Return-path: Received: from mail-iy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.210.174]:65487 "EHLO mail-iy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756194Ab2BBP1h (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:27:37 -0500 Received: by iacb35 with SMTP id b35so3270115iac.19 for ; Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:27:37 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4F2AAB65.6000409@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20120202_162740_880899_53F4AD48) Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:27:33 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jenny CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RTL8188SU References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 02/02/2012 01:27 AM, Jenny wrote: > Hello! > I have an adapter that has rtl8188su and I wanted to know if by any chance you > had or knew of a patch that would make monitor mode work with it. I've heard > that with rtl8188cu and rtl8188ru, firmware from rtl8792cu worked well. I tried > it, even tough I was able to get online I wasn't able to to get monitor mode. > I also tried compat wireless and that didn't have any effect. If I remember correctly, the RTL8188SU uses r8712u as the driver. That driver does not work in monitor mode (as an AP). I have been trying to find the problem, but the time that I have available is limited. Sorry, Larry