On 11/05/2014 04:12 PM, Larry Finger wrote: > On 11/05/2014 03:16 AM, Mike Galbraith wrote: >> On Wed, 2014-10-29 at 23:30 -0500, Larry Finger wrote: >>> On 10/29/2014 06:28 PM, Murilo Opsfelder Araujo wrote: >>>> This is a complement of commit 08054200117a95afc14c3d2ed3a38bf4e345bf78 >>>> "rtlwifi: Add check for get_btc_status callback". >>>> >>>> With this patch, next-20141029 at least does not panic with rtl8192se >>>> device. >>>> >>> >>> This patch is OK, but as noted it is not complete. >>> >>> I have patches to fix all the kernel panics for rtl8192se AND >>> rtl8192ce. There >>> are missing parts, but I would prefer submitting mine, which would >>> conflict with >>> this one. For that reason, NACK for this one, and please apply the >>> set I am >>> submitting now. >> >> It's all in there now, but my RTL8191SEvB is still dead. Squabbling >> with it isn't going all that well either. >> >> As soon as 38506ece rtlwifi: rtl_pci: Start modification for new drivers >> is applied, explosions appear. Subsequently applying... >> >> 08054200 rtlwifi: Add check for get_btc_status callback >> c0386f15 rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: rtl8192de: rtl8192se: Fix handling for >> missing get_btc_status >> 50147969 rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix duplicate calls to >> ieee80211_register_hw() >> 30c5ccc6 rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Add missing section to read descriptor >> setting >> 75a916e1 rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix firmware loading >> >> ...fixes that mess up, but leaves the interface dead in the same manner >> as if nothing has been reverted. So it _seems_ the bustage lurks in >> 38506ece somewhere. Too bad it's non-dinky, and written in wifi-ese :) > > Yes, I am aware that rtl8192se is failing, and now that I am back from > vacation, I am working on the problem. If you want to use the driver > with kernel 3.18, clone the repo at > http://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git and build and install either > the master or kernel_version branches. Both work. > > I am in the process of trying to find what the crucial difference is > between that repo and the kernel version. > > Larry > > I'm sending to everyone so others can jump in as well. Here are the steps I've followed. Installed and booted my kernel: $ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda_3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda-1_amd64.deb linux-headers-3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda_3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda-1_amd64.deb Built modules from Larry's github repository. $ cd rtlwifi_new $ make $ sudo make install $ sudo modprobe -rv rtl8192se rmmod rtl8192se rmmod rtl_pci rmmod rtlwifi rmmod mac80211 rmmod cfg80211 The module does not load: $ sudo modprobe -v rtl8192se insmod /lib/modules/3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtlwifi.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl_pci.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.18.0-rc3-next-20141105-panda/extra/rtl8192se.ko ERROR: could not insert 'rtl8192se': Invalid argument And /var/log/messages showed: Nov 5 22:28:01 laptop kernel: [ 301.276806] rtl8192se: disagrees about version of symbol rtl_process_phyinfo Nov 5 22:28:01 laptop kernel: [ 301.276812] rtl8192se: Unknown symbol rtl_process_phyinfo (err -22) Nov 5 22:28:01 laptop kernel: [ 301.276864] rtl8192se: disagrees about version of symbol rtl_get_tcb_desc Nov 5 22:28:01 laptop kernel: [ 301.276866] rtl8192se: Unknown symbol rtl_get_tcb_desc (err -22) -- Murilo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
