diff --git a/sys-kernel/firmware-aa000_0/Manifest b/sys-kernel/firmware-aa000_0/Manifest
index f2942a1..22c5693 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/firmware-aa000_0/Manifest
+++ b/sys-kernel/firmware-aa000_0/Manifest
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ DIST firmware-aa000-0-3.0.0.4.tar.gz 1135177 BLAKE2B 275435d68a42df39e6680d0c368
 DIST firmware-aa000-0-4.0.0.5.tar.gz 1140913 BLAKE2B 664c6645e77e5246f995639263cf19657a652811dc9168a6636137a9f7e9251b1c17ea1007317be7c39e034576266a02a5ad06ab753cee6c6238baecd005e249 SHA512 2a9d449078fe09cc71a1db3f9f2ccf21da2c788e39d3202ad8c08d9eb09de74cccaf6b97f89b57b6d6fe305d9d8b795201e948a8ba2de454f71e5a477128b27e
 DIST firmware-aa000-0-5.0.0.6.tar.gz 1137292 BLAKE2B 19e595ddd4a8e9abfb07deef8df350d2ee0f5979b22662342f3ecf2866318a3ad626943d30eec9b49cbf6106d46b23b5be1de0ac7e1f4d0d685d1c40fb7bfa27 SHA512 3094169276dcd7f9e904799d6183476ce88f7b12d054f09daa22c0aad857d703745dbc2ae12ec38dbd23cec65696def11b42f18b39f7563a7ca352472af08759
 DIST firmware-aa000-0-6.0.0.7.tar.gz 1112966 BLAKE2B f1eb9c7e31632c99f63750318790f561cf0c2774802c5a4ffb69e362347b5d8934a1cdd2b79a12e809ee208fdaa5c0fb31058e12e730bc0d75aafaebc09af471 SHA512 e18eed4a56a8115b1e0f5768ecdb63c4352066efb1b5ae0e20dfb036fd8a380906868278e8bf7219e40ba97ab339b8f372863cfb0b4921e7ec291a991078f6ce
+DIST firmware-aa000-0-7.0.0.8.tar.gz 1109007 BLAKE2B 14b44a8db754d8c7302388a233c072887faf4dcebc36e9f62c7c17806b05fb87db7ea3bbd21a5b6930ce4e87f66c9e93cf490bc6768ae2ff9e39c96bb6ba3224 SHA512 86d351cebbf18febc15a9800e18dba3cb427349f932a6160db44a94486fcc3184758672163b89567c033e66adb28a63a6ce0e17cd4dbf830e1d0bafdc8e3588a
diff --git a/sys-kernel/firmware-aa000_0/firmware-aa000_0-7.0.0.8.ebuild b/sys-kernel/firmware-aa000_0/firmware-aa000_0-7.0.0.8.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a624868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-kernel/firmware-aa000_0/firmware-aa000_0-7.0.0.8.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+# Copyright 1999 Gentoo Authors, 2022 Jake Winters
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+
+EAPI=8
+inherit linux-info mount-boot savedconfig multiprocessing
+
+DESCRIPTION="Inferencium system aa000-0 firmware."
+HOMEPAGE="https://src.inferencium.net/Inferencium/firmware-aa000-0.git"
+SRC_URI="https://src.inferencium.net/Inferencium/firmware-aa000-0/archive/firmware-aa000-0-${PV}.tar.gz"
+## WORKDIR must use actual name of the tagged package directory; Portage package name limitations
+## prevent actual package name from being used
+S="${WORKDIR}/firmware-aa000-0"
+KEYWORDS="amd64"
+SLOT="0"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2 GPL-2+ GPL-3 BSD MIT || ( MPL-1.1 GPL-2 )
+	redistributable? (
+		linux-fw-redistributable ( BSD-2 BSD BSD-4 ISC MIT no-source-code ) )
+	unknown-license? ( all-rights-reserved )"
+
+IUSE="compress initramfs +redistributable savedconfig unknown-license"
+REQUIRED_USE="initramfs? ( redistributable )"
+RESTRICT="binchecks strip test
+	unknown-license? ( bindist )"
+
+BDEPEND="initramfs? ( app-arch/cpio )"
+RDEPEND="!savedconfig? (
+		redistributable? (
+			!sys-firmware/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_ca0132]
+			!sys-block/qla-fc-firmware
+			!sys-firmware/iwl1000-ucode
+			!sys-firmware/iwl6005-ucode
+			!sys-firmware/iwl6030-ucode
+			!sys-firmware/iwl3160-ucode
+			!sys-firmware/iwl7260-ucode
+			!sys-firmware/iwl3160-7260-bt-ucode
+			!sys-firmware/raspberrypi-wifi-ucode
+		)
+		unknown-license? (
+			!sys-firmware/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_korg1212]
+			!sys-firmware/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_maestro3]
+			!sys-firmware/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_sb16]
+			!sys-firmware/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_ymfpci]
+		)
+	)"
+
+QA_PREBUILT="*"
+
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	if ! use compress ; then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	local CONFIG_CHECK="~FW_LOADER_COMPRESS"
+	linux-info_pkg_setup
+}
+
