[alsa-devel] Merging alsa-firmware into linux-firmware

[Clemens Ladisch]

David Henningsson wrote:
> On 2010-07-20 15:31, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > I wonder what you're going to do about the multisound firmware files;
> > the /lib/firmware/turtlebeach/*.bin files are just symbolic links to
> > the actual files in /etc/sound that owners of these cards (if any such
> > still exist) are supposed to have.  
> 
> Ah, thanks for bringing this up to my attention. From where do these
> .bin-files come originally?

I don't know more than what Documentation/sound/oss/MultiSound says.
The download links in there are, of course, broken; with Google, I've
found msndvkit.zip but not pnddk100.zip.

> Can we include them?

| This developer's kit does not provide you with a license to distribute
| any of the contained software, including, but not limited to
| DSPCODE.OBJ, MCONTROL.C. Developers wishing to use these in specific
| applications can do so by requesting and returning the "MultiSound DSP
| OEM Licensing Agreement".
| 
| Turtle Beach's policy on redistribution is simple. For a license fee
| of $1, we allow developers to distribute the above code modules along
| with their products, provided that MultiSound hardware is included in
| the target product. Since DSP_CODE.OBJ only works with MultiSound
| hardware, this is the only logical use of the code.

Try asking Turtle Beach.

> > (Er, wasn't there a regression introduced in the emi62 firmware in
> > 2.6.27?)

http://xiphmont.livejournal.com/46858.html


Regards,
Clemens