core2 portage # emerge bcm43xx-fwcutter -av These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "bcm43xx-fwcutter" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - net-wireless/bcm43xx-fwcutter-005 (masked by: ~amd64 keyword) - net-wireless/bcm43xx-fwcutter-006 (masked by: ~amd64 keyword) For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. core2 portage # emerge bcm43xx-fwcutter -av core2 portage # echo "net-wireless/bcm43xx-fwcutter ~amd64" > /etc/portage/package.keywords core2 portage # emerge bcm43xx-fwcutter -av These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] net-wireless/bcm43xx-fwcutter-006 26 kB Total size of downloads: 26 kB Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] no Quitting. core2 portage #