Get linux firmware for kernel.org, add missing ones, create a package linux-firmware and install it on the image in the building process. Firmware package, which is build with kernel is removed. We need to test if anything is missing - tested so far: Cubietruck, Banana PRO, M2+

bin/firmware-overlay/ap6210/bd_addr.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+11:22:33:44:55:66

bin/firmware-overlay/ap6210/nvram.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#AP6210_NVRAM_V1.3_08182013
+manfid=0x2d0
+prodid=0x492
+vendid=0x14e4
+devid=0x4343
+boardtype=0x0598
+
+# Board Revision is P307, same nvram file can be used for P304, P305, P306 and P307 as the tssi pa params used are same
+#Please force the automatic RX PER data to the respective board directory if not using P307 board, for e.g. for P305 boards force the data into the following directory /projects/BCM43362/a1_labdata/boardtests/results/sdg_rev0305
+boardrev=0x1307
+boardnum=777
+xtalfreq=26000
+boardflags=0x80201
+boardflags2=0x80
+sromrev=3
+wl0id=0x431b
+macaddr=00:90:4c:07:71:12
+aa2g=1
+ag0=2
+maxp2ga0=74
+cck2gpo=0x2222
+ofdm2gpo=0x44444444
+mcs2gpo0=0x8888
+mcs2gpo1=0x8888
+pa0maxpwr=56
+
+#P207 PA params
+#pa0b0=5447
+#pa0b1=-658
+#pa0b2=-175<div></div>
+
+#Same PA params for P304,P305, P306, P307
+
+pa0b0=5447
+pa0b1=-607
+pa0b2=-160
+pa0itssit=62
+pa1itssit=62
+
+
+cckPwrOffset=5
+ccode=0
+rssismf2g=0xa
+rssismc2g=0x3
+rssisav2g=0x7
+triso2g=0
+noise_cal_enable_2g=1
+noise_cal_po_2g=6
+swctrlmap_2g=0x04040404,0x02020202,0x02020202,0x010101,0x1ff
+temp_add=29767
+temp_mult=425
+
+btc_flags=0x6
+btc_params0=5000
+btc_params1=1000
+btc_params6=63
+

bin/firmware-overlay/ap6210/nvram_ap6210.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#AP6210_NVRAM_V1.2_03192013
+manfid=0x2d0
+prodid=0x492
+vendid=0x14e4
+devid=0x4343
+boardtype=0x0598
+
+# Board Revision is P307, same nvram file can be used for P304, P305, P306 and P307 as the tssi pa params used are same
+#Please force the automatic RX PER data to the respective board directory if not using P307 board, for e.g. for P305 boards force the data into the following directory /projects/BCM43362/a1_labdata/boardtests/results/sdg_rev0305
+boardrev=0x1307
+boardnum=777
+xtalfreq=26000
+boardflags=0x80201
+boardflags2=0x80
+sromrev=3
+wl0id=0x431b
+macaddr=00:90:4c:07:71:12
+aa2g=1
+ag0=2
+maxp2ga0=74
+cck2gpo=0x2222
+ofdm2gpo=0x44444444
+mcs2gpo0=0x6666
+mcs2gpo1=0x6666
+pa0maxpwr=56
+
+#P207 PA params
+#pa0b0=5447
+#pa0b1=-658
+#pa0b2=-175<div></div>
+
+#Same PA params for P304,P305, P306, P307
+
+pa0b0=5447
+pa0b1=-607
+pa0b2=-160
+pa0itssit=62
+pa1itssit=62
+
+
+cckPwrOffset=5
+ccode=0
+rssismf2g=0xa
+rssismc2g=0x3
+rssisav2g=0x7
+triso2g=0
+noise_cal_enable_2g=0
+noise_cal_po_2g=0
+swctrlmap_2g=0x04040404,0x02020202,0x02020202,0x010101,0x1ff
+temp_add=29767
+temp_mult=425
+
+btc_flags=0x6
+btc_params0=5000
+btc_params1=1000
+btc_params6=63
+

