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From: Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] getting firmware for orinoco pcmcia card
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:35:31 -0400
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I am installing gentoo on an old machine without wireless builtin.

I have a hermes/orinoco pcmcia card that works fine.  Indeed the
wireless "works fine", but is not right.

When booting there is a very long delay at the net.eth1 and the system
wants the agere_sta_fw.bin firmware.  If you wait it out, it eventually
proceeds and the wireless works.  I assume I should be getting the
firmware, but I don't know from where.  I did emerge the orinoco-fwutils
but that doesn't have firmware or say where to get it.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,
allan