ar9170.fw
=========

This page is for the ar9170 open firmware. ar9170.fw is the firmware for
the Atheros 802.11n USB chipset (AR9170). It was released by Atheros
under the GPLv2 License with a lot of contributions made by the
community. The firmware is maintained by the community.

This is NOT the same firmware as the one released officially by Atheros
in a binary form under a restrictive license. If you are just looking to
download a ready-to-use firmware, please see the page for the
:doc:`ar9170 <ar9170>` driver for the links and instructions.

Get the source
--------------

You can get the source code from::

   http://git.sipsolutions.net/ar9170-fw.git

Toolchain
---------

You will need an SH2 toolchain, ar9170 firmware git tree allows you to
build your own toolchain on the fly.

Build and install
-----------------

::

   make
   sudo make install

releases
--------

No official releases have been made yet as the source code was just
released, a lot of cleanup is currently being done on the code. The
firmware is still usable though if you compile it.

status
------

This firmware should get you connected with 802.11n networks and with
networks requiring encryptions. At this point the firmware just works
but could use enhancements.

bug reports
-----------

Bug reports are probably immature to report at this point, but feel free
to give it a spin and let us know how it is going on the
:doc:`linux-wireless IRC channel <../support>`.

patches
-------

Patches should be sent to the :doc:`linux-wireless mailing list
<../../developers/mailinglists>`.