Please submit brcmfmac43436-sdio and brcmfmac43436s-sdio to linux-firmware.git

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
linux, raspberry-pi

Research direction

Start by reviewing the issue request and the linux-firmware.git submission process for brcmfmac43436-sdio and brcmfmac43436s-sdio. Confirm what firmware files are required and whether the licensing concern is resolved; done means the firmware is accepted upstream so distributions can ship it.

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Description

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The firmware required for the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 wireless chip should be published in linux-firmware.git so that distros can ship it without having to worry about being sued by whoever owns the IP.

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