On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 09:33:59AM -0400, Michael wrote: > > It may be that the next step is to add this vendor/product to the PCI > > device list. (That won't make it attach or work, but it probably leads > > to a nicer message saying that it didn't attach.) > > I'd try the rtwn driver, it's supposed to handle this chip or at least > something similar ( not sure what the difference between 8188CE and > 8188EE is ). May just need an extra PCI ID. >
Realtek are annoying with their variants, the 0x8179 is a 8188EU variant and they changed the prom layout due to this it is not a simple matter of adding the ID to the match routine. I started modifying the urtwn driver to support the 8188EU a while back. I managed to get it reading the prom and configuring the interface but failed to get the interface passing traffic. Unfortunately real life intruded on my efforts and I ended up buying a usb micro adapter that was supported to get me going. I am happy to share what I have done if it helps. -- Brett Lymn Let go, or be dragged - Zen proverb.