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nokia open source drivers

Posted Oct 18, 2007 0:32 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)
In reply to: nokia open source drivers by undefined
Parent article: New Nokia Linux tablet packs slideout keyboard (LinuxDevices.com)

I asked a similar question a couple of months ago, and the answer that I got was that there
are a couple drivers related to power management that are closed. I wasn't able to confirm
this (and have held off buying one as a result)

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Posted Oct 18, 2007 13:27 UTC (Thu) by mgedmin (subscriber, #34497) [Link]

IIRC the boot loader is non-free, and the userspace daemon that monitors the battery charge is
non-free.  I don't remember if the wifi driver needs a binary blob or not.

nokia open source drivers

Posted Oct 19, 2007 12:02 UTC (Fri) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]

that doesn't sound bad. I'm willing to live with non-free userspace tools, and if the binary
blob for the wifi is for the firmware of the card (as opposed to the driver) I'm fine.

the bootloader could be an issue, but I'd have to see what options there are (and what
capabilities the bootloader has. as long as it can boot my own kernels I don't have heartburn
with the concept)