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From: TimeBreach <timebreach@××××.fr>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter?
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:49:45
Message-Id: 47826638.1090304@free.fr
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter? by Grant
1 Yes i emerge it but after i've unmerged it.
2
3 So probably was added during this install.
4
5 Grant a écrit :
6 >> Yes i've the same:
7 >>
8 >> ls /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
9 >> /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
10 >>
11 >> But i don't remember to setted up it.
12 >
13 > Well, it wasn't the kernel right? :)
14 >
15 > Were you experimenting with driver packages for the rt73 outside of
16 > the kernel? That's where mine came from. If you remove that firmware
17 > your device won't work. I've filed a bug here:
18 >
19 > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204314
20 >
21 > - Grant
22 >
23 >
24 >>>> For rt73usb no firmware is needed. Just use vanilla kernel built-in module.
25 >>>>
26 >>>> as i did:
27 >>>>
28 >>>> CONFIG_RT2X00=m
29 >>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB=m
30 >>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_USB=m
31 >>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_FIRMWARE=y
32 >>>> # CONFIG_RT2400PCI is not set
33 >>>> # CONFIG_RT2500PCI is not set
34 >>>> # CONFIG_RT61PCI is not set
35 >>>> # CONFIG_RT2500USB is not set
36 >>>> CONFIG_RT73USB=m
37 >>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_DEBUGFS=y
38 >>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_DEBUG=y
39 >>>>
40 >>>> With:
41 >>>>
42 >>>> [I] sys-kernel/vanilla-sources
43 >>>> Installed versions: 2.6.24_rc5(2.6.24_rc5)(02:05:20
44 >>>> 16.12.2007)(-build -symlink)
45 >>>> Homepage: http://www.kernel.org
46 >>>> Description: Full sources for the Linux kernel
47 >>> I'm using vanilla-sources-2.6.24-rc6 and I have the same options
48 >>> enabled as you except for the debug stuff, but the driver only works
49 >>> if I have /lib/firmware/rt73.bin which is installed by the
50 >>> bugs.gentoo.org ebuild for rt73-9999. Can you verify that you don't
51 >>> have that file?
52 >>>
53 >>> - Grant
54 >>>
55 >>>> Regards, Kalden.
56
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