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From: TimeBreach <timebreach@××××.fr>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter?
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:08:23
Message-Id: 4783CA1C.7020008@free.fr
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter? by Grant
1 Grant a écrit :
2 >> Yes i emerge it but after i've unmerged it.
3 >>
4 >> So probably was added during this install.
5 >
6 > What install do you think has added it?
7 >
8 > - Grant
9 >
10 >
11 >>>> Yes i've the same:
12 >>>>
13 >>>> ls /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
14 >>>> /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
15 >>>>
16 >>>> But i don't remember to setted up it.
17 >>> Well, it wasn't the kernel right? :)
18 >>>
19 >>> Were you experimenting with driver packages for the rt73 outside of
20 >>> the kernel? That's where mine came from. If you remove that firmware
21 >>> your device won't work. I've filed a bug here:
22 >>>
23 >>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204314
24 >>>
25 >>> - Grant
26 >>>
27 >>>
28 >>>>>> For rt73usb no firmware is needed. Just use vanilla kernel built-in module.
29 >>>>>>
30 >>>>>> as i did:
31 >>>>>>
32 >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00=m
33 >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB=m
34 >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_USB=m
35 >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_FIRMWARE=y
36 >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT2400PCI is not set
37 >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT2500PCI is not set
38 >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT61PCI is not set
39 >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT2500USB is not set
40 >>>>>> CONFIG_RT73USB=m
41 >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_DEBUGFS=y
42 >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_DEBUG=y
43 >>>>>>
44 >>>>>> With:
45 >>>>>>
46 >>>>>> [I] sys-kernel/vanilla-sources
47 >>>>>> Installed versions: 2.6.24_rc5(2.6.24_rc5)(02:05:20
48 >>>>>> 16.12.2007)(-build -symlink)
49 >>>>>> Homepage: http://www.kernel.org
50 >>>>>> Description: Full sources for the Linux kernel
51 >>>>> I'm using vanilla-sources-2.6.24-rc6 and I have the same options
52 >>>>> enabled as you except for the debug stuff, but the driver only works
53 >>>>> if I have /lib/firmware/rt73.bin which is installed by the
54 >>>>> bugs.gentoo.org ebuild for rt73-9999. Can you verify that you don't
55 >>>>> have that file?
56 >>>>>
57 >>>>> - Grant
58 >>>>>
59 >>>>>> Regards, Kalden.
60
61 I think it's net-wireless/rt2x00 with rt73usb flag
62
63
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