bin/firmware-overlay/ap6210/nvram_apxxxx.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#AP6210_NVRAM_V1.2_03192013
+manfid=0x2d0
+prodid=0x492
+vendid=0x14e4
+devid=0x4343
+boardtype=0x0598
+
+# Board Revision is P307, same nvram file can be used for P304, P305, P306 and P307 as the tssi pa params used are same
+#Please force the automatic RX PER data to the respective board directory if not using P307 board, for e.g. for P305 boards force the data into the following directory /projects/BCM43362/a1_labdata/boardtests/results/sdg_rev0305
+boardrev=0x1307
+boardnum=777
+xtalfreq=26000
+boardflags=0x80201
+boardflags2=0x80
+sromrev=3
+wl0id=0x431b
+macaddr=00:90:4c:07:71:12
+aa2g=1
+ag0=2
+maxp2ga0=74
+cck2gpo=0x2222
+ofdm2gpo=0x44444444
+mcs2gpo0=0x6666
+mcs2gpo1=0x6666
+pa0maxpwr=56
+
+#P207 PA params
+#pa0b0=5447
+#pa0b1=-658
+#pa0b2=-175<div></div>
+
+#Same PA params for P304,P305, P306, P307
+
+pa0b0=5447
+pa0b1=-607
+pa0b2=-160
+pa0itssit=62
+pa1itssit=62
+
+
+cckPwrOffset=5
+ccode=0
+rssismf2g=0xa
+rssismc2g=0x3
+rssisav2g=0x7
+triso2g=0
+noise_cal_enable_2g=0
+noise_cal_po_2g=0
+swctrlmap_2g=0x04040404,0x02020202,0x02020202,0x010101,0x1ff
+temp_add=29767
+temp_mult=425
+
+btc_flags=0x6
+btc_params0=5000
+btc_params1=1000
+btc_params6=63
+

bin/firmware-overlay/ap6212/nvram.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#AP6212_NVRAM_V1.0_20140603
+# 2.4 GHz, 20 MHz BW mode
+
+# The following parameter values are just placeholders, need to be updated.
+manfid=0x2d0
+prodid=0x0726
+vendid=0x14e4
+devid=0x43e2
+boardtype=0x0726
+boardrev=0x1101
+boardnum=22
+macaddr=00:90:4c:c5:12:38
+sromrev=11
+boardflags=0x00404201
+xtalfreq=26000
+nocrc=1
+ag0=255
+aa2g=1
+ccode=ALL
+
+pa0itssit=0x20
+extpagain2g=0
+
+#PA parameters for 2.4GHz, measured at CHIP OUTPUT
+pa2ga0=-168,7161,-820
+AvVmid_c0=0x0,0xc8
+cckpwroffset0=5
+
+# PPR params
+maxp2ga0=90
+txpwrbckof=6
+cckbw202gpo=0x5555
+legofdmbw202gpo=0x77777777
+mcsbw202gpo=0xaaaaaaaa
+
+# OFDM IIR :
+ofdmdigfilttype=7
+# PAPD mode:
+papdmode=2
+
+il0macaddr=00:90:4c:c5:12:38
+wl0id=0x431b
+
+#OOB parameters
+hostwake=0x40
+hostrdy=0x41
+usbrdy=0x03
+usbrdydelay=100
+deadman_to=0xffffffff
+# muxenab: 0x1 for UART enable, 0x10 for Host awake
+muxenab=0x10
+# CLDO PWM voltage settings - 0x4 - 1.1 volt
+#cldo_pwm=0x4
+

bin/firmware-overlay/brcm/brcmfmac4329-sdio.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# bcm94329sdagb board
+# $Copyright (C) 2008 Broadcom Corporation$
+# $id$
+
+sromrev=3
+vendid=0x14e4
+devid=0x432f
+boardtype=0x53e
+
+boardrev=0x41
+
+#boardflags=0x1200
+boardflags=0x200
+
+# Specify the xtalfreq if it is otherthan 38.4MHz
+xtalfreq=37400
+
+aa2g=3
+aa5g=0
+
+ag0=255
+#tri2g=0x64
+
+# 11g paparams
+pa0b0=5542,5542,5542
+pa0b1=64244,64244,64244
+pa0b2=65202,65202,65202
+
+pa0itssit=62
+pa0maxpwr=74
+opo=0
+mcs2gpo0=0x6666
+mcs2gpo1=0x6666
+
+# 11g rssi params
+rssismf2g=0xa,0xa,0xa
+rssismc2g=0xb,0xb,0xb
+rssisav2g=0x3,0x3,0x3
+bxa2g=0
+
+# country code
+ccode=ALL
+cctl=0x0
+cckdigfilttype=0
+ofdmdigfilttype=1
+
+rxpo2g=0
+
+boardnum=1
+macaddr=00:90:4c:c5:00:34
+
+# xtal pu and pd time control variable
+# pu time is driver default (0x1501)
+#r13t=0x1501
+
+#######
+nocrc=1
+
+#for mfgc
+otpimagesize=182
+
+# sdio extra configs
+hwhdr=0x05ffff031030031003100000
+
+#This generates empty F1, F2 and F3 tuple chains, and may be used if the host SDIO stack does not require the standard tuples.
+#RAW1=80 02 fe ff
+
+#This includes the standard FUNCID and FUNCE tuples in the F1, F2, F3 and common CIS.
+RAW1=80 32 fe 21 02 0c 00 22 2a 01 01 00 00 c5 0 e6 00 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 ff ff 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff 20 04 D0 2 29 43 21 02 0c 00 22 04 00 20 00 5A
+nvramver=4.218.214.0

