.0.579

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:35:24 +0000

firmware-nonfree (0.33) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update to linux-support-3.0.0-1
   * Add Atheros AR3012 firmware for use with ath3k

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:29:32 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.32) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update to linux-support-2.6.39-2
   * Install Realtek RTL8192SE/RTL8191SE firmware for use with rtl8192se
     (Really closes: #609784)

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:56:42 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.31) unstable; urgency=low

   * Add version 39.31.5.1 (ABI 5) of Intel Wireless 1000 firmware
     (Closes: #627334)
   * Update to version 9.221.4.1 (ABI 4) of Intel Wireless 6000 firmware
     - Fixes microcode crash in some configurations (Closes: #626965)
   * Add Realtek RTL8192SE/RTL8191SE firmware for use with rtl8192se
     (Closes: #609784)
   * Add Chelsio T4 firmware for use with cxgb4
   * Add version 7.0.20.0 of Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb firmware for use
     with bnx2x in Linux 3.1+
   * Add AMD Fusion GPU firmware for use with radeon
   * Update newer Atheros AR7010 and AR9271 firmware to version 1.3
     (Closes: #631394)
   * Add firmware-myricom package for use with the myri10ge driver

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:43:08 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.30) unstable; urgency=low

   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Update to linux-support-2.6.38-2 (Closes: #620171)
   * Make firmware-realtek trigger update-initramfs (Closes: #617645)
   * Correct list of chips supported by brcm80211, thanks to Jani Reunanen
   * Update Ralink RT2800-family firmware (Closes: #601416):
     - Update firmware for RT2860 and other PCI and PCIe chips to version 34
     - Update firmware for RT2870 and other USB chips to version 29
       (Closes: #616017)
   * Add firmware for HTC devices using Atheros AR7010 and AR9271
   * Add new version of bnx2 firmware from Linux 2.6.39
   * Remove bnx2 firmware not referenced by Linux 2.6.32, 2.6.38 or 2.6.39
   * Update brcm80211 firmware to version 610.811
     - Unspecified stability fixes
   * Add Realtek RTL8192CU/RTL8188CU firmware for use with rtl8192cu,
     thanks to Geoff Simmons (Closes: #625614)
   * Add Realtek RTL8192CE/RTL8188CE firmware for use with rtl8192ce
     (Closes: #613536)
   * Add Realtek RTL8105E-1 and RTL8168E-1/2/3 firmware for use with r8169
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Update netxen firmware to 4.0.550

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Wed, 18 May 2011 05:19:49 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.29) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update Atheros AR9271 firmware (ar9271.fw):
     - Enable bluetooth coexistence
     - Fix disconnection issue with WEP and TKIP noticed in some APs
   * Add Intel Wireless 100 firmware
   * Add new version of Intel Wireless 5000 firmware
   * Add new versions of bnx2 firmware from Linux 2.6.38 (Closes: #615972)
   * Add Radeon HD 'Northern Islands' 6300/6500/6800/6900-family firmware
     for use with Linux 2.6.38
   * Add AMD Fusion C-series GPU firmware for use with Linux 2.6.38
   * Add VIA VT6656 firmware for use with vt6656 driver

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:31:33 +0000

firmware-nonfree (0.28) unstable; urgency=low

   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Add new versions of bnx2 firmware from Linux 2.6.37 (Closes: #598470)
   * Remove bnx2 firmware versions not used by the driver in any suite
   * Add new versions of bnx2x firmware from Linux 2.6.37
   * Update intelwimax firmware from Linux 2.6.35
   * Add firmware for devices supported by ar9170 and ath9k_htc to
     firmware-atheros (Closes: #558740)
   * Add Realtek RTL8111D/RTL8168D firmware to firmware-realtek
     (Closes: #564628)
   * Add Realtek RTL8192SU/RTL8712U firmware for use with r8712u to
     firmware-realtek (Closes: #602450)
   * Update Atheros AR3011 firmware (ath3k-1.fw):
     - Fix EEPROM radio table issue and change PID to 3005
   * Add Intel Wireless 6005 and 6030 firmware
   * Add new version of Intel Wireless 6250 firmware
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Update netxen firmware to 4.0.534 (Closes: #606289)

