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From: Raymond Lewis Rebbeck <dystopianray@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Last rites for net-wireless/ipw2100 and net-wireless/ipw2200
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:24:51
Message-Id: 200612230750.32958.dystopianray@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Last rites for net-wireless/ipw2100 and net-wireless/ipw2200 by "Rémi Cardona"
1 On Saturday, 23 December 2006 7:44, Rémi Cardona wrote:
2 > On second thoughts, I'll raise a small objection to the removal. Latest
3 > gentoo version is 1.2.0 while the kernel (gentoo-sources-2.6.19-r2) says
4 > to contain 1.1.4. I know that difference isn't exactly huge, but still,
5 > it's a step backwards.
6 >
7 > On a side note, how do I tell the in-kernel driver where to find the
8 > firmware? Apparently, it's having issues loading it.
9
10 Make sure you compile the driver as a module, otherwise it'll try to load
11 firmware before / is mounted.
12
13 >
14 > As for the package, as I am myself a user of ipw2200, I could help out
15 > with whatever tasks are needed to maintain this package (if needed)
16 >
17 > Cheers,
18 >
19 > Rémi
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22 Raymond Lewis Rebbeck
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