Replicant

h1. WiFi

h2. Issue

On desktops and laptops, several WiFi chips don't require non-free firmwares to be loaded.

Several cases exist:

* The WiFi chip doesn't need a firmware, and the driver talks directly to the hardware (ath5k and ath9k compatible chips)

* The WiFi chip has a free software firmware (ath9k_htc, carl1970, and some b43 compatible chips)

* The WiFi chip has a non-free firmware in a flash chip and don't need loadable firmware.

On phones, the only WiFi chip that don't requires a non-free firmware that we know of is the OpenMoko FreeRunner wifi chip. The firmware is in a flash chip.

h2. Summary of devices currently targeted by Replicant

|_. Device |_. WiFi chip |_. driver(s) |_. USB OTG Host |

|/2. GTA04 |/2. Marvell 8686 (W2CBW003) | libertas_sdio(mainline, cfg80211) | Yes(?mA) |

| libertas_tf_sdio(patches, mac80211) |

|/2. LG Optimus Black |/2. Broadcom BCM4329 |/2. | Yes(?mA) |

h2. Internal WiFi chips on devices currently targeted by Replicant

h2. Available Internal WiFi chips for smartphones and tablets

h2. External Wifi solution