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From: Dirkjan Ochtman <djc@gentoo.org>
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> wrote:
> I agree as I have also needed to google and search in forums to get
> proper firmware installed in the past in some machines :/

+1 from me; I've had a few machines break on kernel upgrades because I
didn't have the proper firmware installed (I guess older kernel
sources came with the firmware?).

Cheers,

Dirkjan