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r8187 [2008/07/29 13:53] – Dmesg takes "-nX" to set the verbosity (where X is a number), not "-X". netrolller3d | r8187 [2009/04/01 20:51] – enhance SKB BUG fix darkaudax | ||
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====== General ====== | ====== General ====== | ||
- | The r8187 driver works properly for the Realtek RTL8187L chipset. | + | The r8187 driver works properly for the Realtek RTL8187L chipset. |
- | This page only deals with the ieee80211 version of the r8187 driver. For the mac80211 rtl8187 version see the [[mac80211|mac80211 | + | This page only deals with the ieee80211 version of the r8187 driver. For the mac80211 rtl8187 version see the [[rtl8187|rtl8187 |
**IMPORTANT**\\ | **IMPORTANT**\\ | ||
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Solution: This typically occurs after you have upgraded your kernel version. Delete the all the patch files and install a fresh version. | Solution: This typically occurs after you have upgraded your kernel version. Delete the all the patch files and install a fresh version. | ||
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* Having legacy USB support enabled in your BIOS. Try disabling this option. | * Having legacy USB support enabled in your BIOS. Try disabling this option. | ||
- | **Note:** VMWare Workstation | + | **Note:** VMWare Workstation |
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* To remove them from the console: "dmesg -n2" | * To remove them from the console: "dmesg -n2" | ||
* To remove them from system log files, edit / | * To remove them from system log files, edit / | ||
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+ | Another more radical approach is to comment out the kernel messages in the kernel source code. This will also mean recompiling your kernel. | ||
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+ | Change net/ | ||
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+ | void skb_truesize_bug(struct sk_buff *skb) | ||
+ | { | ||
+ | | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | skb-> | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | | ||
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+ | to: | ||
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+ | void skb_truesize_bug(struct sk_buff *skb) | ||
+ | { | ||
+ | | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | } | ||
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+ | This effectively eliminates the kernel from reporting the SKB BUG messages. | ||
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+ | ===== " | ||
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+ | If you get a series of compile messages similar to " | ||
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+ | Use | ||
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+ | wget http:// | ||
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+ | instead of | ||
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+ | wget http:// | ||
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+ | in the instructions at the top of the page. | ||
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+ | ===== " | ||
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+ | See this [[http:// | ||
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+ | Please note a repair apparently needed in ' rtl8187_2.6.27.patch' | ||
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+ | Unmodified, you will get the following error : | ||
+ | -- output from ' make ' : | ||
+ | ...In file included from / | ||
+ | / | ||
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+ | Modification to file r8187.h | ||
+ | lines 46,47 are : | ||
+ | #include < | ||
+ | #include < | ||
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+ | overwrite lines 46,47 to this.... | ||
+ | #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, | ||
+ | #include < | ||
+ | #include < | ||
+ | #else | ||
+ | #include < | ||
+ | #include < | ||
+ | #endif | ||
r8187.txt · Last modified: 2017/01/09 21:35 by mister_x