Package: firmware-nonfree Version: 0.27 Severity: wishlist Hi Starting with kernel 2.6.37, rtl8192su/ r8192s_usb will be replaced by the new staging driver rtl8712/ r8712u. It would be nice if its firmware, which has been added to firmware-linux.git this week, could be added to the firmware-realtek package. http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1011.0/00610.html Message-ID: <4cd014ec.e0Ho4xDM0+TOv1XT%Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git;a=tree;f=rtlwifi The firmware license appears to be acceptable for firmware-nonfree http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git;a=blob;f=LICENCE.rtlwifi_firmware.txt -- Hints for linux-2.6 2.6.37~ r8712u as merged mainline for 2.6.37 does not use this external firmware yet, but still compiles it into the r8712u kernel module through drivers/staging/rtl8712/farray.h (rm) Patches to employ request_firmware() are pending http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg58214.html Message-ID: <4CC9F4BE.7070500@lwfinger.net> and a minor (updated in this attachment) fixup attached http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg58240.html Message-Id: <201010292203.39953.s.L-H@gmx.de> I can confirm that rtl8712/ r8712u with split out firmware using request_firmware() is working with RealTek RTL8188S and RTL8191S devices and a decent replacement/ update for rtl8192su/ r8192s_usb. http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg58239.html Message-Id: <201010292202.25486.s.L-H@gmx.de> Regards Stefan Lippers-Hollmann
staging: r8712u: Fix external firmware loading
* select FW_LOADER
* declare MODULE_FIRMWARE for r8712u
* change firmware location to represent published linux-fimware.git
Signed-off-by: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8712/Kconfig | 1 +
drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config R8712U
depends on WLAN && USB
select WIRELESS_EXT
select WEXT_PRIV
+ select FW_LOADER
default N
---help---
This option adds the Realtek RTL8712 USB device such as the D-Link DWA-130.
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static u32 rtl871x_open_fw(struct _adapt
const u8 **ppmappedfw)
{
int rc;
- const char firmware_file[] = "rtl8712u/rtl8712u.bin";
+ const char firmware_file[] = "rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin";
const struct firmware **praw = (const struct firmware **)
(pphfwfile_hdl);
struct dvobj_priv *pdvobjpriv = (struct dvobj_priv *)
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static u32 rtl871x_open_fw(struct _adapt
*ppmappedfw = (u8 *)((*praw)->data);
return (*praw)->size;
}
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin");
static void fill_fwpriv(struct _adapter *padapter, struct fw_priv *pfwpriv)
{
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