{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/764","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/764/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/764/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/764/events","html_url":"https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/764","id":54975993,"number":764,"title":"rtl8188eu wifi driver requires seperate firmware file.","user":{"login":"MrEngman","id":4400988,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4400988?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman","html_url":"https://github.com/MrEngman","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MrEngman/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":7,"created_at":"2015-01-21T04:17:59Z","updated_at":"2015-02-06T09:39:07Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Just updated my pi from 3.12.36+ to 3.18.3+ with rpi-update. Rebooted and the kernel appeared to hang. Looks like a problem with the rtl8188eu wifi driver.\r\n\r\n    [    6.834444] r8188eu: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.\r\n    [    7.522870] Chip Version Info: CHIP_8188E_Normal_Chip_TSMC_A_CUT_1T1R_RomVer(0)\r\n    [    7.844997] random: nonblocking pool is initialized\r\n    [    8.002964] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8188eu\r\n    [   12.342025] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p2): re-mounted. Opts: (null)\r\n    [   12.881522] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p2): re-mounted. Opts: (null)\r\n    [   22.879338] r8188eu 1-1.2:1.0: Direct firmware load for rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin failed with error -2\r\n    [   22.879388] r8188eu 1-1.2:1.0: Firmware rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin not available\r\n\r\nThe rtl8188eu wifi driver in the drivers/staging/rtl8188eu is compiled in and the module is included in the 3.18.3+ image. However, it does not work as it requires a separate firmware file rtl8188eufw.bin in directory /lib/firmware/rtlwifi and the firmware binary is not included in the image.\r\n\r\nA good example why the firmware should not have been stripped out of the source code and moved to a separate file.\r\n\r\nPlease add in the firmware file rtl8188eufw.bin\r\n\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/comments/73210928","html_url":"https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/764#issuecomment-73210928","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/764","id":73210928,"user":{"login":"PeterPablo","id":4340267,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4340267?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo","html_url":"https://github.com/PeterPablo","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PeterPablo/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-02-06T09:39:07Z","updated_at":"2015-02-06T09:39:07Z","body":"When I upgraded to 3.18.x two days ago the firmware was included and everything worked without manual interaction. What kind of problems do you face?"}}