Driver for RTL8192su chipset

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On 26.10.2014 20:56, jd1008 wrote:
> Hi I have a usb wifi dongle which uses the
> RTL8192su chipset.
> 
> I found the following drivers in the current kernel:
> 
> $ find 
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi 
> -name \*.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723com/rtl8723-common.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/rtl8723be.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/rtl8192cu.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/rtl8192de.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl_usb.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/rtl8188ee.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtlwifi.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/rtl8192se.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/rtl8192c-common.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl_pci.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/btcoexist/btcoexist.ko
> /usr/lib/modules/3.16.6-200.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/rtl8723ae.ko
> 
> None of these drivers supports the RTL8192su chipset.
> 
> I found the URL:
> https://github.com/chunkeey/rtl8192su
> 
> but they want you to use their git wireless kernel source to build the 
> driver:
> "...Currently, only kernels built from the latest wireless-testing.git 
> are supported...."
> 
> The driver from
> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=231&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true
> 
> does not compile as it was made for a much older kernel.
> 
> Wondering is anyone has a working driver for fc20  for this chipset.
> 
> Thanx!
> 

- station(client) mode
$ modinfo r8712u
filename:       /lib/modules/3.17.1-202.fc20.x86_64/kernel/drivers/staging/rtl8712/r8712u.ko.xz
firmware:       rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin
author:         Larry Finger
description:    rtl871x wireless lan driver
license:        GPL

- master(AP) mode
$ modinfo rtl8192su 
filename:       /lib/modules/3.17.1-202.fc20.x86_64/updates/rtl8192su.ko
firmware:       rtlwifi/rtl8192sufw.bin
description:    Realtek 8188S/8191S/8192S 802.11n USB wireless
license:        GPL
author:         Christian Lamparter	<chunkeey at googlemail.com>
author:         Joshua Roys		<Joshua.Roys at gtri.gatech.edu>
author:         Larry Finger		<Larry.Finger at lwfinger.net>
author:         Realtek WlanFAE		<wlanfae at realtek.com>
author:         lizhaoming		<chaoming_li at realsil.com.cn>


http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl819x
https://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x


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