2014-07-31 05:55:27

by Rohit Kumar

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Subject: Fwd: cross compiling realtek 8188

Hello,

i have compiled the driver for USB to wifi dongle which uses realtek
8188 chipset for ARM11.
it works fine but

iw wlan0 info
shows "no device found"

but iwconfig works fine.

also how can i add nl80211 support for the driver?
With Regards,

Rohit Kumar
+82 1073149173


2014-08-01 15:00:37

by Larry Finger

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Subject: Re: Fwd: cross compiling realtek 8188 (RTL8188EU)

On 07/31/2014 12:55 AM, Rohit Kumar wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i have compiled the driver for USB to wifi dongle which uses realtek
> 8188 chipset for ARM11.
> it works fine but
>
> iw wlan0 info
> shows "no device found"
>
> but iwconfig works fine.
>
> also how can i add nl80211 support for the driver?

When you post about a particular piece of hardware, please use the full name.
There are at least 3 different Realtek chips that have 8188 in their name.
Please do not make us have to assume what you mean.

If you want nl80211 support, you will need to add the necessary structures and
callbacks to the driver. Driver r8723au in the staging tree could serve as
sample code. If you do make these changes, they should be made as patches to the
driver in drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/.

Larry