Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.38-1 Severity: wishlist Summary: Please enable the new rtlwifi/rtl8192ce drivers in the kernel build config.
Full version: I'm sending this email from my wireless Thinkpad Edge using my own rebuild of the linux-image-2.6.38-1-amd64 package with just those two additional modules enabled and the firmware from the linux-firmware git repository in /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin. My system runs Linux Mint Debian Edition, but it should apply to all Testing/Unstable systems with the Realtek 8188CE pcie wifi adapter and this kernel. I added the following lines to debian/config/config before building: ~/build > diff -Naur config-default config-rtl8192ce --- config-default 2011-03-20 12:26:00.576309324 +0100 +++ config-rtl8192ce 2011-03-20 12:40:51.117677926 +0100 @@ -1997,6 +1997,12 @@ CONFIG_RTL8187=m ## +## file: drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/Kconfig +## +CONFIG_RTL8192CE=m +CONFIG_RTLWIFI=m + +## ## file: drivers/net/wireless/wl1251/Kconfig ## CONFIG_WL1251=m Please also refer to #613536 for information about the corresponding firmware missing from the firmware-realtek package. Feel free to contact me for further information. Thanks in advance! Cheers, Jonas -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110320153807.6488.70249.reportbug@edge
