[Lucid] SRU: SAUCE: rt2x00: Remove USB ID of Linksys WUSB54GC v3

[Brad Figg]

On 04/30/2010 02:53 AM, Stefan Bader wrote:
> Stefan Bader wrote:
>> Looks like another case of patch that should go upstream. When doing so, I would
>> also propose it as stable material.
>
> Keng-Yu, have you sent that upstream and made sure it will added to stable?
>
> -Stefan
>
>> -Stefan
>>
>> Keng-Yu Lin wrote:
>>> SRU Justification:
>>>
>>> Impact: It is reported that the wireless dongle Linksys WUSB54GC v3 does not
>>> work at all with rt2x00 driver. Scanning finds no network.
>>>
>>> Fix: To remove the USB ID of WUSB54GC v3 from rt2x00. This enforces
>>> rt2870/rt3070 in the staging tree to be used.
>>>
>>> Test: Several users report in the Launchpad that the driver in the staging
>>> tree works though also some users said it fails with some wireless encryption
>>> combinations. I suspect it is due to protocol compatibility issue, e.g.
>>> using TKIP with WPA2, etc. But unencrypted wireless always works. So this
>>> patch at least gives users wireless functionality to some degree.
>>>
>>> --
>>>  From 1fb67b38b9a73572e9ac9f53a6393c1f6dca1202 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>> From: Keng-Yu Lin<keng-yu.lin at canonical.com>
>>> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:51:31 +0800
>>> Subject: [PATCH] UBUNTU: SAUCE: rt2x00: Remove USB ID of Linksys WUSB54GC v3
>>>
>>> OriginalAuthor: btmorex<https://bugs.launchpad.net/~avery-shadypixel>
>>> OriginalLocation: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34085839/rt3070-fix.patch
>>> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446889
>>>
>>> The removal of the USB ID from rt2x00 enforces rt2870/rt3070 in staging tree
>>> to be used. rt2x00 is reported not working at all.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Keng-Yu Lin<keng-yu.lin at canonical.com>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c |    1 -
>>>   1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
>>> index 9fe770f..fae1c36 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
>>> @@ -2963,7 +2963,6 @@ static struct usb_device_id rt2800usb_device_table[] = {
>>>   	/* Linksys */
>>>   	{ USB_DEVICE(0x1737, 0x0070), USB_DEVICE_DATA(&rt2800usb_ops) },
>>>   	{ USB_DEVICE(0x1737, 0x0071), USB_DEVICE_DATA(&rt2800usb_ops) },
>>> -	{ USB_DEVICE(0x1737, 0x0077), USB_DEVICE_DATA(&rt2800usb_ops) },
>>>   	/* Logitec */
>>>   	{ USB_DEVICE(0x0789, 0x0162), USB_DEVICE_DATA(&rt2800usb_ops) },
>>>   	{ USB_DEVICE(0x0789, 0x0163), USB_DEVICE_DATA(&rt2800usb_ops) },
>>
>>
>
>

Keng-Yu,

Any update on this patch? Has it been submitted upstream and is it still necessary?

Brad
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