NexusSI902xLoadedFirmwares » History » Version 1
Paul Kocialkowski, 02/15/2013 06:27 PM
| 1 | 1 | Paul Kocialkowski | h1. Nexus S Firmwares |
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| 3 | Some hardware functionalities require firmwares to be functional. |
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| 4 | Firmwares are programs that do not run on the main CPU: instead, they run on separate chips. Some firmwares come pre-installed on the chip and some others need to be loaded by the CPU. |
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| 6 | *Since these firmwares are non-free software, we do not recommend using them nor do we distribute them.* |
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| 8 | | *Firmware location* | *Related chip* | *Function* | |
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| 9 | | /system/vendor/firmware/fw_bcm4329.bin | BCM4751 | WiFi | |
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| 10 | | /system/vendor/firmware/fw_bcm4329_apsta.bin | BCM4751 | WiFi | |
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| 11 | | /system/vendor/firmware/nvram_net.txt | BCM4751 | WiFi | |
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| 12 | | /system/vendor/firmware/bcm4329.hcd | BCM4751 | Bluetooth | |
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| 13 | | /system/lib/libpn544_fw.so | PN544 | NFC | |
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| 14 | | /system/vendor/firmware/samsung_mfc_fw.bin | MFC | Hardware video encoding/decoding | |