Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:40637 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751612AbYJDIcI (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Oct 2008 04:32:08 -0400 Subject: Re: Trendnet TEW-424UB now Realtek 8187B From: Johannes Berg To: keithl@keithl.com Cc: linux-wireless , Daniel Drake In-Reply-To: <20081004011510.GA10015@gate.kl-ic.com> References: <20081004011510.GA10015@gate.kl-ic.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-NVHwGm0x9kDfWnHTdQgm" Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:32:05 +0200 Message-Id: <1223109126.24551.70.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20081004_103213_275178_1923BA0A) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-NVHwGm0x9kDfWnHTdQgm Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 18:15 -0700, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > The Trendnet TEW-424B is now version 3.1R, and contains a RealTek > 8187B ( lsusb 0bda:8189 ) rather than the Zydas ZD1211RW . > So it should leave the list. =20 Ugly. Should we have both on there maybe with a version number? Daniel? We can list the other one for rtl8187b too. > I've ordered two more USB wireless devices from other sources.=20 > They claim to use Zydas chip sets. One claims ZD1211B ; I hope > that works with the driver. I will let you know if they work. Great, thanks. > I also hope that someone will make a version of the Realtek driver > that works properly with Network Manager, and backport it to the=20 > 2.6.24 (Ubuntu 8.04 and others) kernel. Who should I encourage? Uh, that's unlikely to happen, unless compat-old (see the Download page on the wiki) works on that kernel. > A friend of mine owns the small company Invictus Networks, which > specializes in wifi hardware. He helps us provide free community > wireless networking in Portland Oregon USA ( www.personaltelco.net ).=20 > Perhaps I can advise him on Linux compatable models of Wireless > USB devices. Then we can keep him up to date on devices and > chipsets, and buy from him. Can you suggest some companies and > model numbers known to have Linux compatable chipsets in the=20 > products that are for sale now? Perhaps you can set up part of > your wiki for people to report recent successes (with dates, so > we can see how old the information is). I'm not sure how we'd keep that information usable, I think we should rather try to maintain the list maybe with device versions? johannes --=-NVHwGm0x9kDfWnHTdQgm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJI5yoCAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYJ0kQAL00YwyeFaU6ohoRqXwQFA8C CRcb9fUSXJrbtnjiu6npp7oO6zktjvEo6nYNoYIjFTRKtJofKoMYAymxO6N/njKi X68YexNcPw6+SNAkC8sfkmqMljClZCrMvBgOW1o4gUoUpm2Mwo4k9AfLo4ZNJcwr e359Ayh/1OCW4QMrLx2y/ffCuy1vyo/Fb5j+XGTr3eU3QLvQkvrhnyOoOxgucIbY U4KBpqsk+pnzS6do7Nxo/h7kHauYoo9GwZ3CeWlYXqXgxv40EmBEFeoob2vRkiiL vuiA9MNQp14oBCpXq7ptS4blAlfHXRfR7eoGuo6WAadpl2+OBlSQb83w2/uMuWLV ubv2jrB661/AGA2NsjEZoQDOngdd1Mb8qi4i2/bSTK/L56/eKt2zsz9uR7niGQiz mPgplKL6LD5/V2injnTslDGQ+ykZFoW5BZI+yVDpOXq56Nxv4VRiBV3Z6eewy0sD Y0o5c+K/OJNfLWlazOidKtq2xM0QRLYwTTJ39YMFdK5hCsCHtMfXxvAn/3UKm0fo kDxcz86qjAKXFbrd3W2b1OUjocHmpG5S8p3b2YtAO5mqF9BSTx8POcf5bFXSJ6Mc WrBJceNGWPXr1j4ZNa76sZzHM5Q3P3okdx17gqM+iseUvuAIqbUaXnGGFmfpxWzO xjd/SN48SrJyX1FdYfqV =6vut -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-NVHwGm0x9kDfWnHTdQgm--