Return-path: Received: from mail-oa0-f53.google.com ([209.85.219.53]:35892 "EHLO mail-oa0-f53.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757858Ab3BFX42 (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Feb 2013 18:56:28 -0500 Message-ID: <5112EDAA.9050002@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20130207_005636_018450_D2651CC8) Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:56:26 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Thomas Rosenkranz CC: Xose Vazquez Perez , linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless Subject: Re: bugreport upstream: 0bda:819a RTL8188CUS WLAN doesn't work out of the box References: <51045387.2040607@gmail.com> <5112A972.3060109@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 02/06/2013 02:03 PM, Thomas Rosenkranz wrote: > Sorry for aksing back. > 1. You mean I should get the kernel clean of the realtek driver first > to prevent a crash during patching? Cause unplugging is no option for > a onboard device. > 2. I have no idea what to do with the patching file and couldn't find > any good instructions with google. "man patch" doesn't make me smarter > at all Put the patch in the directory where the arch, block, crypto, drivers, and so forth directories are located. Then run the command patch -p1 < 0001-......patch After that, run "make" followed by "sudo make modules_install install". If your distro is reasonable, that will give you a new entry in your boot menu. Larry