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

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> 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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