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:40:16 +0000

2010

firmware-nonfree (0.27) unstable; urgency=low

   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Correct version number for ipw2200 firmware
   * Refer to index pages for ipw2100 and ipw2200 firmware
   * Add bug presubj message directing users to report driver bugs against
     the appropriate package
   * Add firmware-brcm80211 binary package for use with the brcm80211 driver
     (Closes: #597034)
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Add firmware-netxen binary package

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:31:00 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.26) unstable; urgency=low

   * Add Multi-Tech USB cellular modem firmware (Closes: #588097)
   * Change file listing in linux-nonfree/LICENSE to follow draft DEP-5
     for machine-readable copyright files

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:36:32 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.25) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update rtl8192su to version 902B (Closes: #581554)
   * Add/update Ralink RT3070/RT3071/RT3072 firmware for use with Linux
     2.6.34
   * Add Radeon HD 'Evergreen' 5400/5500/5600/5700/5800-family firmware
     for use with Linux 2.6.34
   * Add firmware-atheros package containing Atheros AR3011 firmware for
     use with the ath3k driver added in Linux 2.6.34
   * Add Intel Wireless 6250 firmware (iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode)
     (Closes: #585111)

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:21:38 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.24) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update to linux-support-2.6.32-5.
   * Add firmware-realtek package containing:
     - Realtek RTL8192E firmware for use with rtl8192e driver, thanks to
       Geoff Simmons (Closes: #573950)
     - Realtek RTL8192SU firmware for use with rtl8192su driver, thanks to
       Stefan Lippers-Hollmann (Closes: #579694)
   * Update iwlwifi-6000 to 9.193.4.1.
   * Add copyright and licence text for radeon/R{6,7}00_rlc.bin to
     firmware-linux-nonfree (Closes: #576104)
   * Merge preinstallation license note and question (Closes: #574145)
   * Bump standards to 3.8.4, no changes required.

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Mon, 03 May 2010 23:19:05 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.23) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update firmware-qlogic description to specify supported chips as
     named in pci-ids (Closes: #513140)
   * Update hardware list in firmware-ralink description
   * Correct some version numbers in firmware-ralink description
   * Add Ralink RT3000E[D] firmware (rt3090.bin) for use with rt3090sta
   * Update Ralink RT2800U[D] firmware (rt2870.bin) from Linux 2.6.32
   * Add Radeon R600/R700-family RLC firmware for use with Linux 2.6.33
     and Debian kernel package 2.6.32-10 (Closes: #565437)

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:35:56 +0000

2009

firmware-nonfree (0.22) unstable; urgency=low

   [ maximilian attems ]
   * Add iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode.
   * Add iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode.
 
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Update Radeon firmware for use with Linux 2.6.32 (Closes: #558023)
   * Change URI for firmware-linux-nonfree to refer to David Woodhouse's
     linux-firmware.git repository (Closes: #558033)
   * Include names of all firmware files in package descriptions
     (Closes: #553710)
   * Do not include 'version unknown' in package descriptions
   * Update Broadcom NetXtreme II firmware for use with Linux 2.6.32
     (Closes: #560065)

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:44:03 +0000

firmware-nonfree (0.21) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update to linux-support-2.6.31-1.
   * Upload to unstable.

