Return-path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com ([209.85.198.228]:21376 "EHLO rv-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751761AbYLOWZl convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:25:41 -0500 Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id k40so2693443rvb.1 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:25:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <69e28c910812151425x6e2cea07k81ecfaf457d3c144@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20081215_232547_272335_8D9D695B) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:25:41 +0100 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stefanik_G=E1bor?=" To: "Jason Self" Subject: Re: Realtek wireless 8187se Cc: linux-wireless In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 References: <69e28c910812151355l6549e8c2mea381a12663c7cb5@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Jason Self wro= te: > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Jason Self wr= ote: >> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Stefanik G=E1bor wrote: >>> >>> 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. >> >> That sounds wonderful. Would it still be helpful if I opened the >> laptop to determine what is printed on the chip itself? No, it is not needed anymore, as the driver you posted confirms that it is indeed a new device. --=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