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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-08-23 10:03:46 (EDT)
committer Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-08-23 10:03:46 (EDT)
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FAQ: note about sound and webcam firmware
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+ <h3 id="blobs-sound">Sound card <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-sound">#blobs-sound</a>)</h3>
+ <p>
+ Sound hardware (integrated or discrete) typically has firmware on it (DSP) for processing input/output.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>
+ </p>
+
+ <h3 id="blobs-webcam">Web cam <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-webcam">#blobs-webcam</a></h3>
+ <p>
+ Webcams have firmware integrated into them that process the image input into the camera; adjusting focus,
+ white balancing and so on.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>
+ </p>
+
<h3 id="blobs-usbhost">USB host controller <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-usbhost">#blobs-usbhost</a>)</span></h3>
<p>
Doesn't really apply to current libreboot systems (none of them have USB 3.0 at the moment), but