+pkg_pretend() {
+	use initramfs && mount-boot_pkg_pretend
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	if [[ ${PV} == 99999999* ]]; then
+		git-r3_src_unpack
+	else
+		default
+		# rename directory from git snapshot tarball
+		if [[ ${#GIT_COMMIT} -gt 8 ]]; then
+			mv ${PN}-*/ ${P} || die
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	find . -type f -not -perm 0644 -print0 \
+		| xargs --null --no-run-if-empty chmod 0644 \
+		|| die
+
+	chmod +x copy-firmware.sh || die
+
+	if use initramfs; then
+		if [[ -d "${S}/amd-ucode" ]]; then
+			local UCODETMP="${T}/ucode_tmp"
+			local UCODEDIR="${UCODETMP}/kernel/x86/microcode"
+			mkdir -p "${UCODEDIR}" || die
+			echo 1 > "${UCODETMP}/early_cpio"
+
+			local amd_ucode_file="${UCODEDIR}/AuthenticAMD.bin"
+			cat "${S}"/amd-ucode/*.bin > "${amd_ucode_file}" || die "Failed to concat amd cpu ucode"
+
+			if [[ ! -s "${amd_ucode_file}" ]]; then
+				die "Sanity check failed: '${amd_ucode_file}' is empty!"
+			fi
+
+			pushd "${UCODETMP}" &>/dev/null || die
+			find . -print0 | cpio --quiet --null -o -H newc -R 0:0 > "${S}"/amd-uc.img
+			popd &>/dev/null || die
+			if [[ ! -s "${S}/amd-uc.img" ]]; then
+				die "Failed to create '${S}/amd-uc.img'!"
+			fi
+		else
+			# If this will ever happen something has changed which
+			# must be reviewed
+			die "'${S}/amd-ucode' not found!"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# whitelist of misc files
+	local misc_files=(
+		copy-firmware.sh
+		WHENCE
+		README
+	)
+
+	# whitelist of images with a free software license
+	local free_software=(
+		# keyspan_pda (GPL-2+)
+		keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw
+		keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.fw
+		# dsp56k (GPL-2+)
+		dsp56k/bootstrap.bin
+		# ath9k_htc (BSD GPL-2+ MIT)
+		ath9k_htc/htc_7010-1.4.0.fw
+		ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw
+		# pcnet_cs, 3c589_cs, 3c574_cs, serial_cs (dual GPL-2/MPL-1.1)
+		cis/LA-PCM.cis
+		cis/PCMLM28.cis
+		cis/DP83903.cis
+		cis/NE2K.cis
+		cis/tamarack.cis
+		cis/PE-200.cis
+		cis/PE520.cis
+		cis/3CXEM556.cis
+		cis/3CCFEM556.cis
+		cis/MT5634ZLX.cis
+		cis/RS-COM-2P.cis
+		cis/COMpad2.cis
+		cis/COMpad4.cis
+		# serial_cs (GPL-3)
+		cis/SW_555_SER.cis
+		cis/SW_7xx_SER.cis
+		cis/SW_8xx_SER.cis
+		# dvb-ttpci (GPL-2+)
+		av7110/bootcode.bin
+		# usbdux, usbduxfast, usbduxsigma (GPL-2+)
+		usbdux_firmware.bin
+		usbduxfast_firmware.bin
+		usbduxsigma_firmware.bin
+		# brcmfmac (GPL-2+)
+		brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.Prowise-PT301.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.meegopad-t08.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.cubietech,cubietruck.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.lemaker,bananapro.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.jumper-ezpad-mini3.txt
+		"brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.ONDA-V80 PLUS.txt"
+		brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.AP6212.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.Hampoo-D2D3_Vi8A1.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.MUR1DX.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b-plus.txt
+		brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.gpd-win-pocket.txt
+		# isci (GPL-2)
+		isci/isci_firmware.bin
+		# carl9170 (GPL-2+)
+		carl9170-1.fw
+		# atusb (GPL-2+)
+		atusb/atusb-0.2.dfu
+		atusb/atusb-0.3.dfu
+		atusb/rzusb-0.3.bin
+		# mlxsw_spectrum (dual BSD/GPL-2)
+		mellanox/mlxsw_spectrum-13.1420.122.mfa2
+		mellanox/mlxsw_spectrum-13.1530.152.mfa2
+		mellanox/mlxsw_spectrum-13.1620.192.mfa2
+		mellanox/mlxsw_spectrum-13.1702.6.mfa2
+		mellanox/mlxsw_spectrum-13.1703.4.mfa2
+		mellanox/mlxsw_spectrum-13.1910.622.mfa2
+		mellanox/mlxsw_spectrum-13.2000.1122.mfa2
+	)
+
+	if use !redistributable; then
+		# remove files _not_ in the free_software or unknown_license lists
+		# everything else is confirmed (or assumed) to be redistributable
+		# based on upstream acceptance policy
+		einfo "Removing non-redistributable files ..."
