From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f176.google.com (mail-ob0-f176.google.com [209.85.214.176]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A48AE01438 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:35:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by obbtb18 with SMTP id tb18so1703202obb.35 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:35:25 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ZzDN8mGSVt3gHv+iwoBm8bF3kNFqSTOx28Iype1DynM=; b=f8mWSMORbBlJ6X+g1cYT372R51Kp7b7tkD7+4g/EuTJk17nLN4w6XzuBfSNUiysKoz vMRjZAZ6Mz7Qa+lxQdG45Brur5K9Ra+BRCNS3ci1XxUweAE2PyiLmtuXRCHWptkUcwJ/ Jhj/YoMtBTeG2wCYjM0jLu3kB3jvpAPmMHxeAn4D3k2ihEuZ6UCcs3w4hWBiwbuZQuwi CZV8/O0IKDqssvUrj4Jl/L1pdVdBSwQsWnhfeozoNu8wpdKX1VapSlj8QQLThMi+16Uw O7ZDzlQOKW4ghLPUIRNBef4djKkdgf5aewFqkS1219eGTnNXCApES6Q4tOd/sPKgjPRO W7PA== Received: by 10.50.186.196 with SMTP id fm4mr1399950igc.1.1345725324926; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:35:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ferlandm@sonatest.com (modemcable066.15-37-24.static.videotron.ca. [24.37.15.66]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id at10sm10497517igc.16.2012.08.23.05.35.16 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:35:19 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Marc Ferland Received: by ferlandm@sonatest.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:35:35 -0400 From: Marc Ferland To: yocto@yoctoproject.org References: <50361C9F.3090203@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:35:35 -0400 In-Reply-To: <50361C9F.3090203@gmail.com> (Jim Abernathy's message of "Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:05:51 -0400") Message-ID: <87393dn5uw.fsf@sonatest.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: adding drivers to the kernel X-BeenThere: yocto@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of all things Yocto List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:35:28 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim Abernathy writes: > If I need to add a driver for a networking device that should be in > the 3.0 kernel, but seems to be turned off, I usually follow the > example in sections B.2.3 in the Development Manual. When I get to the > stage of running bitbake linux-yocto -c menuconfig, I can search for > my device with the "/" command and search for CONFIG_RTL8192CE and I > find this: > > Symbol: RTL8192CE [=3Dn] =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 Type : tristate =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 Prompt: Realtek RTL8192CE/RTL8188CE Wireless Network Adapter = =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 Defined at drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/Kconfig:1 =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 Depends on: NETDEVICES [=3Dy] && WLAN [=3Dy] && MAC80211 [=3Dn]= && PCI [=3Dy] =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 Location: =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 -> Device Drivers =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=3Dy]) =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 -> Wireless LAN (WLAN [=3Dy]) =E2=94=82 > =E2=94=82 Selects: FW_LOADER [=3Dy] && RTLWIFI [=3Dn] && RTL8192C_COMMON = [=3Dn] > > However, I can't find this device where is should be or anywhere in > the .config file. I've tried just adding the CONFIG_RTL8192CE=3Dy to a > config fragment file anyway and that didn't work. After building the > image, the .config still didn't have the CONFIG_RTL8192CE=3Dy. The 3.0 > kernel should have support for the RTL8192CE devices. > > Also if I manual add CONFIG_RTL8192CE=3Dy to the .config file and then > compile and build the kernel, the RTL8192CE parameter is removed from > the .config file after the kernel build. > You probably need to enable MAC80211 first. Your RTL8192CE driver will be selectable afterwards. Marc