On Thursday 20 December 2007 02:00:36 am Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I cannot really go into details, but maybe I'm competent enough to make
> some notes on this:
>
> On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:47:55 -0500
>
> Jeff Cranmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I manually edited the file
> > /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c [...]
> > I added the line
> > {USB_DEVICE(0x0bda, 0x8197)},
> > in the /* Realtek */ area of the structure, then ran
> > make clean, then
> > make && make modules_install etc.
> >
> > After rebooting into the modified kernel, I now have iwmaster0 and iwlan0
> > lines showing up when I type iwconfig.
>
> Although that's a good sign, it does not guarantee that the driver
> fully supports your device. However, the kernel log should now have
> changed significantly and the driver might now tell you there if it's
> fully operable. "ifconfig" showing the correct MAC is also a good sign.
>
> As a side note: My suggestion would be to play with the different
> "drivers" of wpa_supplicant. DHCP won't work if there's no correct WPA
> setup anyway.
>
> -hwh
ifconfig only shows the eth0 and lo interfaces, whereas iwconfig shows info on
the wireless interface, but not the MAC address
The MAC address does appear in the dmesg logs, with the line
phy0: hwaddr <actual address not put in e-mail>, rtl8187 V0 + rtl8225
This is followed by
phy0: RF calibration failed! 0
which I think is the key symptom that I need to address in order to move
forwards.
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