urtwn driver for Edimax EW-7811U WLAN nano USB Adapter
Julian H. Stacey
jhs at berklix.com
Wed Oct 2 23:58:25 UTC 2013
Hi current@,
It seems I need if_urtwn driver for a really miniature WLAN USB stick,
& if_urtwn is only in current ?
man 4 if_urtwn refers to ports/net/urtwn-firmware-kmod which is missing ?
It took hours to search this far, is there a quicker way to find
drivers that I should have taken, that could go as tips in
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-wireless.html
This is how I deduced what I needed:
----------
This is in the chronlogical search order I took:
http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/993655/?insert_kz=NA&hk=SEM&WT.srch=1&scamp=GB6_Computer%20u%20Office_Netzwerk&saddg=Netzwerk-Adapter_WLAN-Adapter&gclid=CKK14r7T-LkCFYJd3god_B8Afw
Cost 9.95 Euro
Paper Label:
"Edimax 150 Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g/n nano USB Adapter"
"Green PowerSaving
3 time wirless coverage
Smart EZmax setup wizard
WPS,WPA2, 802.1x support
b g Wi Fi n Certified
GreenWLAN
EW-7811Un
MAC Linux Windows7
CDROM: Utility & Multi-language QIG & User Manual,
Version 3.0 November 2010
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CLMJLU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=sesoca-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005CLMJLU
Modulation OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, DSSS. Frequency
Band 2.4GHz - 2.4835GHz. Antenna internal chip antenna.
Channels (FCC) 2.4GHz : 1~11.
Security 64/128 bit WEP Encryption and
WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK security; WPS compatible IEEE 802.1X .
devd -d -D reports:
match "vendor" "0x7392"; # current/src//sys/dev/usb/usbdevs: Edimax
match "product" "0x7811"; # current/src//sys/dev/usb/usbdevs: EW-7811Un
match "release" "0x0200";
match "devclass" "0x00";
match "devsubclass" "0x00";
match "intclass" "0xff";
match "intsubclass" "0xff";
Realtek was seen on the cdrom:
/Linux Driver/rtl8192CU_8188CU_linux_v2.0.939.20100726/driver/\
rtl8192CU_linux_v2.0.939.20100726.tar.gz
with 18
rtl8192CU_linux_v2.0.939.20100726/core/rtw*
including rtw_cmd.c with:
* rtl871x_cmd.c
The contents of this file is the sole property of Realtek Corp
# #define _RTL871X_CMD_C_
http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20130902&mode=67
17 # Hardware drivers (by Angel on 2013-09-03 12:38:33 GMT from Philippines)
@9 BluPhoenyx
I have the same wifi dongle, Edimax EW-7811Un . The Linux
kernel driver provided is RTL8192cu. It does not work
properly. However, a working driver can be downloaded from
Realtek: 8192cu. I'm using it now on my desktop with kernel
3.20.25, Ubuntu 12.04. Has worked fine with different
distros, various kernels
Instructions here:
http://www.linux-hardware-guide.com/2012-10-07-edimax-ew-7811un-wireless-usb-150-mbits-802-11n
http://www.linux-hardware-guide.com/2012-10-07-edimax-ew-7811un-wireless-usb-150-mbits-802-11n
The following devices are identical to the Edimax EW-7811UN:
* Edimax EW-7811GLn, EW-7811Un, EW-7811UWn, GWU-H811GLn
* Airlink101 AWLL5088
* Sitecom WL-365
* GETNET GN-521U
The USB stick uses the Realtek RTL8188CUS chipset, which
is supported by the kernel module rtl8192cu. This module
is included in the kernel since version >= 3.0 and will be
loaded automatically:
If the EW-7811UN stick is used with older distributions it
might be necessary to use the Edimax original drivers
together with NdisWrapper. Furthermore, one can use the
original Realtek drivers.
