Return-path: Received: from vms173021pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.21]:64744 "EHLO vms173021pub.verizon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964983Ab2CGBoT (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Mar 2012 20:44:19 -0500 Received: from vznit170116 ([unknown] [172.18.12.133]) by vms173021.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0M0H00FQXRHUSAF0@vms173021.mailsrvcs.net> for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:44:19 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:44:18 -0600 (CST) From: alupu@verizon.net To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Message-id: <27428618.2937387.1331084658879.JavaMail.root@vznit170116> (sfid-20120307_024423_681688_F0D6257B) Subject: Re: r8712u staging in kernel 3.2.9 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_2937386_30091176.1331084658824" Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: ------=_Part_2937386_30091176.1331084658824 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > On 03/06/12, Larry Finger wrote: >> On 03/05/2012 08:22 PM, Alex wrote: >>> On 03/05/2012, Larry Finger wrote: >>>> On 03/05/2012 11:07 AM, Alex wrote: >>>> System: (B)LFS i686-pc-linux-gnu, 3.2.9 >>>> Rosewill Wireless Adapter: RNX-N180UBE >>>> I compiled (as part of kernel 3.2.9) the r8712u module. >>>> Comes up OK but cannot take an essid nor a key. >>> There are a couple of bugs in 3.2.6+. >>> I don't think they have been fixed by 3.2.9. >>> Check dmesg for a "Badfw size" message. >>> If you see that, the two attached patches will fix that. >> Hi Larry, >> Thank you for the patches. >> Unfortunately, no cigar: > I tested your iwconfig statement using kernel 3.3-rc5. It worked. > Then I downloaded a fresh copy of 3.2.9 and built it. It also worked. > I have no idea what is wrong on your system, but it appears not to be > the kernel, but something in your user-space tools. > My tests were done with openSUSE 12.1. Hi Larry, I re-installed "wireless-tools.29" (just in case). Same problems as before (doesn't take essid, nor key), i.e., the module doesn't work here. FWIW, I'll be attaching highlights of the latest tests. I don't know why on your system (openSUSE) the module/tools work while on mine (BLFS) they don't. As opposed to "distributions", a BLFS is a system not installed but built "by hand", so the owner feels they have more control and know what's under the hood better. See: My subject system has been working just fine for years now: ASUS P5E-VM HDMI, Intel E8400, 3.0 GHz, 4 GB, G35/ICH9R, SATA REFERENCES - so we can compare notes: [~]$ uname -a Linux AlexLFS 3.2.9 #1 SMP Mon Mar 5 20:16:46 EST 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux wireless_tools.29.tar.gz md5sum: e06c222e186f7cc013fd272d023710cb Unprivileged: make Privileged: make PREFIX=/usr INSTALL_MAN=/usr/share/man install [~]$ iwconfig --version iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 29 Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v22. Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22. wlan0 Recommend Wireless Extension v16 or later, Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22. [~]$ ls -ogtr /usr/sbin ... -rwxr-xr-x 1 12386 2012-03-06 17:26 iwspy -rwxr-xr-x 1 13122 2012-03-06 17:26 iwpriv -rwxr-xr-x 1 29122 2012-03-06 17:26 iwlist -rwxr-xr-x 1 11863 2012-03-06 17:26 iwgetid -rwxr-xr-x 1 16105 2012-03-06 17:26 iwevent -rwxr-xr-x 1 23263 2012-03-06 17:26 iwconfig -rwxr-xr-x 1 26473 2012-03-06 17:26 ifrename [~]$ ls -ogtr /usr/lib ... -rwxr-xr-x 1 27702 2012-03-06 17:26 libiw.so.29 lrwxrwxrwx 1 11 2012-03-06 17:26 libiw.so -> libiw.so.29 [~]$ modinfo r8712u filename: /lib/modules/3.2.9/kernel/drivers/staging/rtl8712/r8712u.ko firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin author: Larry Finger description: rtl871x wireless lan driver license: GPL alias: ... depends: usbcore staging: Y intree: Y vermagic: 3.2.9 SMP mod_unload CORE2 parm: ... [~]$ ls -l /lib/firmware/rtlwifi -rw-r--r-- 1 alex users 129304 2012-03-04 15:42 rtl8712u.bin Thank you for your help. We'll make it work sooner or later. -- Alex ------=_Part_2937386_30091176.1331084658824 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=rtl8712_3.1.txt Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=rtl8712_3.1.txt usb 2-6: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd r8712u: DriverVersion: v7_0.20100831 r8712u: register rtl8712_netdev_ops to netdev_ops r8712u: USB_SPEED_HIGH with 4 endpoints r8712u: Boot from EFUSE: Autoload OK r8712u: CustomerID = 0x0000 r8712u: MAC Address from efuse = 00:1a:ef:25:2d:f9 r8712u: Loading firmware from "rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin" ------ [~]$ ifconfig wlan0 up r8712u: 1 RCR=0x153f00e r8712u: 2 RCR=0x553f00e ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready ------ [~]$ ls -og /proc/net/wireless -r--r--r-- 1 0 2012-03-06 18:02 /proc/net/wireless [~]$ cat /proc/net/wireless Inter-| sta-| Quality | Discarded packets | Missed | WE face | tus | link level noise | nwid crypt frag retry misc | beacon | 22 wlan0: 0000 0. 0. 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ [~]$ ifconfig wlan0 wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:EF:25:2D:F9 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) ------ [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 essid "Alex" ; echo $? 0 [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 unassociated Nickname:"rtl_wifi" Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Sensitivity:0/0 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 ------ [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 essid Alex ; echo $? 0 [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 unassociated Nickname:"rtl_wifi" Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Sensitivity:0/0 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 ------ [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 key restricted 123456789ABCDEF123456789AB ; echo $? r8712u: r8711_wx_set_enc: IW_ENCODE_RESTRICTED 0 ------ [~]$ ifconfig wlan0 down [~]$ ifconfig lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 key restricted 123456789ABCDEF123456789AB ; echo $? r8712u: r8711_wx_set_enc: IW_ENCODE_RESTRICTED 0 [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 unassociated Nickname:"rtl_wifi" Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Sensitivity:0/0 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 ------ [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 essid Alex ; echo $? 0 [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 unassociated Nickname:"rtl_wifi" Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Sensitivity:0/0 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 ------ [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 key 123456789ABCDEF123456789AB ; echo $? 0 [~]$ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 unassociated Nickname:"rtl_wifi" Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Sensitivity:0/0 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 ------ [~]$ usb 2-6: USB disconnect, device number 3 ------=_Part_2937386_30091176.1331084658824--