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# rtl8723bs
Realtek SDIO Wi-Fi driver

## History

This repository originally contained a vendor driver provided by Realtek:
`rtl8723BS_WiFi_linux_v4.3.5.5_12290.20140916_BTCOEX20140507-4E40`

It was then tidied up and had huge chunks of unused code removed by a number
of contributors (see the git history for details), and eventually merged into
the kernel staging tree in time for kernel 4.12-rc1.

## Getting the code

This repository contains the history of the driver cleanup, which is not
available in the upstream-merged driver. Compiling or running the
driver on older kernels is not supported, please ask your distribution to
provide updated kernel packages.

For support running the upstreamed staging driver, please refer to the
`NETWORKING [WIRELESS]` section of
[MAINTAINERS](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ke ... AINTAINERS) file to find where to send requests.

To provide patches, see the [driver TODO](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ke ... 723bs/TODO).

## Tested list (old)

Tested on:
- Onda v975w
- Teclast 3G
- HP Stream 7
- Dell Venue 8 3000
- WinBook TW100 and TW700
- Acer Aspire Switch 10E
- Lenovo Miix 3-830 and 3-1030
- Medion Akoya S2217
- Chuwi Hi12
- Intel Compute Stick STCK1A32WFC
- Lark Ultimate 7i WIN

And many others.

lita@lita-A11-COMPUTER:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: lita-A11-COMPUTER Kernel: 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
           bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.8 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: laptop Mobo: AMI model: Aptio CRB serial: N/A
           UEFI: American Megatrends v: XCSY-BI-14.1-S133AR110-A85W-101-J date: 08/10/2017
CPU:       Quad core Intel Celeron N3450 (-MCP-) arch: N/A cache: 1024 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 8755
           clock speeds: max: 2200 MHz 1: 1877 MHz 2: 1748 MHz 3: 1664 MHz
           4: 1556 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Device 5a85 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@59.98hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 500 (Broxton 2x6)
           version: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel Celeron N3350/Pentium N4200/Atom E3900 Series Audio Cluster
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:0e.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-29-generic
Network:   Card: Failed to Detect Network Card!
Drives:    HDD Total Size: NA (-)
           ID-1: /dev/mmcblk1 model: N/A size: 62.5GB
           ID-2: /dev/mmcblk3 model: N/A size: 63.8GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 15G used: 14G (96%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/mmcblk1p2
           ID-2: /home size: 29G used: 679M (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk1p4
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 5.24GB used: 0.00GB (0%)
           fs: swap dev: /dev/mmcblk1p3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 219 Uptime: 14 min Memory: 1377.4/5794.5MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56 
lita@lita-A11-COMPUTER:~$