install Realtek device 8176 (rev 01) on Lucid Lynx

[Pastor JW]

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3:19:05 pm Christian Meier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to install the following wireless card
> 
>    07:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8176
> (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Device 8194
>    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
> Stepping- SERR-
> 
> on a Dell Inspiron Mini with Lucid Lynx and 2.6.32-41 kernel. The card used
> to work on 2.6.32-x kernels, probably with rtl8192ce driver.
> 
> Trying to compile 92ce_se_de_linux_mac80211_0005.1230.2011.tar.gz,
> RTL819xCU_USB_linux_v3.4.2_3727.20120404.zip and
> RTL819xSU_usb_linux_v2.6.6.0.20120405.zip fails on the affected machine.
> (I downloaded the kernel headers.)
> 
> What to do next? (Switching to Windows 7 is no option, although the card is
> working there.)

Easiest way is:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lexical/hwe-wireless
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rtl8192ce-dkms
  
If you already did that once then what you do with a new kernel is go into 
synaptic package handler with the new kernel and using wired network 
connection, type rtl in the quick search box and click reinstall on the 
driver. Apply and a reboot should have your wireless working again!  As a side 
note, they seem to have finally added it to the kernel in 12.04!!   ...but 
kmail is a pain to get going.  :(


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