-----Original Message----- From: Neil Bothwick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 4:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to Transplant Firmware Blobs -- was: Issue with Wireless Interface
On Tue, 13 May 2014 20:00:55 -0500, Dale wrote: > > Hi all. I found out that I was missing the firmware, not the drivers. > > I have the firmware on a USB stick, so is it possible to transplant > > it in to Gentoo? > It may be in this package: > > sys-kernel/linux-firmware That's the best option, as portage will keep the firmware updated. If your device is not covered and you have the bare firmware file, copy it to /lib/firmware. -- Neil Bothwick Indecision is the key to flexibility. That's what I'll have to do, as my school conviently blocked the Portage tree.
