[Nix-dev] pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rt73 download has disappeared

[Peter Simons]

Hi Lluís,

 > On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 10:56:47AM +0200, Peter Simons wrote:
 >> Once  Hi guys,
 >>
 >> I get
 >>
 >>   error: cannot download rt73-fw-1.8.zip from any mirror
 >>
 >> during an attempt to update my laptop. Does anyone know what happened to
 >> that file?
 >
 > I introduced the rt73 fw long ago. I took the url from this place, iirc:
 > http://web.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html
 >
 > I've no idea what happened to the file though.

the problem I currently have is that NixOS cannot update its base system
on x86_64-linux. "nixos-rebuild boot" fails. I have no idea how
important this firmware is, but its absence sure is unpleasant. Do we
really require that firmware in the base system?

Take care,
Peter