Return-path: Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.181]:52749 "EHLO wa-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755640AbYLOVza convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:55:30 -0500 Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id v27so1356373wah.21 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:55:29 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <69e28c910812151355l6549e8c2mea381a12663c7cb5@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20081215_225533_991689_D52807F0) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:55:29 +0100 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stefanik_G=E1bor?=" To: "Jason Self" Subject: Re: Realtek wireless 8187se Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 References: Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Jason Self wro= te: > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Stefanik G=E1bor wrote: > >> Can you check the actual print on the chip itself? "RTL8187L" and "R= TL8187B" are supported currently. Also, what is the USB device ID of th= e chip? 0x8187, 0x8189, 0x8197 and 0x8198 are known to work in the late= st preview kernels. > > The RTL8187SE is a Mini PCIe version of the Realtek 8187 wireless > chipset. I just purchased my MSI Wind a few days ago and I'd rather > not void the warranty by taking it apart just yet. Here is an image > from someone that was: > http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/07/breaking-wind/10-8.= jpg. > It looks to say RTL8102E. The RTL8102E is the wired Ethernet chip. (Lspci misidentifies it as RTL= 8101E.) > > Running lspci -nn returns: > > 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express > Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03) > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile > 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03) > 00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile > 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller > [8086:27a6] (rev 03) > 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) > High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02) > 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI > Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02) > 00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI > Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02) > 00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) > USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02) > 00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) > USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02) > 00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) > USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02) > 00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) > USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02) > 00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) > USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02) > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge > [8086:2448] (rev e2) > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC > Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02) > 00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 > Family) SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c4] (rev 02) > 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus > Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02) > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02) > 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > Device [10ec:8199] (rev 22) > > More information about the RTL8187SE can be obtained from their websi= te: > http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=3D1&PFid=3D= 40&Level=3D5&Conn=3D4&ProdID=3D172 > > Some people have reported getting it to work with ndiswrapper. I have > not tried this as I do not want to load propreitary software on my > machine. > > Until the last few months it had no Linux driver. A user on the > msiwind.net forums emailed Realtek about this, and they received a > driver that was not listed on their site. The driver didn't compile > for the 2.6.24 kernel included in ubuntu hardy, but with some > modifications it compiles and is reported to work, although some > report problems. Their current version is available here: > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20052864/rtl8187se_linux_26.1023.1118.2= 008.tar.gz > > Bug # 246141 on Ubuntu Launchpad has lots more information. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wirel= ess" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Looks like this is a MiniPCIE card, so the chip is essentially an RTL8187 or RTL8187B with the USB communication part replaced with a PCI Express one. Given the existence of this open-source driver, adding support for it into rtl818x should not really be a problem. --=20 Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireles= s" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html