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[PATCH] gnu: Add rtl8821ce-linux-module.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40568: closed ([PATCH] gnu: Add rtl8821ce-linux-module.)
Date: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:30:02 +0000

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From: Michael Rohleder <mike <at> rohleder.de>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl8821ce-linux-module.
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:37:48 +0200

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My girlfriend's laptop has this chip, so I needed this to spread the
love of guix (to her already endless sea of love).

Im not sure about the naming, it could also be something like
rtl8821ce-driver-linux.

So far (2 days), it works very well.

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From 6332e69b7fedb614c404a434bcf35e217ce3a953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Rohleder <mike <at> rohleder.de>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:33:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl8821ce-linux-module.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (rtl8821ce-linux-module): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/linux.scm | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 0be50c11e0..a833aae236 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich <at> gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll <at> gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Michael Rohleder <mike <at> rohleder.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -1125,6 +1126,40 @@ module allows the control of the backlight level or luminance property when
 supported under @file{/sys/class/backlight/}.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
+(define-public rtl8821ce-linux-module
+  (let ((commit "69765eb288a8dfad3b055b906760b53e02ab1dea")
+        (revision "0"))
+    (package
+      (name "rtl8821ce-linux-module")
+      (version (git-version "0.0.1" revision commit))
+      (source
+       (origin
+         (method git-fetch)
+         (uri (git-reference
+               (url "https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce.git")
+               (commit commit)))
+         (sha256
+          (base32
+           "17jiw25k74kv5lnvgycvj2g1n06hbrpjz6p4znk4a62g136rhn4s"))))
+      (build-system linux-module-build-system)
+      (arguments
+       `(#:phases
+         (modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (replace 'build
+             (lambda* (#:key inputs make-flags #:allow-other-keys)
+               (setenv "CC" "gcc")
+               (apply invoke "make"
+                      (string-append "KSRC="
+                                     (assoc-ref inputs "linux-module-builder")
+                                     "/lib/modules/build")
+                      (or make-flags '())))))
+         #:tests? #f))
+      (home-page "https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce")
+      (synopsis "Linux Driver for Realtek RTL8821CE wireless network adapters")
+      (description "This is Realtek's RTL8821CE Linux driver for wireless 
+network adapters.")
+      (license license:gpl2))))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Pluggable authentication modules (PAM).
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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Rohleder <mike <at> rohleder.de>
Cc: 40568-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, me <at> tobias.gr
Subject: Re: [bug#40568] [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl8821ce-linux-module.
Date: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:29:15 +0200

Hi,

Michael Rohleder <mike <at> rohleder.de> skribis:

>> The AUR package says ‘with firmware’, which would be problematic if
>> I'd actually found any.  The README also mentions firmware at the very
>> end.  Do you know what they mean?  Does this package work out of the
>> box with Linux-Libre?  Is that only for Bluetooth?
>
> idk what firmware they mean. This driver depends on cfg80211 which
> shouldnt be a problem.
> yes, this works out of the box with Linux-Libre (and not Libre) on the
> laptop I have tested.
> I havent tested bluetooth at all.

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> From b87d051b0ca74550df619e3cc8ed70e8f77f6e99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Michael Rohleder <mike <at> rohleder.de>
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 12:06:31 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl8821ce-linux-module.
>
> * gnu/packages/linux.scm (rtl8821ce-linux-module): New variable.

Applied, thanks!

Ludo’.

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