what does this error mean?

[wolfen69]

i did in terminal:

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emerge -a b43-firmware


i got:

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Calculating dependencies |
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "net-wireless/b43-firmware" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- net-wireless/b43-firmware-0.1 (masked by: corruption)


i'm new to sabayon, and dont know anything about emerge.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Tried SL Forum search (masked by corruption)? Here's one thread with a similar problem:

viewtopic.php?f=54&t=12195

[wolfen69]

update: i used spritz to download the needed firmware but still cant connect to my wifi router. i tried every network setting and still cant get it to go. i'm on sabayon 3.5 loop2 using the broadcom 43xx. is this difficult in sabayon? i like sabayon, but dont want to spend days (or even hours) on this.