Re: RTL8189ETV

[poma <pomidorabelisima@gmail.com>]

On 31.08.2015 23:25, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 08/31/2015 03:31 PM, poma wrote:
>> On 31.08.2015 19:51, Larry Finger wrote:
>>> On 08/31/2015 12:06 PM, poma wrote:
>>>> On 31.08.2015 18:00, poma wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Fi,
>>>>>
>>>>> What is this device, is it supported by
>>>>> https://github.com/orangepi-xunlong/linux-sunxi/tree/orangepi-3.4/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8189es
>>>>>
>>>>> $ modinfo rtl8189es
>>>>> modinfo: ERROR: Module rtl8189es not found.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> or is it supported by
>>>> https://github.com/orangepi-xunlong/linux-sunxi/tree/orangepi-3.4/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8188eu
>>>> https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu
>>>> as RTL8188ETV is
>>>>
>>>> $ modinfo rtl8188eu
>>>> modinfo: ERROR: Module rtl8188eu not found.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However RTL8188ETV is USB 2.0 device,
>>>> eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee not again!
>>>
>>> That last comment does not help.
>>>
>>> If rtl8188eu is not available, that is the fault of your distro, not anything
>>> that driver maintainers can help. That driver is in the staging directory, and
>>> some distros do not include any of those drivers in their kernels.
>>>
>>> eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee not again! Someone posts about a USB device not found, and
>>> they refuse/fail to provide the USB ID. Why, I do not know when the lsusb
>>> command provides this info so easily.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> What's the hurry, Larry.
>> Let's see if Hans knows what type of this device is RTL8189ETV.
>>
>> According to what is written here
>> http://linux-sunxi.org/Xunlong_Orange_Pi#Variants
>> http://www.orangepi.org/orangepi2
>> RTL8189ETV, whatever it is, is an integral part of some "O-Pi" variants.
>>
>> About rtl8188etv can be read here
>> http://www.orangepi.org/orangepibbsen/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=25&highlight=wifi
>> but there is no mention of RTL8189ETV.
>>
>> WikiDevi also returns nothing
>> https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Main_Page
>>    "Search results
>>    ...
>>    There were no results matching the query.
>>
>>    Create the page "RTL8189ETV" on this wiki!"
>>
>> I'm trying to determine in advance,
>> what components are supported,
>> what components are not supported,
>> what components will never be supported,
>> what components will never be supported in mainline kernel.
>>
>> Therefore, I can not show 'lsusb' output. :)
>>
>> "Distro" is not decisive in this matter, moreover dunno what are you referring with "your distro".
>>
>> eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee not again!
> 
> Silly me. I thought you were trying to get help implemetiing that device.
> 
> 

Implemetiing!? :)
You must have me confused with someone else, man.