Johannes Stezenbach <js@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hi Jes and Larry, > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 08:44:50PM -0400, Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Per default only devices I have actually tested will be enabled. If >> you are interested in trying it out with other 8188cu/8188ru/819[12]cu >> dongles, you need to enable CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED. Please report >> test results back to me. > > I have one > 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS] > > The rtlwifi/rtl8192cu driver turned out to be flaky for this device, > usually it stalls after a few minutes. Searching the web it seems > this is well known and everyone uses a patched vendor driver > (https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes.git). > > The rtl8xxxu driver ssems to work stable (I tested > the git branch rtl8xxxu-nextgen, commit 2e23469d74d7). > However, thoughput is less than one half compared > to the vendor driver. FWIW, rtlwifi seems to be a bit > faster when it works, but thoughput fluctuates a lot > and eventually it stalls. (Tested with iperf TCP in both > directions.) > > From dmesg: > [21725.096068] usb 1-2.1: RTL8188CU rev A (TSMC) 1T1R, TX queues 2, WiFi=1, BT=0, GPS=0, HI PA=0 > [21725.096072] usb 1-2.1: rtl8xxxu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw_TMSC.bin > [21725.096179] usb 1-2.1: Firmware revision 80.0 (signature 0x88c1) Thank you, these kind of reports are valuable. Please keep them coming. -- Kalle Valo -- 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
