Return-path: Received: from server19320154104.serverpool.info ([193.201.54.104]:37793 "EHLO hauke-m.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756079Ab2LNN5x (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:57:53 -0500 Message-ID: <50CB3058.6020206@hauke-m.de> (sfid-20121214_145818_558259_E95A362D) Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:57:44 +0100 From: Hauke Mehrtens MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kevin McCready CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , Larry Finger Subject: Re: Problem in FAQ References: <50CB1D7D.2030301@hauke-m.de> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 12/14/2012 01:50 PM, Kevin McCready wrote: > It seems the output of lspci -nn and lspci are the same in this case. > I don't know how to extract the pci ID from the output. No lspci -nn has a different output, it also prints the pci id of the devices. Please do not remove the mailing list from cc and stop top posting. Hauke > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 1:37 AM, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: >> On 12/14/2012 09:35 AM, Kevin McCready wrote: >>> >>> FAQ says: Forget about XXX, what really matters is PCI or USB >>> (depending on the bus your device uses) ID pair: VID:PID. So to find >>> out if your device is supported, use lspci -nn or lsusb to learn the >>> ID pair. >>> >>> I have no idea what this means. >>> >>> I did lspci and got >>> k@k-Presario-CQ57-Notebook-PC: >>> ~$ lspci >> ... >>> 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE >>> 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01) >> ... >> >> You have a Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi >> Adapter and it should be supported by Linux since 2.6.38. If you are >> using such a kernel version or a more recent one and this device is >> still not recognized by Linux, please run "lspci -nn" like the FAQ says >> to get the pci id. >> >>> >>> I have no idea whether my wireless problem is a usb or pci problem. >>> I have no idea what the pair is. >>> >>> I would be grateful for a better FAQ to help me. >> > > >