> >> Yes i emerge it but after i've unmerged it.
> >>
> >> So probably was added during this install.
> >
> > What install do you think has added it?
> >
> > - Grant
> >
> >
> >>>> Yes i've the same:
> >>>>
> >>>> ls /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
> >>>> /lib/firmware/rt73.bin
> >>>>
> >>>> But i don't remember to setted up it.
> >>> Well, it wasn't the kernel right? :)
> >>>
> >>> Were you experimenting with driver packages for the rt73 outside of
> >>> the kernel?  That's where mine came from.  If you remove that firmware
> >>> your device won't work.  I've filed a bug here:
> >>>
> >>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204314
> >>>
> >>> - Grant
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> For rt73usb no firmware is needed. Just use vanilla kernel built-in 
> >>>>>> module.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> as i did:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00=m
> >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB=m
> >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_USB=m
> >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_FIRMWARE=y
> >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT2400PCI is not set
> >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT2500PCI is not set
> >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT61PCI is not set
> >>>>>> # CONFIG_RT2500USB is not set
> >>>>>> CONFIG_RT73USB=m
> >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_DEBUGFS=y
> >>>>>> CONFIG_RT2X00_DEBUG=y
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> With:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> [I] sys-kernel/vanilla-sources
> >>>>>>      Installed versions:  2.6.24_rc5(2.6.24_rc5)(02:05:20
> >>>>>> 16.12.2007)(-build -symlink)
> >>>>>>      Homepage:            http://www.kernel.org
> >>>>>>      Description:         Full sources for the Linux kernel
> >>>>> I'm using vanilla-sources-2.6.24-rc6 and I have the same options
> >>>>> enabled as you except for the debug stuff, but the driver only works
> >>>>> if I have /lib/firmware/rt73.bin which is installed by the
> >>>>> bugs.gentoo.org ebuild for rt73-9999.  Can you verify that you don't
> >>>>> have that file?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> - Grant
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Regards, Kalden.
>
> I think it's net-wireless/rt2x00 with rt73usb flag

Yeah I can't get that to compile even on vanilla-sources-2.6.24-rc7.
The developer says it uses a newer version of some wireless stuff that
is in git-sources.  Are you using vanilla-sources and it compiles?

- Grant
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