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This repository contains pre-compiled binaries of the current Raspberry Pi kernel and modules, userspace libraries, and bootloader/GPU firmware.

A rough guide to this repository and the licences covering its contents is below (check the appropriate directories for more specific licence details):

  • boot:
    • start*.elf, fixup*.dat and bootcode.bin are the GPU firmwares and bootloader. Their licence is described in boot/LICENCE.broadcom.
    • The kernel.img files are builds of the Linux kernel, released under the GPL (see boot/COPYING.linux)
    • The dtbs, overlays and associated README are built from Linux kernel sources, released under the GPL (see boot/COPYING.linux)
  • debug: pre-built modules for the kernel_debug.img (boot/COPYING.linux)
  • documentation/ilcomponents: OpenMax IL documentation (boot/LICENCE.broadcom)
  • extra: System.map files for the provided kernel builds (boot/COPYING.linux), and dt-blob.dts (boot/LICENCE.broadcom)
  • hardfp/opt/vc: userspace VideoCoreIV libraries built for the armv6 hardfp ABI (opt/vc/LICENCE)
  • modules: pre-built modules for kernel.img (boot/COPYING.linux)
  • opt/vc: includes userspace libraries for the VideCoreIV - EGL/GLES/OpenVG etc. (opt/vc/LICENCE)