4.10-rc3 rpi issues

Gerd Hoffmann kraxel at redhat.com
Mon Jan 23 01:53:12 PST 2017


  Hi,

> I was able to test the mainline 4.10-rc4 kernel with my RPI 2 and my
> edimax wifi.  Basically it works, but it's flaky.  For some weird
> reason I can ssh into the RPI 2 through the Wifi(Ethernet
> disconnected).  But if I use the RPI 2 to ping certain addresses it
> works and others it does work.  All the addresses are on the
> same subnet.

Which driver?  I'm using rtl8xxxu, not rtl8192cu.  That description
sounds alot like the problems I had with the rtl8192cu driver.  The
rtl8xxxu driver works either reliable or not at all for me.

> Bus 001 Device 006: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un
> 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]

Same here.

> I'm starting to think that maybe this isn't a USB issue at
> all.  Perhaps it's more of a network issue. Like I said on this version
> of the kernel, wired networking works but Wifi is flaky.

Wired network works for me too.

cheers,
  Gerd




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