Re: Tr : Tr : Can't make RTL8188CE work with hostapd (rtl8192ce)

[Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>]

On 07/27/2012 01:34 AM, Xavier de Almeida wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> I am using hostapd v0.7.3 but I did not install the bleeding-edge compat-wireless drivers.
>
> What I noticed is that your script refers to module se while I have a ce. (I am not sure if this can impact or explain the differences between your setup and mine).
>
> When I download the drivers from http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download#Where_to_download_bleeding_edge, I got this file "compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2" which contains maybe a too old version compat-wireless-2012-05-10.
>
> Should I install this version?
> If I install kernel 3.5.0, will I still need to install the compat-wireless drivers?

The SE was in the ESSID. Do you think that matters?? The chip I used was an 
RTL8188CE, the same as yours.

You need to install the bleeding-edge compat wireless from 
http://wireless.kernel.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2. 
That sounds like the version you got.

Installing kernel 3.5 0 will get older drivers than compat-wireless. That is the 
way that kernel development works. The ones in 3.5.0 should be OK, but 
installing compat would be easier than generating a 3.5 kernel.

Larry