Return-path: Received: from mail-wi0-f169.google.com ([209.85.212.169]:35624 "EHLO mail-wi0-f169.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753276AbbIAL1G (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Sep 2015 07:27:06 -0400 Received: by wicge5 with SMTP id ge5so3551494wic.0 for ; Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:27:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: RTL8189ETV To: Larry Finger , linux-wireless , Hans de Goede References: <55E47A27.4090703@gmail.com> <55E48988.1000803@gmail.com> <55E49415.7090807@lwfinger.net> <55E4B9A2.8060109@gmail.com> <55E4C638.7010704@lwfinger.net> From: poma Message-ID: <55E58B86.8030708@gmail.com> (sfid-20150901_132724_207053_C8059D20) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:27:02 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <55E4C638.7010704@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 31.08.2015 23:25, Larry Finger wrote: > 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. > > Implemetiing!? :) You must have me confused with someone else, man.