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

[TimeBreach <timebreach@free.fr>]

Grant a écrit :
>> Yes i emerge it but after i've unmerged it.
>>
>> So probably was added during this install.
> 
> What install do you think has added it?
> 
> - Grant
> 
> 
>>>> 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.

I think it's net-wireless/rt2x00 with rt73usb flag


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