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 # alsa-firmware
 
+This package contains the firmware binaries for a number of sound cards.
+Some (but not all of these) require firmware loaders which are included in
+the alsa-tools-firmware package.
+
diff --git a/alsa-firmware.spec b/alsa-firmware.spec
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+Name:          alsa-firmware
+Version:       1.0.27
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       firmware for several ALSA-supported sound cards
+Group:         System/Kernel and Hardware
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.alsa-project.org/
+Source:        ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/firmware/alsa-firmware-%{version}.tar.bz2
+License:       GPL, BSD , LGPL
+Requires:          alsa-tools-firmware >= %{version}
+BuildRequires: automake
+BuildRequires: autoconf
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: alsa-tools-firmware
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+This package contains the firmware binaries for a number of sound cards.
+Some (but not all of these) require firmware loaders which are included in
+the alsa-tools-firmware package.
+
+%prep
+
+%setup -q
+# This source removes the emi_26_62 firmware which is under a questionable
+# license. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=217259
+
+rm -rf emi_26_62 
+
+sed -i s#'emi_26_62/Makefile \\'## configure.in
+sed -i s#emi_26_62## Makefile.am
+
+# broken symlinks in the output RPM, with no sign of the actual firmware (*.bin) files
+# themselves:
+#
+# /lib/firmware/turtlebeach:
+# msndinit.bin -> /etc/sound/msndinit.bin
+# msndperm.bin -> /etc/sound/msndperm.bin
+# pndsperm.bin -> /etc/sound/pndsperm.bin
+# pndspini.bin -> /etc/sound/pndspini.bin
+#
+
+sed -i s#'multisound/Makefile \\'## configure.in
+sed -i s#multisound## Makefile.am
+
+
+%build
+%__aclocal
+%__automake
+%__autoconf
+%configure  --disable-loader
+%make
+
+# Rename README files from firmware subdirs that have them
+for i in hdsploader mixartloader pcxhrloader usx2yloader vxloader
+do
+  mv ${i}/README README.${i}
+done
+
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+# License: KOS (BSD-alike)
+/lib/firmware/aica_firmware.bin
+# License: No explicit license; default package license is GPL
+/lib/firmware/asihpi/dsp*.bin
+#
+/lib/firmware/ctefx.bin
+/lib/firmware/ctspeq.bin
+# License: GPL (undefined version)
+/lib/firmware/digiface_*.bin
+# The licenses for the Echo Audio firmware vary slightly so each is enumerated
+# separately, to be really sure.
+# LGPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/3g_asic.fw
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/darla20_dsp.fw
+# LGPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/darla24_dsp.fw
+/lib/firmware/ea/echo3g_dsp.fw
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/gina*.fw
+# LGPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/indigo*.fw
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/layla*.fw
+/lib/firmware/ea/loader_dsp.fw
+# LGPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/mia_dsp.fw
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/ea/mona_*.fw
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/emu/audio_dock.fw
+/lib/firmware/emu/emu*.fw
+/lib/firmware/emu/hana.fw
+/lib/firmware/emu/micro_dock.fw
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/ess/maestro3_assp_*.fw
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/korg/k1212.dsp
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/mixart/miXart8.elf
+/lib/firmware/mixart/miXart8*.xlx
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/multiface_firmware*.bin
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/pcxhr
+# unchecked
+/lib/firmware/rpm_firmware.bin
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/sb16/*.csp
+# GPL
+/lib/firmware/vx/*.boot
+/lib/firmware/vx/*.b56
+/lib/firmware/vx/*.d56
+/lib/firmware/vx/*.xlx
+# License: No explicit license  see ALSA bug #3412
+/lib/firmware/yamaha/*.fw
+/lib/firmware/yamaha/yss225_registers.bin
+
+# Even with --disable-loader, we still get usxxx firmware here; looking at the
+# alsa-tools-firmware package, it seems like these devices probably use an old- 
+# style hotplug loading method
+# GPL
+%dir %{_datadir}/alsa/firmware/usx2yloader
+%{_datadir}/alsa/firmware/usx2yloader/*.conf
+%{_datadir}/alsa/firmware/usx2yloader/*.prepad
+%{_datadir}/alsa/firmware/usx2yloader/*.rbt
+%{_datadir}/alsa/firmware/usx2yloader/*.ihx
+%doc COPYING README.*
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Apr 15 2013 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.0.27-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Fri Jan 27 2012 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.0.25-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sat Mar 19 2011 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.0.24.1-1mamba
+- update to 1.0.24.1
+
+* Mon Apr 19 2010 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.0.23-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Sun Jun 07 2009 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.0.20-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Wed Jan 21 2009 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.0.19-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Sat Jan 03 2009 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.0.17rc2-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Fri Dec 19 2008 gil <puntogil@libero.it> 1.0.17-1mamba
+- package created by autospec