Re: Wireless AP setup: RTL8188CUS
On 04/02/14 02:50, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Csanyi Pal <csanyipal@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> On 02/02/14 09:14, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>>> Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> On 01/02/14 21:57, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>>>>> Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 31/01/14 04:53, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just bought an USB dongle nano Netis WF-2120 adapter.
>>>>>>>> I want to set it up on my headless Debian Wheezy server as a Wireless
>>>>>>>> Access Point.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> <snipped>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> However, I can't find the installed driver, and I don't know how can I
>>>>>>>> load it as a kernel module?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Had you read this wiki page about that chipset?
>>>>>>> https://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I had. There I found that that my USB Wifi adapter is supported:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> when I plug in the WiFi usb adapter, lsusb shows the following:
>>>>>> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:8176 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS
>>>>>> 802.11n WLAN Adapter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and on the webpage https://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x there is this davice
>>>>>> listed:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> USB: 0BDA:8176 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN
>>>>>> Adapter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the web page: https://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x there I found the
>>>>>> following information:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> rtl8192cu (supported devices)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Supports USB devices based on the RTL8188CUS and RTL8192CU chips.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Introduced in Linux 2.6.39, enabled at
>>>>>> linux-2.6 2.6.39~rc7-1~experimental.1.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So now what should I do to get this USB Wifi adapter works?
>>>>
>>>>> Did you install the matching headers?
>>>>
>>>> I did install the linux-headers-2.6-powerpc.
>>>>
>>>>> Do you get a match on the chipset series when greping through the
>>>>> likely modules after piping through string?
>>>>
>>>> When I run 'make menuconfig' in the kernel source directory, I found the
>>>> Realtek RTL8192CU/RTL8188CU USB Wireless Network Adapter
>>>> module
>>>>
>>>> in the
>>>>
>>>> Linux/powerpc 2.6.39.4-4 Kernel Configuration / \
>>>> Device Drivers / Network device support / Wireless LAN
>>>>
>>>> In menuconfig I saved the setup in to .config file.
>>>>
>>>> But when I run after 'make menuconfig' the 'make' command, I get
>>>> error message:
>>>>
>>>> arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c: In function ‘fix_alignment’:
>>>> arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c:704:33: error: variable ‘instruction’ set
>>>> but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
>>>> cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
>>>> make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/kernel/align.o] Error 1
>>>> make: *** [arch/powerpc/kernel] Error 2
>>>>
>>>> What could be the problem here?
>>>
>>> Sorry (again). But I don't have clue.
>>> I can tell you how to suppress the warning (--disable-werror):-
>>> http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Warning-Options.html
>>>
>>> but not how to fix the problem that generates it.
>>
>> I'm trying to fix this problem with installing gcc-4.4 on my Debian
>> Wheezy system.
>>
>> Now when I have installed the gcc-4.4, I made a symbolic link:
>> ls -l /usr/bin/gcc
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 febr 2 06:34 /usr/bin/gcc -> /usr/bin/gcc-4.4
export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.4 (??)
>>
>> The gcc symbolic link are linked before this to the /usr/bin/gcc-4.6.
>>
>> Now I'm running the 'make' command in the kernel source file with the
>> .config setup file. Sofar it is successfull, but it is ongoing yet. I'm
>> waiting the make command to terminate successfull.
>
> It's done ( after 8 houers ):
>
> sudo dpkg -i bubba3-kernel-headers-powerpc_2.6.39.4-13_powerpc.deb
> bubba3-kernel_2.6.39.4-13_powerpc.deb
> (Adatbázis olvasása ... 76193 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> bubba3-kernel-headers-powerpc 1:2.6.39.4-13 cseréjének előkészítése (e
> csomaggal: bubba3-kernel-headers-powerpc_2.6.39.4-13_powerpc.deb) ...
> Csere kicsomagolása: bubba3-kernel-headers-powerpc ...
> Selecting previously unselected package bubba3-kernel.
> dpkg: considering removing bubba-kernel in favour of bubba3-kernel ...
> dpkg: yes, will remove bubba-kernel in favour of bubba3-kernel
> Kicsomagolás: bubba3-kernel innen: bubba3-kernel_2.6.39.4-13_powerpc.deb
> ...
> Beállítás: bubba3-kernel-headers-powerpc (1:2.6.39.4-13) ...
> Beállítás: bubba3-kernel (1:2.6.39.4-13) ...
> WARNING: could not open /lib/modules/2.6.39.4-13/modules.builtin: No
> such file or directory
>
> Well, about this WARNING at the end: is this serious?
I'm not certain, but it doesn't 'sound' good :/
>
> Should I reboot my Bubba box now safely?
I'd wait for a suggestion from someone knowledgable on the subject (if
possible). I also don't remove a working kernel until I've tested it's
replacement (the original package might be in /var/cache/apt/archives).
Kind regards
>
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