[Bug 595455] [NEW] Please include firmware for RTL8192SU

[Timmmm]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-firmware

I have a 'getnet 300n' USB wifi adapter. When you plug it in by default
in Ubuntu 10.4 you get the following in dmesg:

[434864.807665] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl819xU
[434865.036964] rtl819xU: --->FirmwareDownload92S()
[434865.036967] 
[434865.036972] usb 2-6: firmware: requesting RTL8192SU/rtl8192sfw.bin
[434865.038617] rtl819xU:request firmware fail!
[434865.038618] 
[434865.038989] rtl819xU:Firmware Download Fail!!a

I had a file /lib/firmware/RTL8192SE/rtl8192sfw.bin  but not
RTL8192SU/rtl8192sfw.bin

Initially I was just going to copy the file and hope it worked, but I
found the correct file in the debian svn repository. Although it has the
same name, its md5sum is different:

http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/dists/trunk/firmware-
nonfree/realtek/RTL8192SU/rtl8192sfw.bin

I copied that file into /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU and un/replugged the
adapter. After that it works fine.

This file should be included.

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Instructions for people new to linux to get this to work:

Run the following in a terminal:

wget http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/dists/trunk/firmware-nonfree/realtek/RTL8192SU/rtl8192sfw.bin
sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU
sudo cp rtl8192sfw.bin /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU

(Then unplug the adapter and plug it back in again.)

** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Please include firmware for RTL8192SU
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/595455
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