On Friday 6 September 2024 11:41:03 BST Michael wrote: > You could have inadvertently cleaned this package from your > /var/lib/portage/ world, or unmerged it for some reason.
No, nothing like that. The sources and config files were all present, but the extra_firmware entries had been deleted. I know I'm getting a bit old for all this, but how can I inadvertently remove something I know should stay put? > Worth noting, dmesg would have complained it can't find this & that firmware. That's what put me on to it. > Either way, problem solved. :-) Indeed. -- Regards, Peter.