On 10/21/2010 04:58 PM, Terry Polzin wrote:
> Broke down and bought a cheap mini usb wireless N device.
> lsusb
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8171 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>
>
> Oct 21 19:17:19 excaliber kernel: usb 1-1: new high speed USB device
> using ehci_hcd and address 3
> Oct 21 19:17:19 excaliber kernel: usb 1-1: New USB device found,
> idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8171
> Oct 21 19:17:19 excaliber kernel: usb 1-1: New USB device strings:
> Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> Oct 21 19:17:19 excaliber kernel: usb 1-1: Product: RTL8188S WLAN
> Adapter
> Oct 21 19:17:19 excaliber kernel: usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Manufacturer
> Realtek
> Oct 21 19:17:19 excaliber kernel: usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
>
> Naturally, there doesn't seem to be kernel support for it just some
> vague linux folder on the mini cd-rom that came with it and barely what
> can be considered documentation in english with some source code.
>
> Kernel: 2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686.PAE
>
> Anyone have some experience with this device.
> It's been a long time since 2.4 kernel when I did this a lot.
> I'm going to need almost step by step instructions if someone has the
> time.
>
> Thanks,
>
The only two drivers supporting the realteck chipsets are
/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180.ko
Your chipset is not one of them
Your chipset is the 8188S which is supported in the
unsupported staging driver rtl8192su
So, you you need to do is
00 rpmdev-setuptree
01 yumdownloader --source kernel
02 sudo yum-builddep kernel-2.6.34.7-56.fc13.src.rpm
03 cd ~/rpmbuild/SRPMS
04 rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.34.7-56.src.rpm
05 cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
06 rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel.spec
07 cd ../BUILD/kernel-2.6.34.fc13/linux-2.6.34.1686 <<< On your system
it might have a trailing .PAE
08 cp /boot/config-`uname -r` .config
09 make oldconfig
10 make xconfig
11 in the config GUI, scroll down until you see Staging Drivers
on the left hand side column. Click the little square to enable it.
12 now on the right hand side, top half, scroll down until you see
RealTek RTL8192SU Wireless LAN NIC driver
13 Click in the square on it's left so that a black dot appears
(meaning build the load module)
14 Now click File -> Save OR just click on the image of the floppy
below the Option tab.
15 Quit the GUI
16 time make all
17 su make modules_install install
18 sudo vi /etc/grub.conf to be sure that your default boot is the
kernel you just built.
if not, make it so.
19 save and quit
20 reboot
21 Good luck. Post here if your kernel now recognizes your USB wifi stick.
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