>On Mon, 05 May 2014 21:52:21 -0400 >David <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm beginning to wish I had never taken this on because nothing I've > tried has made the least difference. Clearly I need the firmware but > where I would get it and what I did with it if I found it is > anybody's guess. I'm trying a rebuild of the kernel again, my 7th or > 8th, and if that doesn't help I'm going to go back to arch. This is > too frustrating.
http://wireless.kernel.org/ has almost all of the resources you need. Reading what `dmesg' has to report is usually enlightening. I can't do this now since I have to go to bed, but in principle, the art of figuring out which driver/firmware you need goes somewhat like this: 1. figure out what is the name of the device (you posted the name some time ago, so you know that) 2. use the Internet to figure out what is the underlying chip 3. use that information to "shop" in menuconfig for the correct driver 4. use that information again, this time on wireless.kernel.org to figure out what, if any, firmware you need If all else failes, there is always the nuclear option. I hope I won't disharten you when I say that in several instances I had to read the source code for the kernel drivers to figure out what exactly I need, and where exactly do I need to put it. If it will dull the sting, Linux source code is very well written, so you can zero-in on what you need in no time. -- Svi moji e-mailovi su kriptografski potpisani. Proverite ih. All of my e-mails are cryptographically signed. Verify them. -- You don't need an AI for a robot uprising. Humans will do just fine.
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