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:44:41 +0000

firmware-nonfree (0.20) experimental; urgency=low

   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * firmware-linux-nonfree Replaces and Conflicts with old firmware-linux
     (Closes: #551146)
   * Update upstream URL for firmware-ralink (Closes: #551975)
   * Add AdvanSys SCSI controller firmware for use with advansys driver
     (Closes: #535922)
   * Add firmware-intelwimax package, initially containing Intel WiMAX
     Connection 2400 USB firmware for use with i2400m-usb driver
     (Closes: #550917)
   * Update description of firmware-bnx2 contents, thanks to
     Geoff Simmons <gsimmons@gsimmons.org> (Closes: #536050)
   * Include module/driver names in descriptions of all specific packages
     (Closes: #510220)

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:16:37 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.19) experimental; urgency=low

   [ dann frazier ]
   * Correct 'Homepage' control data for firmware-bnx2 and firmware-bnx2x
     (closes: #546899)
 
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Make firmware-linux a metapackage and move previous contents to
     firmware-linux-nonfree
   * Add Agere/Prism/Symbol Orinoco firmware for use with orinoco driver
   * Add Xceive 5000 tuner firmware for use with xc5000 driver
   * Add DiBcom dib0700 USB DVB bridge firmware for use with
     dvb-usb-dib0700 driver
   * Update linux-support build-dep to 2.6.31-trunk

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:25:41 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.18) unstable; urgency=low

   [ maximilian attems ]
   * Add iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode. (closes: #532207)
   * Add iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode.
   * Update iwlwifi-4945 to 228.61.2.24.
 
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Fix Matrox G200/G400/G550 firmware image format (closes: #531367)
   * Add Broadcom Tigon3 firmware for use with tg3 driver (closes: 543233)
   * Add QLogic IBA7220 serdes firmware for use with ip_iband driver
   * Add Chelsio T3 firmware for use with cxgb3 driver
   * Add Ralink RT3071/RT3072/RT3090 firmware for use with rt3070sta driver
   * Update rt2870.bin

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:00:58 +0000

firmware-nonfree (0.17) unstable; urgency=low

   [ maximilian attems ]
   * templates/control.source.in: section non-free/kernel.
   * Update iwlwifi-3945 to 15.32.2.9. (closes: #526114)
   * linux/defines: Fix upstream url.
 
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Add Radeon RS600, R600-family and R700-family firmware (closes: #532040)
   * Add Ralink RT2860/RT2890 and RT2870 firmware.
   * Add firmware for use with ivtv and pvrusb2 drivers (closes: #524230),
     thanks to Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk>.
   * Fix grammatical errors in the templates for package descriptions,
     copyright files and EULA prompts
   * Add myself to Uploaders
   * Update linux-support build-dep to 2.6.30-1
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Fix subject-verb agreement problem in firmware-linux description.
     (Closes: #524382)
   * Update firmware-linux description to clarify the reasoning for the
     bundled nature
   * Add new firmware-bnx2x package (closes: #509646)
   * Add bnx2 firmware from Linux 2.6.30-rc7

 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:03:38 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.16) unstable; urgency=low

   * Update Intel Pro 2200/2915 firwmare, version 3.1. (closes: #521531)
   * Update qlogic firmwares: ql2300_fw.bin-3.03.27, ql2322_fw.bin-3.03.27,
     ql2400_fw.bin-4.04.05, ql2500_fw.bin-4.04.05. (closes: #509693)

 -- maximilian attems <maks@debian.org>  Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:38:02 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.15) unstable; urgency=low

   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * Add 3Com Typhoon (3CR990) firmware.
   * Add ATI Rage 128 and Radeon firmware.
   * Add BayCom DAB-USB firmware.
   * Add Intel PRO/100 firmware.
   * Add Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101 firmware.
   * Add Matrox G20/G400/G550 firmware.
   * Add QLogic QLA1xxx firmware.
   * Add Tehuti network card firmware.
 
   [ Bastian Blank ]
   * Remove own initramfs-hook.
 
   [ maximilian attems ]
   * Update iwlwifi-4965 to 228.57.2.23. (closes: #502326)
   * Add iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode. (closes: #497717)
     Thanks Frank Lin PIAT <fpiat@klabs.be> for patch.
   * Update iwlwifi-3945 to 15.28.2.8. (closes: #497593)
   * Bump standards to 3.8.1, no changes required.
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Update linux-support build-dep to 2.6.29-1.
   * Update bnx2 firmware to 2.6.29.