bin/firmware-overlay/brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# bcm94330wlsdgb.txt
+manfid=0x2d0
+prodid=0x0552
+vendid=0x14e4
+devid=0x4360
+boardtype=0x0552
+boardrev=0x11
+# this design has 2.4GHz SP3T switch
+boardflags=0x00080200
+nocrc=1
+xtalfreq=37400
+boardnum=22
+macaddr=00:90:4c:c5:12:38
+ag0=255
+aa2g=1
+ccode=CN
+pa0b0=0x14d0
+pa0b1=0xfd98
+pa0b2=0xff78
+rssismf2g=0xa
+rssismc2g=0x3
+rssisav2g=0x7
+maxp2ga0=0x50
+sromrev=3
+il0macaddr=00:90:4c:c5:12:38
+wl0id=0x431b
+cckPwrOffset=5
+ofdm2gpo=0x66666666
+mcs2gpo0=0x6666
+mcs2gpo1=0x6666
+swctrlmap_2g=0x04040404,0x02020202,0x02020404,0x10202,0x1ff
+swctrlmap_5g=0x00100010,0x00280020,0x00200010,0x14202,0x2f8
+rfreg033=0x19
+rfreg033_cck=0x1f
+dacrate2g=160
+txalpfbyp2g=1
+bphyscale=17
+cckPwrIdxCorr=-15
+pacalidx2g=45
+txgaintbl=1

bin/firmware-overlay/brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#AP6210_NVRAM_V1.2_03192013
+manfid=0x2d0
+prodid=0x492
+vendid=0x14e4
+devid=0x4343
+boardtype=0x0598
+
+# Board Revision is P307, same nvram file can be used for P304, P305, P306 and P307 as the tssi pa params used are same
+#Please force the automatic RX PER data to the respective board directory if not using P307 board, for e.g. for P305 boards force the data into the following directory /projects/BCM43362/a1_labdata/boardtests/results/sdg_rev0305
+boardrev=0x1307
+boardnum=777
+xtalfreq=26000
+boardflags=0x80201
+boardflags2=0x80
+sromrev=3
+wl0id=0x431b
+macaddr=00:90:4c:07:71:12
+aa2g=1
+ag0=2
+maxp2ga0=74
+cck2gpo=0x2222
+ofdm2gpo=0x44444444
+mcs2gpo0=0x6666
+mcs2gpo1=0x6666
+pa0maxpwr=56
+
+#P207 PA params
+#pa0b0=5447
+#pa0b1=-658
+#pa0b2=-175<div></div>
+
+#Same PA params for P304,P305, P306, P307
+
+pa0b0=5447
+pa0b1=-607
+pa0b2=-160
+pa0itssit=62
+pa1itssit=62
+
+
+cckPwrOffset=5
+ccode=0
+rssismf2g=0xa
+rssismc2g=0x3
+rssisav2g=0x7
+triso2g=0
+noise_cal_enable_2g=0
+noise_cal_po_2g=0
+swctrlmap_2g=0x04040404,0x02020202,0x02020202,0x010101,0x1ff
+temp_add=29767
+temp_mult=425
+
+btc_flags=0x6
+btc_params0=5000
+btc_params1=1000
+btc_params6=63
+

boards.sh

@@ -115,9 +115,15 @@ install_kernel (){
 	chroot $CACHEDIR/sdcard /bin/bash -c "dpkg -i /tmp/${HEADERS_TMP}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb > /dev/null"
 
