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From:
Jonathan Gray <jsg@jsg.id.au>
Subject:
Re: Support 0bda:818c Realtek NIC
To:
Kyle Markley <kyle@arbyte.us>
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Mon, 6 May 2024 15:13:03 +1000

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On Sun, May 05, 2024 at 09:32:56PM -0700, Kyle Markley wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Long time user, first time code contributor, please be gentle.
> 
> I have a USB wireless NIC that is unsupported in the GENERIC kernel, for
> which I offer a patch.
> 
> dmesg describes this as:
> MAC/BB RTL8192EU, RF 6052 2T2R [MAC omitted]
> 
> usbdevs describes this as:
> 0bda:818c Realtek, 802.11n NIC
> high speed, self powered, config 1, rev 2.00, iSerial [MAC omitted]
> 
> Following some advice I found given in a similar situation to another person
> (https://www.reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/ujbfh0/comment/i7mx7rf/) I was
> able to build a kernel for which the NIC works.  Here is the patch.  I
> believe that only the changes to if_urtwn.c and usbdevs are manual, and the
> changes to usbdevs.h and usbdevs_data.h are generated automatically by the
> build process.

Thanks, committed.

Your mail client removed tabs so the patch wouldn't apply.

usbdevs.h and usbdevs_data.h are created from usbdevs when 'make' is run
in sys/dev/usb/.  This is not part of the build process.

> 
> Index: if_urtwn.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/dev/usb/if_urtwn.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.108
> diff -u -p -u -p -r1.108 if_urtwn.c
> --- if_urtwn.c    12 Jun 2023 11:27:30 -0000    1.108
> +++ if_urtwn.c    6 May 2024 04:20:26 -0000
> @@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ static const struct urtwn_type {
>      /* URTWN_RTL8192EU */
>      URTWN_DEV_8192EU(DLINK,        DWA131E1),
>      URTWN_DEV_8192EU(REALTEK,    RTL8192EU),
> +    URTWN_DEV_8192EU(REALTEK,    RTL8192EU_2),
>      URTWN_DEV_8192EU(TPLINK,    RTL8192EU),
>      URTWN_DEV_8192EU(TPLINK,    RTL8192EU_2),
>      URTWN_DEV_8192EU(TPLINK,    RTL8192EU_3)
> Index: usbdevs
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs,v
> retrieving revision 1.760
> diff -u -p -u -p -r1.760 usbdevs
> --- usbdevs    27 Nov 2023 20:03:50 -0000    1.760
> +++ usbdevs    6 May 2024 04:20:26 -0000
> @@ -3808,6 +3808,7 @@ product REALTEK RTL8187        0x8187 RTL8187
>  product REALTEK RTL8187B_0    0x8189    RTL8187B
>  product REALTEK RTL8188CUS    0x818a    RTL8188CUS
>  product REALTEK RTL8192EU    0x818b    RTL8192EU
> +product REALTEK RTL8192EU_2    0x818c    RTL8192EU_2
>  product REALTEK RTL8188CU_3    0x8191    RTL8188CU
>  product REALTEK RTL8192U    0x8192    RTL8192U
>  product REALTEK RTL8187B_1    0x8197    RTL8187B
> Index: usbdevs.h
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs.h,v
> retrieving revision 1.772
> diff -u -p -u -p -r1.772 usbdevs.h
> --- usbdevs.h    27 Nov 2023 20:04:07 -0000    1.772
> +++ usbdevs.h    6 May 2024 04:20:26 -0000
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -/*    $OpenBSD: usbdevs.h,v 1.772 2023/11/27 20:04:07 miod Exp $    */
> +/*    $OpenBSD$    */
> 
>  /*
>   * THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.  DO NOT EDIT.
> @@ -3815,6 +3815,7 @@
>  #define    USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8187B_0    0x8189        /* RTL8187B */
>  #define    USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8188CUS    0x818a        /* RTL8188CUS */
>  #define    USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8192EU    0x818b        /* RTL8192EU */
> +#define    USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8192EU_2    0x818c        /* RTL8192EU_2
> */
>  #define    USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8188CU_3    0x8191        /* RTL8188CU */
>  #define    USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8192U    0x8192        /* RTL8192U */
>  #define    USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8187B_1    0x8197        /* RTL8187B */
> Index: usbdevs_data.h
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs_data.h,v
> retrieving revision 1.766
> diff -u -p -u -p -r1.766 usbdevs_data.h
> --- usbdevs_data.h    27 Nov 2023 20:04:07 -0000    1.766
> +++ usbdevs_data.h    6 May 2024 04:20:26 -0000
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -/*    $OpenBSD: usbdevs_data.h,v 1.766 2023/11/27 20:04:07 miod Exp $    */
> +/*    $OpenBSD$    */
> 
>  /*
>   * THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.  DO NOT EDIT.
> @@ -9516,6 +9516,10 @@ const struct usb_known_product usb_known
>      {
>          USB_VENDOR_REALTEK, USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8192EU,
>          "RTL8192EU",
> +    },
> +    {
> +        USB_VENDOR_REALTEK, USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8192EU_2,
> +        "RTL8192EU_2",
>      },
>      {
>          USB_VENDOR_REALTEK, USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_RTL8188CU_3,
> 
> -- 
> Kyle Markley
> 
>