 -- maximilian attems <maks@debian.org>  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:34:17 +0100

2008

firmware-nonfree (0.14) unstable; urgency=low

   * Generate license acceptation prompt, based on sun-java5. (closes: #504668)
   * Add Intel Pro 2100 firwmare, version 1.3. (closes: #504671)
   * Add Intel Pro 2200/2915 firwmare, version 3.0. (closes: #449235)

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:07:12 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.13) unstable; urgency=low

   * Make firmware-bnx2 trigger update-initramfs (closes: #494936)
   * Update to 2.6.26-1 (closes: #500692)
   * Update Intel Wireless 3945 firmware, version 15.28.1.6.
     (closes: #494703)

 -- dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>  Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:58:37 -0600

firmware-nonfree (0.12) unstable; urgency=low

   * Remove Intel Wireless 3945 (old style) firmware.
   * Update Intel Wireless 4965 firmware, version 228.57.1.21.
     (closes: #489684)
   * Add Intel Wireless 4965 firmware, version 228.57.2.21.

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:19:42 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.11) unstable; urgency=low

   [ Bastian Blank ]
   * Update QLogic QLA24XX firmware, version 4.04.00.
   * Add QLogic QLA25XX firmware, version 4.04.00.
   * Add Broadcom NetXtremeII firmwares.
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Correct path to initramfs.conf file in postinst. (closes: #432042)

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Sun, 18 May 2008 14:26:49 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.10) unstable; urgency=low

   [ Daniel Baumann ]
   * Adding Vcs fields in control.
 
   [ Bastian Blank ]
   * Update iwl4965 firmware, version 4.44.1.20. (closes: #463052)
   * Updating to 2.6.24-1.
   * Drop udeb support.
   * Drop old variants of iwlwifi firmwares.

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:24:12 +0100

2007

firmware-nonfree (0.9) unstable; urgency=low

   * Merging rt61 and rt73 to ralink as requested by Bastian.

 -- Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:02:00 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.8) unstable; urgency=low

   * Applying patch from Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> to update
     gencontrol.py for linux-support-2.6.22-3.
   * Check for already included firmware by initramfs-tools own functions
     (Closes: #440967).
   * Applying patch from Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> to add
     ralink rt61 firmware, version 1.2.
   * Applying patch from Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> to add
     ralink rt73 firmware, version 1.8.
   * Bumping package to debhelper 5.
   * Removed some useless whitespaces at EOL and EOF.

 -- Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:58:00 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.7) unstable; urgency=low

   * Set section to non-free/admin.
   * Added iwl3945 firwmare, version 2.14.1.5,
     Added iwl4965 firmware, version 4.44.1.18. (closes: #435304)

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:09:19 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.6) unstable; urgency=low

   * Drop Daniel from Uploaders.
   * Add content lists. (closes: #393469)
   * Update qlogic firmwares.
   * Merge iwl3945 and iwl4965 into iwlwifi.

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:52:06 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.5) unstable; urgency=low

   * Building against 2.6.21-2.
   * Added myself to uploaders.
   * Updated ipw3945.ucode to version 1.14.2.
   * Added iwl3945 firwmare, version 2.14.4.
   * Added iwl4965 firmware, version 4.44.15.

 -- Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 01:16:00 +0100

firmware-nonfree (0.4) unstable; urgency=low

   * Build-depend on linux-support-2.6.18-4; closes: #414773.
   * Add myself to uploaders.

 -- Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:32:31 -0700

2006

firmware-nonfree (0.3) unstable; urgency=low

   * Rename qlogic initramfs-tools hook, closes: #386175
   * Make initramfs-tools hooks executable, closes: #386172
   * Bump standars to 3.7.2, no changes required.

 -- Frederik Schüler <fs@debian.org>  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:10:29 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.2) unstable; urgency=low

   * Release into unstable.
   * Build-depend on linux-support-2.6.17-2.

 -- Frederik Schüler <fs@debian.org>  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:36:33 +0200

firmware-nonfree (0.1) experimental; urgency=low

   [ Frederik Schüler ]
   * Initial release.

 -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:19:21 +0200