[Gta04-owner] advocacy: which bits of the gta04 are non-free?

joakim at verona.se joakim at verona.se
Fri Aug 3 12:02:04 CEST 2012


When advocating the GTA04 I need to understand which bits are non-free.

Could you help me correct my current understanding of the issues?

- Wifi requires a non-free blob to work, and non-free drivers, but you
  don't need wifi to use the device. If you dont load the firmware blob
  the wifi hw does nothing.  There are attempts at free drivers.
  
- The 3D display driver needs non-free SGX drivers, but you can use it
  in 2D mode with free drivers.  There are attempts at free drivers for
  the 3D bits.

- The WWAN coprocessor needs a firmware blob that you upload via
  USB. The coprocessor doesnt have access to the memory of the main CPU.


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Joakim Verona


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