From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4AF513896D for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:06:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4C8AC21C11A; Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:05:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1B0D021C0D5 for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:05:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.33] (157.Red-2-137-34.dynamicIP.rima-tde.net [2.137.34.157]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: pacho) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4458933E270 for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:05:28 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: RFC: install linux-firmware with kernel sources (was Re: [gentoo-dev] Lastrite: Firmware cleanup, part #1) From: Pacho Ramos To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20130210174634.77631769@sf> References: <5117560B.3090709@gentoo.org> <20130210174634.77631769@sf> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-RLxexzKlk9+XuGEg2n8Q" Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:05:15 +0100 Message-ID: <1360508715.26312.8.camel@belkin4> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.3 X-Archives-Salt: 40d46f2b-6fbc-4162-8a97-b51e9361cbe6 X-Archives-Hash: dc8276765536a601c607dc6228709d54 --=-RLxexzKlk9+XuGEg2n8Q Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable El dom, 10-02-2013 a las 17:46 +0300, Sergei Trofimovich escribi=C3=B3: [...] > The source of confusion was non-working device by default. > Maybe 'IUSE=3D+firmware; RDEPEND=3D"firmware? ( sys-kernel/linux-firmware= )"' > for virtual/linux-sources would help user experience a bit. >=20 > Sometimes firmware loader does not even write fw file > it expects to be present on FS in dmesg (like certain broadcom drivers) > thus it's nontrivial for user to figure out needed package to be installe= d. >=20 > Thanks! >=20 I agree as I have also needed to google and search in forums to get proper firmware installed in the past in some machines :/ --=-RLxexzKlk9+XuGEg2n8Q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAlEXtysACgkQCaWpQKGI+9TzTwCfTNURViC9875cZgUwEmcq0oW9 ffYAnigtmWMfDaSLxCivIJOt2miYfgaA =3qlk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-RLxexzKlk9+XuGEg2n8Q--