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

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> 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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