Firmware for RTL8188CUS?

Hi there!
I have a dockstar running "squeezeplug" (squeezeplug.eu) and I would also like to get it running with a nano wifi usb stick like the logilink wl0084a or the edimax ew-7811un. I followed the steps in this thread, realtek package is up to date, other sticks work but those two won't work.

I even "made" the 8188.co.ku driver with the steps above.

dmesg says:

"8192cu: version magic '2.6.35.7-dockstar preempt mod_unload ARMv5 ' should be '2.6.38.8-squeezeplug preempt mod_unload ARMv5 '"

must be the wrong driver compilation. how can i compile the driver myself for the squeezeplug?

Hi,

I am using a Digitus DN-7042 (Realtek RTL8188CUS chipset) on my Dockstar.
Here's what I did to make it working:

1. download latest driver: RTL8188CUS

2. unzip and run install script:

$unzip RTL819xCU_USB_linux_v3.3.0_2971.zip
$cd RTL8188C_8192C_8192D_USB_linux_v3.3.0_2971.20111128
$sudo bash install.sh

the install script requires that linux headers are installed

3. somehow I had to blacklist the rtl8192cu module:

$sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf 
blacklist rtl8192cu

After a reboot, the wifi adapter finally worked.
Tested on 3.1.0-1-kirkwood

It might be necessary to run the install script on each new kernel version again.

Hope that's useful..

Regards

Thanks for the reply!

I already have the 8192.cu.ko driver installed, I think I need the 8188 or are they the same?

I also tried your driver 8192CU installation which led me to installing linux-headers, which I couldn't find for "2.6.38-squeezeplug" so I installed the kirkwood linux header. The "install.sh" script wanted to use the "...-squeezeplug/build" directory which I then had to mkdir and copied the stuff from the "...-kirkwood/build" folder to the "squeezeplug/build" folder. Didn't quite seem right. Anyway, somehow I managed to install the driver but the wifi stick still won't work. any more ideas?

Thanks!

Hi,

did you manage it by now?
Did you try to unload the module rtl8192cu?
Maybe the problems are conflicting modules.

Here is my (full) lsmod ouput:

$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipv6                  259433  23 
8192cu                498474  0 
hmac                    2411  0 
sha1_generic            1685  0 
mv_cesa                 8986  0 
aes_generic            27572  1 mv_cesa
ext2                   54092  1 
mbcache                 4403  1 ext2
sd_mod                 30756  3 
crc_t10dif              1094  1 sd_mod
usb_storage            35178  2 
uas                     6438  0 
scsi_mod              148123  3 sd_mod,usb_storage,uas
ehci_hcd               37213  0 
usbcore               118711  5 8192cu,usb_storage,uas,ehci_hcd
mv643xx_eth            22172  0 
libphy                 14189  1 mv643xx_eth
inet_lro                4236  1 mv643xx_eth

Regards

Dear RomanG:

Thanks for writing the phrase:
"It works fine and boots with wlan0 up if network cable is unplugged."

He was not about wifi network (and no wlan0) until eth0 cable removed.

I need a valium.

Thank you very much!

drwenkman Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Hi there!
> I have a dockstar running "squeezeplug"
> (squeezeplug.eu) and I would also like to get it
> running with a nano wifi usb stick like the
> logilink wl0084a or the edimax ew-7811un. I
> followed the steps in this thread, realtek package
> is up to date, other sticks work but those two
> won't work.
>
> I even "made" the 8188.co.ku driver with the steps
> above.
>
> dmesg says:
>
> "8192cu: version magic '2.6.35.7-dockstar preempt
> mod_unload ARMv5 ' should be '2.6.38.8-squeezeplug
> preempt mod_unload ARMv5 '"
>
> must be the wrong driver compilation. how can i
> compile the driver myself for the squeezeplug?

Have you found the solution yet?