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Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 22:18:32 +0100
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Subject: Re: FW: 0bda:819a RTL8188CUS WLAN doesn't work out of the box in
 downstream and upstreamkernel
From: Thomas Rosenkranz <tom.rosary@googlemail.com>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@gmail.com>,
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In Windows it calls "Realtek RTL8188CUS WLAN USB Slim Solo"

2013/2/5 Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>:
> On 02/05/2013 01:55 PM, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
>>
>> On 02/05/2013 12:00 AM, Thomas Rosenkranz wrote:
>>
>> Larry, are you able to identify the chip of that device
>> with the 8192cu output ?
>>
>> what should he do ? open the device to see the chip ??
>
>
> What difference does it make what chip it has? It is obviously some flavor
> of RTL8188CU/RTL8192CU that is different enough that it does not work with
> the kernel version of rtl8192cu. A few months ago, I ran across a new B-CUT
> RTL8188CE that took new programming for rtl8192ce, and I suspect this device
> also has the B-CUT chip.
>
> The crash on unloading is a known fault of the vendor driver. It happens
> with devices that work OK with the standard rtl8192cu. I have no desire to
> find out what causes the crash.
>
> If someone wants to supply me with a sample of this 0bda:819a device, I'll
> make it work in the kernel. I have no desire to try to purchase one on my
> own.
>
> Larry
>
>
>