Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:33:45 -0800 (PST) From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: urtwn driver for Edimax EW-7811U WLAN nano USB Adapter Message-ID: <128633.28644.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <201310061521.r96FLmxw077281@fire.js.berklix.net> <52519CB9.8040203@mu.org> <20131218154820.GA20655@FreeBSD.org> <52B2524F.8000201@FreeBSD.org> <20131219095148.GA78156@FreeBSD.org>
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> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 09:56:31AM +0800, Kevin Lo wrote: > > Your usb wlan dongles use RTL8188EU chip which is currently not > > supported by any of drivers. > I see; I guess I should not have believed when I was told that most likely > all it would take is id-patch urtwn(4). ;-) > Does anyone know if support is being worked on? Given an increased > popularity of these dongles, perhaps a wiki page would be nice for > those of us who want to get an idea if some particular chip is supported > before buying them (online). > ./danfe Better would be if manufacturers' and online vendors' websites would say what chipset their Ethernet, Bluetooth adapter, USB wi-fi adapter, etc use. That would be useful for any prospective buyer, and would not require familiarity with any specific operating system. But I see this is quite unusual; sometimes, but infrequently, it may be in downloadable PDF. Tom
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