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
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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
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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
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and a minor (updated in this attachment) fixup attached
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg58240.html
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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
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Bug#602450: firmware-nonfree: Please add rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin, needed by r8712u >= 2.6.37, to firmware-realtek