+		local OLDIFS="${IFS}"
+		local IFS=$'\n'
+		set -o pipefail
+		find ! -type d -printf "%P\n" \
+			| grep -Fvx -e "${misc_files[*]}" -e "${free_software[*]}" -e "${unknown_license[*]}" \
+			| xargs -d '\n' --no-run-if-empty rm -v
+
+		[[ ${?} -ne 0 ]] && die "Failed to remove non-redistributable files"
+
+		IFS="${OLDIFS}"
+	fi
+
+	restore_config ${PN}.conf
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	./copy-firmware.sh -v "${ED}/lib/firmware" || die
+
+	pushd "${ED}/lib/firmware" &>/dev/null || die
+
+	# especially use !redistributable will cause some broken symlinks
+	einfo "Removing broken symlinks ..."
+	find * -xtype l -print -delete || die
+
+	if use savedconfig; then
+		if [[ -s "${S}/${PN}.conf" ]]; then
+			local files_to_keep="${T}/files_to_keep.lst"
+			grep -v '^#' "${S}/${PN}.conf" 2>/dev/null > "${files_to_keep}" || die
+			[[ -s "${files_to_keep}" ]] || die "grep failed, empty config file?"
+
+			einfo "Applying USE=savedconfig; Removing all files not listed in config ..."
+			find ! -type d -printf "%P\n" \
+				| grep -Fvx -f "${files_to_keep}" \
+				| xargs -d '\n' --no-run-if-empty rm -v
+
+			if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+				die "Find failed to print installed files"
+			elif [[ ${PIPESTATUS[1]} -eq 2 ]]; then
+				# grep returns exit status 1 if no lines were selected
+				# which is the case when we want to keep all files
+				die "Grep failed to select files to keep"
+			elif [[ ${PIPESTATUS[2]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+				die "Failed to remove files not listed in config"
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# remove empty directories, bug #396073
+	find -type d -empty -delete || die
+
+	# sanity check
+	if ! ( shopt -s failglob; : * ) 2>/dev/null; then
+		eerror "No files to install. Check your USE flag settings"
+		eerror "and the list of files in your saved configuration."
+		die "Refusing to install an empty package"
+	fi
+
+	# create config file
+	echo "# Remove files that shall not be installed from this list." > "${S}"/${PN}.conf || die
+	find * ! -type d >> "${S}"/${PN}.conf || die
+	save_config "${S}"/${PN}.conf
+
+	if use compress ; then
+		while IFS= read -r -d '' f; do
+			target=$(readlink "${f}")
+			ln -sf "${target}".xz "${f}" || die
+			mv "${f}" "${f}".xz || die
+		done < <(find . -type l -print0) || die
+
+		find . -type f ! -path "./amd-ucode/*" -print0 | \
+			xargs -0 -P $(makeopts_jobs) -I'{}' xz -T1 -C crc32 '{}' || die
+	fi
+
+	popd &>/dev/null || die
+
+	if use initramfs ; then
+		insinto /boot
+		doins "${S}"/amd-uc.img
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	if use savedconfig; then
+		ewarn "USE=savedconfig is active. You must handle file collisions manually."
+	fi
+
+	# Fix 'symlink is blocked by a directory' Bug #871315
+	if has_version "<${CATEGORY}/${PN}-20220913-r2" ; then
+		rm -rf "${EROOT}"/lib/firmware/qcom/LENOVO/21BX
+	fi
+
+	# Make sure /boot is available if needed.
+	use initramfs && mount-boot_pkg_preinst
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	elog "If you are only interested in particular firmware files, edit the saved"
+	elog "configfile and remove those that you do not want."
+
+	local ver
+	for ver in ${REPLACING_VERSIONS}; do
+		if ver_test ${ver} -lt 20190514; then
+			elog
+			elog 'Starting with version 20190514, installation of many firmware'
+			elog 'files is controlled by USE flags. Please review your USE flag'
+			elog 'and package.license settings if you are missing some files.'
+			break
+		fi
+	done
+
+	# Don't forget to umount /boot if it was previously mounted by us.
+	use initramfs && mount-boot_pkg_postinst
+}
+
+pkg_prerm() {
+	# Make sure /boot is mounted so that we can remove /boot/amd-uc.img!
+	use initramfs && mount-boot_pkg_prerm
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	# Don't forget to umount /boot if it was previously mounted by us.
+	use initramfs && mount-boot_pkg_postrm
+}