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=277&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#2772
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=277&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#2772
2 options to choose:
Linux Kernel 2.6.18~2.6.38 and Kernel 3.0.8
Android 1.6~2.3 and 4.0
Version Update Size
3.4.4_4749 2012/11/12 7308k
ftp://WebUser:Lc9FuH5r@95.130.192.218/cn/wlan/RTL8192xC_USB_linux_v3.4.4_4749.20121105.zip
Or
MAC OSX 10.8 Install Package
2.0.1 2012/10/18 2723k
ftp://WebUser:Lc9FuH5r@95.130.192.218/cn/wlan/Wlan_11n_USB_MacOS10.8_Driver_UI_2.0.1.zip XXX
Browser for some reason moves on to:
http://218.210.127.131/
Which has more Realtek chips.
Downloaded both:
7483477 Nov 12 2012 RTL8192xC_USB_linux_v3.4.4_4749.20121105.zip
2788945 Oct 18 2012 Wlan_11n_USB_MacOS10.8_Driver_UI_2.0.1.zip
MD5 (RTL8192xC_USB_linux_v3.4.4_4749.20121105.zip) = 791bde2cd1a13dfbbf2338c799dd8aaf ***
MD5 (Wlan_11n_USB_MacOS10.8_Driver_UI_2.0.1.zip) = 988ae71cf7f61f3ac19145b3e2d887ff ***
A 2nd search direct to manufacturer:
http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pl1_id=28&pl2_id=138&pl3_id=330&pd_id=347
http://www.edimax.com/en/support_detail.php?pd_id=347&pl1_id=28&pl2_id=138
EW-7811Un
66 Page Manual pdf in EW-7811Un_V10_Manual_20100406.zip
Driver
Select: v2.0.939.20100726 Linux
rtl8192CU_8188CU_linux_v2.0.939.20100726.zip (via http)
Downloaded both:
1406834 EW-7811Un_V10_Manual_20100406.zip
2053432 rtl8192CU_8188CU_linux_v2.0.939.20100726.zip
MD5 (EW-7811Un_V10_Manual_20100406.zip) = 6b6cbf4d05a3728ee044da1b4a4f76d0 ***
MD5 (rtl8192CU_8188CU_linux_v2.0.939.20100726.zip) = 21cb24449279c6d4b62bc4d337183c57 ***
Seems for an older Linux than above, Also for 8192CU not 8192xC_USB, whatever the diference.
[Detoured to unzip & untar sources & briefly compare]
9.1-RELEASE cd /usr/share/man/man4; zgrep -l -i Realtek *
ed.4.gz if_ed.4.gz if_re.4.gz if_rl.4.gz if_rue.4.gz
if_urtw.4.gz miibus.4.gz re.4.gz rgephy.4.gz rl.4.gz rue.4.gz
snd_hda.4.gz urtw.4.gz
manual reduction of possibles:
urtw -- Realtek RTL8187B/L USB IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network device
The chip in this is 8188 not 8187.
/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/src/
sys/dev/usb/usbdevs:product EDIMAX RTL8192SU_2 0x7612 RTL8192SU
sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_urtwn.c: URTWN_DEV(EDIMAX, RTL8192CU),
sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_rsu.c: RSU_DEV_HT(EDIMAX, RTL8192SU_1),
sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_rsu.c: RSU_DEV_HT(EDIMAX, RTL8192SU_2),
sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_rsu.c: RSU_DEV_HT(EDIMAX, RTL8192SU_3),
9.1-RELEASE man 4 urtwn & rsu # nothing
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/sys/dev/usb/wlan/
if_urtwn.c
if_rsu.c
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/man/man4/urtwn.4?view=markup
Realtek RTL8188CU/RTL8192CU USB IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network device
Ports collection in
net/urtwn-firmware-kmod
The following adapters should work:
.It Edimax EW-7811Un
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/man/man4/rsu.4?view=markup
RTL8188SU, RTL8191SU and RTL8192SU chipsets
No mention of any Edimax adaptor
Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
.It "%s: failed load firmware of file rsu-rtl8712fw"
So I need urtwn, not in
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.2R/hardware.html
So I need to jump from my 9.1 [via 9.2] to current src/
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=urtwn-firmware-kmod&stype=all
Fails, not there.
Maybe urtwn shares a BLOB from rsu ?
Cheers,
Julian
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Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultant, Munich http://berklix.com
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