Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter?

[TimeBreach <timebreach@free.fr>]

Yes i emerge it but after i've unmerged it.

So probably was added during this install.

Grant a écrit :
>> Yes i've the same:
>>
>> ls /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
>> /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
>>
>> But i don't remember to setted up it.
> 
> Well, it wasn't the kernel right? :)
> 
> Were you experimenting with driver packages for the rt73 outside of
> the kernel?  That's where mine came from.  If you remove that firmware
> your device won't work.  I've filed a bug here:
> 
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204314
> 
> - Grant
> 
> 
>>>> For rt73usb no firmware is needed. Just use vanilla kernel built-in module.
>>>>
>>>> as i did:
>>>>
>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00=m
>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB=m
>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_USB=m
>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_FIRMWARE=y
>>>> # CONFIG_RT2400PCI is not set
>>>> # CONFIG_RT2500PCI is not set
>>>> # CONFIG_RT61PCI is not set
>>>> # CONFIG_RT2500USB is not set
>>>> CONFIG_RT73USB=m
>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_DEBUGFS=y
>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_DEBUG=y
>>>>
>>>> With:
>>>>
>>>> [I] sys-kernel/vanilla-sources
>>>>      Installed versions:  2.6.24_rc5(2.6.24_rc5)(02:05:20
>>>> 16.12.2007)(-build -symlink)
>>>>      Homepage:            http://www.kernel.org
>>>>      Description:         Full sources for the Linux kernel
>>> I'm using vanilla-sources-2.6.24-rc6 and I have the same options
>>> enabled as you except for the debug stuff, but the driver only works
>>> if I have /lib/firmware/rt73.bin which is installed by the
>>> bugs.gentoo.org ebuild for rt73-9999.  Can you verify that you don't
>>> have that file?
>>>
>>> - Grant
>>>
>>>> Regards, Kalden.

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