Return-path: Received: from mail-ob0-f171.google.com ([209.85.214.171]:35767 "EHLO mail-ob0-f171.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752205AbbHaVZP (ORCPT ); Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:15 -0400 Received: by obcbp4 with SMTP id bp4so31695585obc.2 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:25:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: RTL8189ETV To: poma , linux-wireless , Hans de Goede References: <55E47A27.4090703@gmail.com> <55E48988.1000803@gmail.com> <55E49415.7090807@lwfinger.net> <55E4B9A2.8060109@gmail.com> From: Larry Finger Message-ID: <55E4C638.7010704@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20150831_232520_252559_CCE76DC4) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 16:25:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <55E4B9A2.8060109@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 08/31/2015 03:31 PM, poma wrote: > On 31.08.2015 19:51, Larry Finger wrote: >> On 08/31/2015 12:06 PM, poma wrote: >>> On 31.08.2015 18:00, poma wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Fi, >>>> >>>> What is this device, is it supported by >>>> https://github.com/orangepi-xunlong/linux-sunxi/tree/orangepi-3.4/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8189es >>>> >>>> $ modinfo rtl8189es >>>> modinfo: ERROR: Module rtl8189es not found. >>>> >>> >>> or is it supported by >>> https://github.com/orangepi-xunlong/linux-sunxi/tree/orangepi-3.4/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8188eu >>> https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu >>> as RTL8188ETV is >>> >>> $ modinfo rtl8188eu >>> modinfo: ERROR: Module rtl8188eu not found. >>> >>> >>> However RTL8188ETV is USB 2.0 device, >>> eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee not again! >> >> That last comment does not help. >> >> If rtl8188eu is not available, that is the fault of your distro, not anything >> that driver maintainers can help. That driver is in the staging directory, and >> some distros do not include any of those drivers in their kernels. >> >> eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee not again! Someone posts about a USB device not found, and >> they refuse/fail to provide the USB ID. Why, I do not know when the lsusb >> command provides this info so easily. >> >> Larry >> >> > > > What's the hurry, Larry. > Let's see if Hans knows what type of this device is RTL8189ETV. > > According to what is written here > http://linux-sunxi.org/Xunlong_Orange_Pi#Variants > http://www.orangepi.org/orangepi2 > RTL8189ETV, whatever it is, is an integral part of some "O-Pi" variants. > > About rtl8188etv can be read here > http://www.orangepi.org/orangepibbsen/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=25&highlight=wifi > but there is no mention of RTL8189ETV. > > WikiDevi also returns nothing > https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Main_Page > "Search results > ... > There were no results matching the query. > > Create the page "RTL8189ETV" on this wiki!" > > I'm trying to determine in advance, > what components are supported, > what components are not supported, > what components will never be supported, > what components will never be supported in mainline kernel. > > Therefore, I can not show 'lsusb' output. :) > > "Distro" is not decisive in this matter, moreover dunno what are you referring with "your distro". > > eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee not again! Silly me. I thought you were trying to get help implemetiing that device.