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

[Lluís Batlle i Rossell]

On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 09:15:42PM +0200, Peter Simons wrote:
> 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?

The option 'networking.enableRT73Firmware' has a default value of false. Haven't
you set it to true, because you needed it?

Regards,
Lluís