There are number of open firmware projects, some of which are listed below.
Booting
Project |
Debian package |
Description |
Comment |
ITP 381727 |
open firmware for initialising computers from reset |
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open firmware for initialising computers from reset, used on ARM a lot |
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open firmware for initialising Raspberry Pi devices from reset |
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open UEFI firmware |
hardware support not packaged in Debian |
Embedded controllers
Project |
Debian package |
Description |
Comment |
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EC firmware for Chromebooks |
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WiFi
Project |
Debian package |
Description |
Comment |
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open firmware for Broadcom/AirForce chipset based WiFi devices |
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open firmware for Qualcomm Atheros AR7010 and AR9271 USB based WiFi devices |
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open firmware for Atheros AR9170 based WiFi devices |
not built from source in Debian |
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open firmware for Conexant based WiFi devices |
no longer developed, Subversion repository was lost, only a snapshot of the code remains |
Audio
Project |
Debian package |
Description |
Comment |
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open firmware for various Intel audio devices |
most devices that can run SOF require Intel signatures on the binaries (1 2 3 4) |
Visual
Project |
Debian package |
Description |
Comment |
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open firmware for the ?ColorHug family of open display colorimeter hardware |
Misc
Project |
Debian package |
Description |
Comment |
misc firmware gathered by Linux developers |
not built from source in Debian |