realtek rtl8188S

[JD]

  On 10/21/2010 06:14 PM, Chris Smart wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM, JD<jd1008 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> OK, So when you run wpa_supplicant, does it associate with you AP?
> I don't have an AP here that I can associate with to test the
> connection, but with the firmware loaded iwlist does indeed print out
> available access points. Without the firmware however, the device
> doesn't support scanning at all.
>
> 2.6.36 has lots of work on Realtek audio, but nothing much on
> wireless, it appears.
>
> -c
Well, if it is a laptop, see if you can
take it to a nearby starbucks where the wifi is free,
and try to associate. The real test is to see how well
it can handle continuous traffic, like a download
and an upload.