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[176.37.109.22]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id i129sm13198697lfd.8.2016.11.28.22.19.21 (version=TLS1 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 28 Nov 2016 22:19:21 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: "Chris H" , "Adrian Chadd" Cc: "FreeBSD wireless" Subject: Re: Realtek RTL8188CE support? References: <20161129015149.9BB2D2DB5462@www.xmail.net> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:19:25 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable From: "Andriy Voskoboinyk" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera Mail/12.16 (FreeBSD) X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:19:25 -0000 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 05:20:17 +0200 =D0=B1=D1=83=D0=BB=D0=BE =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0= =BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=BE Adrian Chadd = : There are already some __FreeBSD_version checks, so it is compatible wit= h = 11.0-RELEASE; see https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D205477 as an exa= mple. P.S. No, rtwn(4) (in 11.0-RELEASE) for PCIe, urtwn(4) for USB (this was = = changed in https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/UPDATING?r1=3D307532&r2=3D307531&pa= threv=3D307532 = ) > hiya, > > I think we can backport the whole thing, but it comes with a lot of > other changes. I'll talk to Andriy about it; maybe we can pick a time > where we can just checkpoint the whole -head wireless stack + drivers > and backport it in one hit. > > > -a > > > On 28 November 2016 at 17:51, Chris H wrote: >> >> Greetings, all. >> I recently set out to create a wireless gateway, out of one of my = >> servers. >> I ran across a PCIe card that had the Realtek 8188CE chip on it, and = = >> upon >> further investigation, indicated it was a pretty capable chip indeed.= = >> So I >> looked in hopes of finding FreeBSD supported it. While not listed in >> HARDWARE.txt anywhere. I did find quite a bit of evidence that it was= >> indeed supported (via rtwn(4)). So I ordered one. It just arrived, an= d = >> I loaded >> in loader.conf(5): >> if_rtwn_load=3D"YES" >> >> But further installation seems to indicate that (at least in RELENG_1= 1) = >> that >> the rtwn(4) driver is (only?) intended for dongles (USB), and not the= = >> PCIe >> version(s) of the RTL8188CE chipset. Is this true? If so, is the work= on >> CURRENT (12), which *does* appear to support the RTL8188CE, = >> (back)portable >> to 11? Normally, I'd find it fairly trivial to back port the changes,= = >> but I >> see what appears to be a complete re-organization to the network = >> infrastructure >> where drivers are concerned. >> I'm not on 12, and can't make the jump yet. So here's hoping. >> >> Thank you for all your time, and consideration. >> >> --Chris >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --------------- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = >> "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = > "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"