Re: Linux device driver for USB WIFI needs integrating

[Anders Larsen <al@alarsen.net>]

On 2015-04-27 10:38, Chris Ward wrote:
> I have put the requested files in http://tjcw.freeshell.org/usbn10/ .  
> The
> ones with 'after' in the name are with the device plugged in at boot.

well, .config contains
> CONFIG_RTL8192CU=m
so the driver is built.

and dmesg contains
> usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
> usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=17ba
> usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> usb 3-2: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter
> usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Realtek
> usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
so the device is recognised (at USB level).

The module 'rtl8192cu.ko' isn't loaded as expected, however.

Perhaps it wasn't installed correctly - the USB id should have an entry  
in /lib/modules/3.16.7-21/modules.alias of the form 'alias  
usb:v0B05p17BAd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in* rtl8192cu'
('grep usb:v0B05p17BA /lib/modules/*/modules.alias' should show it)

If the entry is missing, it must appear after the alias file is  
regenerated (with 'depmod -a').

If it's there, but the module is still not loaded when you plug the  
device, please try to load it manually (with 'modprobe -v rtl8192cu  
debug=5') and check dmesg again.

Cheers
Anders