Bug 217597

Summary:	rt61 rt2500 ralink-rt61 ports fail to emerge with linux-2.6.24-gentoo-r4
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Viktors <viktors.zilinskis>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Radoslaw Stachowiak (RETIRED) <radek>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	mobile+disabled
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-688050.html
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	277232
Bug Blocks:	207383

Description Viktors 2008-04-14 08:41:55 UTC

Wanted to setup my wireless card "05:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 rev B 802.11g" but can not emerge any of it's drivers:

<... see link in atachment ...>

Somebody at forums told it's just happening with the new kernel.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
just try to emerge any of these ports
Actual Results:  
ports not emerged

Expected Results:  
i'd expect these ports to emerge

i tried different kernel configuration, none helped. i could compile kernel with rt61pci and related modules, but didn't know how to set them up for work, so i followed several howtos which suggested emerging one of above mentioned packages

Comment 1 Ferenc Sandor 2008-04-16 09:39:04 UTC

CONFIRMED
(2.6.24-r4 sempron desktop rt2500 & rt61 chipset)

The support of rt2500 and rt61 is inserted into the kernel, and the emerge tree rt2500 and rt61 cannot be compiled :(
however: kernel side rt2500 and rt61 has a bug: cannot handle channels >=11 :( !
if you try to download the daily version of rt2500 and rt61 from serial monkey (http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) it will work.

Comment 2 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2009-09-04 02:13:53 UTC

removed from tree, wontfix