WLAN USB adapter driver from staging directory

[littlebilly]

Due to the reference in thread http://groups.google.com/group/bifferboard/browse_thread/thread/cb8f71a39f17685f
i bought a Xtreamer Wireless USB Lan. The Chipset is RTL8191SU.
On my BB Debian 2.6.32-bifferboard is running.
The wlan usb adapter is not recognized by the system.

Regarding RTL8191SU drivers:
I found in path /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-bifferboard/drivers/
staging/rtl8192su/ two files : Kconfig and Makefile
and a directory /ieee80211.

Question: What to do to get the WLAN USB adapter running?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Regards Billy

[ernstoud]

Hi,

I guess I am the writer of that post on the wiki. The Xtreamer works
fine on all my bifferboarads running Slackware using the RTL8191SU
staging driver.

What do you see when doing an lsusb with the Xtreamer connected?

If it doesn't show up there than there is some hardware problem. If it
does show up but the driver isn't loaded it probably hasn't been
compiled yet...

You have to use menuconfig and enable staging drivers in network/usb
and select the appropriate Realtek driver as a M(odule). Then exit
menuconfig and run a make modules. Then:

1. Copy firmware:

mkdir /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU
cp -rf rtl8192sfw.bin /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/rtl8192sfw.bin

2. Place driver in correct directory:

mkdir /lib/modules/2.6.32-biff/kernel/drivers/staging/rtl8192su

mv r8192s_usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.32-biff/kernel/drivers/staging/
rtl8192su/r8192s_usb.ko

depmod

(Ofcourse change 2.6.32-biff to the right directory for your Debian
distro.)

I am not quite sure anymore whether the firmware file comes with the
distro or needs to be taken from the vendor driver. The vendor driver
is available from the OEM:

Edimax Technology Co. Ltd.

The device is an Edimax EW-7612UAn

Success.

Ernst

On Mar 8, 5:01 pm, littlebilly <vultur.bi...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Due to the reference in threadhttp://groups.google.com/group/bifferboard/browse_thread/thread/cb8f7...

[littlebilly]

Hi Ernst,

thanks a lot for your quick reply and your suggestions.
lsusb shows
bifferboard:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

I was not yet successful but I think i have to investigate a little
bit more.
That means I need more time to improve my linux skills.
Nevertheless BB is a nice little toy.
I will inform you when I need further help.

Thanks Billy

[littlebilly]

Hi,
just to inform you!
I got it running.
I took the /lib/firmware from another distro where the staging drivers
are included!
Download the firmware with - wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37387612/rtl8192sfw.bin.gz
Put it in the the right directory.
--> mv rtl8192sfw.bin /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/

Now Wlan is running.
@Ernst thanks a lot for your hints.

Billy

[ernstoud]

Glad it worked.

On Mar 23, 6:30 pm, littlebilly <vultur.bi...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> just to inform you!
> I got it running.
> I took the /lib/firmware from another distro where the staging drivers
> are included!

> Download the firmware with -    wgethttp://launchpadlibrarian.net/37387612/rtl8192sfw.bin.gz

[nicolas le falher]

Hi,

It's possible to load a debian module to Openwrt ?

Openwrt doesn't have support for rtl819x chipset :/.
Mine is rtl8188su and are not supported by rtl818x driver, but by rtl819x.

Thanks.

2011/3/24 ernstoud <erns...@gmail.com>:

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[Andrew Scheller]

> It's possible to load a debian module to Openwrt ?

Can't say for sure, but I think it's unlikely to work.

> Openwrt doesn't have support for rtl819x chipset :/.
> Mine is rtl8188su and are not supported by rtl818x driver, but by rtl819x.

?? Which version of Openwrt are you using?
I'm using http://sites.google.com/site/bifferboard/Home/openwrt-git
and after running 'make kernel_menuconfig' I then see a "Realtek
RTL8192SU Wireless LAN NIC driver" under Device Drivers -> Staging
drivers. (I've not actually tried using this though as I don't have a
USB wifi adapter)

Lurch

[nicolas le falher]

Ho exact.

I'm search in "make menuconfig" and not "make kernel_menuconfig" :/.

Thanks, i'll give a try.

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[nicolas le falher]

So, compilation fail on this module on trunk.
Thanks for the tip.

Its time to open an Openwrt ticket :).

2011/4/2 nicolas le falher <n.lef...@gmail.com>:

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