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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter?
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:30:45
Message-Id: 49bf44f10801060730m1ebae6ads8b287392b5b95909@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter? by TimeBreach
1 > Yes i've the same:
2 >
3 > ls /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
4 > /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
5 >
6 > But i don't remember to setted up it.
7
8 Well, it wasn't the kernel right? :)
9
10 Were you experimenting with driver packages for the rt73 outside of
11 the kernel? That's where mine came from. If you remove that firmware
12 your device won't work. I've filed a bug here:
13
14 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204314
15
16 - Grant
17
18
19 > >> For rt73usb no firmware is needed. Just use vanilla kernel built-in module.
20 > >>
21 > >> as i did:
22 > >>
23 > >> CONFIG_RT2X00=m
24 > >> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB=m
25 > >> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_USB=m
26 > >> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_FIRMWARE=y
27 > >> # CONFIG_RT2400PCI is not set
28 > >> # CONFIG_RT2500PCI is not set
29 > >> # CONFIG_RT61PCI is not set
30 > >> # CONFIG_RT2500USB is not set
31 > >> CONFIG_RT73USB=m
32 > >> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_DEBUGFS=y
33 > >> CONFIG_RT2X00_DEBUG=y
34 > >>
35 > >> With:
36 > >>
37 > >> [I] sys-kernel/vanilla-sources
38 > >> Installed versions: 2.6.24_rc5(2.6.24_rc5)(02:05:20
39 > >> 16.12.2007)(-build -symlink)
40 > >> Homepage: http://www.kernel.org
41 > >> Description: Full sources for the Linux kernel
42 > >
43 > > I'm using vanilla-sources-2.6.24-rc6 and I have the same options
44 > > enabled as you except for the debug stuff, but the driver only works
45 > > if I have /lib/firmware/rt73.bin which is installed by the
46 > > bugs.gentoo.org ebuild for rt73-9999. Can you verify that you don't
47 > > have that file?
48 > >
49 > > - Grant
50 > >
51 > >> Regards, Kalden.
52 --
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