The drivers themselves may be free, but they require proprietary firmware, so any hardware that relies on them is not compatible with free software. They have been removed in the gNewSense distribution.

• drivers/atm/atmsar11.data
• drivers/char/drm/mga_ucode.h
• drivers/char/drm/r128_cce.c
• drivers/char/drm/radeon_cp.c
• drivers/char/dsp56k.c
• drivers/char/ip2/fip_firm.h
• drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10021.c
• drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda8083.c
• drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda80xx.c
• drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ves1820.c
• drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ves1x93.c
• drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
• drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_hw.c
• drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-av.c
• drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-ci.c
• drivers/media/video/cs8420.h
• drivers/net/acenic_firmware.h
• drivers/net/bnx2_fw.h
• drivers/net/cassini.h
• drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h
• drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h
• drivers/net/dgrs_firmware.c
• drivers/net/e100.c
• drivers/net/hamradio/yam1200.h
• drivers/net/hamradio/yam9600.h
• drivers/net/myri_code.h
• drivers/net/pcmcia/ositech.h
• drivers/net/starfire_firmware.h
• drivers/net/tg3.c
• drivers/net/tokenring/3c359_microcode.h
• drivers/net/tokenring/smctr_firmware.h
• drivers/net/typhoon-firmware.h
• drivers/net/wan/sdladrv.c
• drivers/net/wan/wanxlfw.inc_shipped
• drivers/net/wireless/prism54_softmac/sent_data_ok.h
• drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/r8180_rtl8255.c
• drivers/s390/net/qeth_mpc.c
• drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_seq.h_shipped
• drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_seq_microcode.c
• drivers/scsi/ql1040_fw.h
• drivers/scsi/ql12160_fw.h
• drivers/scsi/ql1280_fw.h
• drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2100_fw.c
• drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2200_fw.c
• drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2300_fw.c
• drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2322_fw.c
• drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql6312_fw.c
• drivers/scsi/qlogicfc_asm.c
• drivers/scsi/qlogicpti_asm.c
• drivers/serial/jsm/jsm_neo.c
• drivers/usb/media/dabfirmware.h
• drivers/usb/media/ibmcam.c
• drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc-kiara.c
• drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc-timon.c
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/cs2102.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/cxlib.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/hdcs2020.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/hv7131b.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/hv7131c.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/icm105a.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/pb0330.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/sn9cxxx.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/sonix.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/sp5xxfw2.dat
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/spca500_init.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/spca501_init.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/spca505_init.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/spca508_init.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/spca561.h
• drivers/usb/media/spca5xx/tas5130c
• drivers/usb/media/vicam.c
• drivers/usb/misc/emi26_fw.h
• drivers/usb/misc/emi62_fw_m.h
• drivers/usb/misc/emi62_fw_s.h
• drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb_init.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-505rfmd2958-1.101.0-86.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-i3861.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-i3863.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-505-rfmd2958-1.101.0-86.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-505a-rfmd2958-1.102.0-113.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-i3861.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-i3863.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-r505.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-rfmd-0.90.2-140.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-rfmd-1.101.0-84.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-pkg-rfmd-acc-1.101.0-84.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-r505.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-rfmd-0.100.4-16.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-rfmd-0.90.2-140.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-rfmd-1.101.0-84.h
• drivers/usb/net/atmel/fw-rfmd-acc-1.101.0-84.h
• drivers/usb/net/eagle/eu_firmware.h
• drivers/usb/net/kawethfw.h
• drivers/usb/net/zd1211/WS11UPh.h
• drivers/usb/net/zd1211/WS11UPhR.h
• drivers/usb/net/zd1211/WS11UPhR_Turbo.h
• drivers/usb/net/zd1211/WS11UPhm.h
• drivers/usb/net/zd1211/WS11Ub.h
• drivers/usb/net/zd1211/WS11Ur.h
• drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_boot.h
• drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_boot2.h
• drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_down.h
• drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_down2.h
• drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_down3.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_mpr_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa18x_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa19_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa19qi_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa19qw_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa19w_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa28_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa28x_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa28xa_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa28xb_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa49w_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa49wlc_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/ti_fw_3410.h
• drivers/usb/serial/ti_fw_5052.h
• drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat_fw.h
• drivers/usb/serial/xircom_pgs_fw.h
• drivers/video/asiliantfb.c
• drivers/video/chipsfb.c
• sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212-firmware.h