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

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> 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.
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