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From: pk <peterk2@××××××××.se>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] r8169 unable to apply firmware patch
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:39:02
Message-Id: 4E37C56E.9060501@coolmail.se
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] r8169 unable to apply firmware patch by Grant
1 On 2011-08-01 20:35, Grant wrote:
2
3 > Does anyone know if this is the case? Doesn't seem very Gentoo-like,
4 > although it should minimize package management for the devs which is
5 > good.
6
7 I assume they're just following kernel.org; since the kernel devs (at
8 least the ones that have to deal with firmware drivers) use the firmware
9 to build in I assume they are interested in having one, "official",
10 source from where to take them from...
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12 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/dwmw2/firmware/
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14 HTH
15
16 Best regards
17
18 Peter K