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I have some further information on this bug.
I compiled the out-of-tree vender driver available from http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=48&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#RTL8188CUS
and have been running it for the past several weeks. This seemed to resolve the first problem listed in the original bug report:
1. The adapter will periodically list no networks available.
It decreased the frequency of the second problem.
2. The adapter will periodically list all network as having full signal strength (when they don't) but refuse to connect to any network.
Specifically, the it is less likely for distant networks to display with full signal strength. However, it still had problems connecting to some networks, usually if the access point is more than 25 feet away. It had no impact on signal strength, which remains much worse than the same hardware in Windows.
The third problem occurred once in the past two weeks, which is much less often then the daily occurrence with the kernel driver.
3. After being connected to the network for 5-10 minutes, the adapter will suddenly disconnect and refuse to reconnect until rebooted. This is often coupled with they symptoms listed in #2.
It continued to have the fourth problem, which is that after the plugging in the EDIMAX EW-7811, removing it and plugging in a HorneTek HT-H5DN8191 causes a kernel panic.
So the overall takeaway is that switching to the out-of-tree driver improves the situation, but there are still significant, mostly intermittent problems. It does not improve signal strength at all, which for some reason is much worse than in Windows.
-- Soren Stoutner Small Business Tech Solutions 623-262-6169 soren@smallbusinesstech.net www.smallbusinesstech.net |
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