 	# install firmware
-	if [[ -f $CACHEDIR/sdcard/tmp/${FW_TMP}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb ]]; then
+	#if [[ -f $CACHEDIR/sdcard/tmp/${FW_TMP}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb ]]; then
-		display_alert "Installing firmware" "$FW_TMP" "info"
+	#	display_alert "Installing firmware" "$FW_TMP" "info"
-		chroot $CACHEDIR/sdcard /bin/bash -c "dpkg -i /tmp/${FW_TMP}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb > /dev/null"
+	#	chroot $CACHEDIR/sdcard /bin/bash -c "dpkg -i /tmp/${FW_TMP}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb > /dev/null"
+	#fi
+	
+	# install generic firmware instead
+	if [[ -f $CACHEDIR/sdcard/tmp/armbian-firmware_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb ]]; then
+		display_alert "Installing generic firmware" "armbian-firmware" "info"
+		chroot $CACHEDIR/sdcard /bin/bash -c "dpkg -i /tmp/armbian-firmware_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb > /dev/null"
 	fi
 	
 	# install DTB
@@ -130,5 +136,5 @@ install_kernel (){
 	cp $SRC/lib/bin/armbian.bmp $CACHEDIR/sdcard/boot/boot.bmp
 
 	# add our linux firmwares to cache image
-	unzip -q $SRC/lib/bin/linux-firmware.zip -d $CACHEDIR/sdcard/lib/firmware
+	# unzip -q $SRC/lib/bin/linux-firmware.zip -d $CACHEDIR/sdcard/lib/firmware
 }

common.sh

@@ -117,6 +117,39 @@ compile_sunxi_tools ()
 	make install-tools >/dev/null
 }
 
+compile_firmware ()
+{
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git + some ours
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	display_alert "Merging and packing linux firmware" "@host" "info"
+	cd $SOURCES/$MISC6_DIR
+	# overlay our firmware
+	cp -R $SRC/lib/bin/firmware-overlay/. .
+	# cleanup what's not needed for sure
+	rm -rf amdgpu amd-ucode radeon 
+	cd ..
+	cd ..
+	# set up control file
+	mkdir -p DEBIAN
+	cat <<-END > DEBIAN/control
+	Package: armbian-firmware
+	Version: $REVISION
+	Architecture: $ARCH
+	Maintainer: $MAINTAINER <$MAINTAINERMAIL>
+	Installed-Size: 1
+	Section: kernel
+	Priority: optional
+	Description: Linux firmware
+	END
+	cd ..
+	# pack
+	mv armbian-firmware armbian-firmware_${REVISION}_${ARCH}
+	dpkg -b armbian-firmware_${REVISION}_${ARCH} >> $DEST/debug/install.log 2>&1
+	mv armbian-firmware_${REVISION}_${ARCH} armbian-firmware
+	mv armbian-firmware*.deb $DEST/debs/ || exit_with_error "Failed moving kernel DEBs"
+}
+
 compile_kernel (){
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Compile kernel

configuration.sh

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ MISC1="https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools.git" # Allwinner fex compiler
 MISC1_DIR="sunxi-tools"	# local directory
 MISC5="https://github.com/hglm/a10disp/" # Display changer for Allwinner
 MISC5_DIR="sunxi-display-changer" # local directory
+MISC6="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git" # Linux firmware
+MISC6_DIR="armbian-firmware/lib/firmware" # local directory
 HOST="$BOARD" # set hostname to the board
 CACHEDIR=$DEST/cache
 

main.sh

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ LINUXSOURCEDIR=$LINUXSOURCE/$GITHUBSUBDIR
 
 if [[ -n $MISC1 ]]; then fetch_from_github "$MISC1" "$MISC1_DIR"; fi
 if [[ -n $MISC5 ]]; then fetch_from_github "$MISC5" "$MISC5_DIR"; fi
+if [[ -n $MISC6 ]]; then fetch_from_github "$MISC6" "$MISC6_DIR"; fi
 
 # compile sunxi tools
 if [[ $LINUXFAMILY == sun*i ]]; then 
@@ -234,6 +235,8 @@ if [[ ! -f $DEST/debs/${CHOSEN_KERNEL}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb ]]; then
 	compile_kernel
 fi
 
+[[ ! -f $DEST/debs/armbian-firmware_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb ]] && compile_firmware
+
 [[ -n $RELEASE ]] && create_board_package
 
 if [[ $KERNEL_ONLY != yes ]]; then