From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 19 12:35:55 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 15E7B3D6 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:35:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nm17-vm4.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com (nm17-vm4.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com [216.39.63.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AEC3C1B4F for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:35:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [216.39.60.176] by nm17.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Dec 2013 12:33:45 -0000 Received: from [67.195.22.118] by tm12.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Dec 2013 12:33:45 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Dec 2013 12:33:45 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bellsouth.net; s=s1024; t=1387456425; bh=rzCdrBx2/5vp4TATcsOTCOVTICjdHwPsAEEvXo0Sdz0=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Id:Message-ID:Date:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-Rocket-Received:From:To:References:Subject; b=SbEuua2rDawJ0w43ITBrTzhlq0ppGbV4bI7uWwL22AaQ15S605g5ajEwPmSHV6cEd/fToYncFYES2yj+36ikwDZfcYWg4+O9xNYiXpV+VTrwTWs048A2SsYJ0p9m5DNKXjOuar72dkbqhYcBc+qgsuD5XJd5PDWOVx+ePI6oI4w= X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 128633.28644.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Message-ID: <128633.28644.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:33:45 -0800 (PST) X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: rZDAEPwVM1lOtLZmmD2vnyFE9EJgrK1Rc9ydRwx8Zhz1tIx umo_ek1IhLUqPHyBg4ApGo7m0Y24z2mNXyxxvZtZoQ6xzBbMb1hbGWJ6LpR. jRSHujVMOHv3WEK6BB4vO2C89T3PRp9Tkyz9Ok8CJh5lZMfyuAP6VqDNwGwA 7SvcAwprE9JQpWD4DtrEAqCWg9InR5ZNV.PWaj1TnRExzglvXzZxiTEOCR7e vHISDksc3HgcpDSX5yLDujWWpV1847bXF9nnnJIrQ9ZF.HNKc4GtCu_OxxPx YLOSgQ0fvQ2_GnUC384qBAhx847lqwH2xNN9V4mf288_8zDHASc8Qk36vRfC ZmVezKer5PljL77F7TLq3m5vA._jVm2aBZXbxPr3R.P75lZH0O.UFLHqUSB. w9nOGCIff4LQlUCuGnVhlv1B2qI3NFkP6TZt6GP7nn2gOis4w1S22SJOJHAO hDNG2mEBYk4HVNFBr8Zx2fBfbmQPYYu8ybMVxUyIlV0QJN_iPQkfFfq6ykzY zvGOgSPijWSMANvA5lXkgi6.4wm3gOn2oaGZHos5IIYUjUnarHJ4A1xYg0u9 7O5_hKNrqQCmBbBYdmIMznbqS X-Yahoo-SMTP: Kz_aW1.swBBYof3zAD7.RWzXz9ZAQVDMml1VADsbgPT4Kq79LC0- X-Rocket-Received: from localhost (mueller6724@96.28.178.143 with plain [67.195.15.66]) by smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 19 Dec 2013 04:33:45 -0800 PST From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <201310061521.r96FLmxw077281@fire.js.berklix.net> <52519CB9.8040203@mu.org> <20131218154820.GA20655@FreeBSD.org> <52B2524F.8000201@FreeBSD.org> <20131219095148.GA78156@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: urtwn driver for Edimax EW-7811U WLAN nano USB Adapter X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:35:55 -0000 > 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