Return-path: Received: from mail-we0-f179.google.com ([74.125.82.179]:38070 "EHLO mail-we0-f179.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751251AbaBSLoC (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:44:02 -0500 Received: by mail-we0-f179.google.com with SMTP id q58so223773wes.38 for ; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:44:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <53038571.7040503@lwfinger.net> References: <53038571.7040503@lwfinger.net> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:14:01 +0530 Message-ID: (sfid-20140219_124409_902924_C0CD1BE0) Subject: Re: mac80211 support for RTL chipset From: shankar swaminathan To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I was able to get RTL8188CUS chipset to work with the rtl8192cu driver in AP mode. It is responding to Probe Requests, however Beacons are not being transmitted continuously - even when I use hostapd!! Could you help in debugging this. thanks, -shankar On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Larry Finger wrote: > On 02/18/2014 06:14 AM, shankar swaminathan wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to install and get an USB WiFi dongle in AP ("Master") >> mode on linux kernel 3.3.4. >> >> I am not able to get the device to work with mac80211 / cfg80211 >> driver --> iw does not work but iwconfig works. >> >> Do you know if the RTL 8188CUS and RTL 8188EUS chipsets support mac80211? > > > Driver rtl8192cu for the RTL8188CUS does use mac80211. Driver r8188eu for > the RTL8188EU does not. > > Larry > >