Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.38-1
Severity: wishlist

Summary:
Please enable the new rtlwifi/rtl8192ce drivers in the kernel build config.


Full version:
I'm sending this email from my wireless Thinkpad Edge using my own rebuild of
the linux-image-2.6.38-1-amd64 package with just those two additional modules
enabled and the firmware from the linux-firmware git repository in
/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin.

My system runs Linux Mint Debian Edition, but it should apply to all
Testing/Unstable systems with the Realtek 8188CE pcie wifi adapter and this
kernel.

I added the following lines to debian/config/config before building:
~/build > diff -Naur config-default config-rtl8192ce
--- config-default 2011-03-20 12:26:00.576309324 +0100
+++ config-rtl8192ce 2011-03-20 12:40:51.117677926 +0100
@@ -1997,6 +1997,12 @@
CONFIG_RTL8187=m

##
+## file: drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/Kconfig
+##
+CONFIG_RTL8192CE=m
+CONFIG_RTLWIFI=m
+
+##
## file: drivers/net/wireless/wl1251/Kconfig
##
CONFIG_WL1251=m

Please also refer to #613536 for information about the corresponding firmware
missing from the firmware-realtek package.


Feel free to contact me for further information.
Thanks in advance!

Cheers, Jonas


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash



--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
Archive: 20110320153807.6488.70249.reportbug@edge">http://lists.debian.org/20110320153807.6488.70249.reportbug@edge