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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:23:17 -0500
From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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Subject: Re: Support for Realtek USB PID 0bda:1724 (rtl8723a?)
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On 03/21/2013 05:42 PM, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
> Larry Finger wrote:
>
>> I was sort of hoping for a detachable device. I have sent a message to Realtek
>> asking them about any drivers and devices with this chip.
>
> os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c:        {USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_VENDER_ID_REALTEK, 0x1724,0xff,0xff,0xff)}, //8723AU 1*1
>
> https://github.com/liwei/rpi-rtl8188eu

That repo does not contain all the files needed to compile a driver for the 
RTL8723AU. If you set CONFIG_RTL8723A to "y", it fails to build.

Larry