[xubuntu-users] Help with wireless drivers

[Lee Gold]

OK, got it working.

sudo rmmod rtl8187, This removes or stops the existing driver I think. 

And then blacklist it, with sudo geany (or whatever editor you use) and edit the file: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, add this line: 
blacklist rtl8187

Then use Ndiswrapper to install the Win98 RTL8187L driver. It works quite well now:^)




> Yes, the rtl8187 driver is there but it does not work AFAIK. I have 
> rtl8187L. I suspect I will need to blacklist the existing driver and 
> add a tweaked one. I don't know how...
> 
> It actually says it connected to the wireless router but at 17% while 
> XP connects at a least 50% and has three bars sometimes four. But 
> Xubuntu will not surf, it will not ping so there's more I must do.
> 
> 
> > Hey Lee,
> >
> > I have that driver.mine worked out of the box. Mine is the rtl8187b
> > driver. I think that there is another one called rtl8187L. If yours is
> > the same as mine you can try in a terminal
> >
> > sudo modprobe rtl8187, then again in a terminal do sudo lsmod. you might
> > not need the sudo. and look under usb and see if it is listed there. If
> > you see it and it still doesn;t load try sudo ifconfig wlan0 up or
> > whatever your card is listed as. you can check this by typing sudo
> > ifconfig -a and see if it is listed and loaded.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 2009-08-01 at 21:00 -0400, Lee Gold wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to figure out how to install a driver for realtek > 
> > RTL8187 wifi USB onto 9.04. I've read, searched the web but I can't 
> > > find a coherent step by step explanation on how to do it. I'm > 
> > looking for a simple explanation.
> > >
> > > Xubuntu seems to see the chip but there's an issue(s) - it just > 
> > won't "surf". I think I may have to blacklist existing drivers. I > 
> > have XP dual boot and it works OK in XP. I'm really not sure how to 
> > > do this.
> > >
> > > There are linux drives from realtek but they don't give any 
> > install > instructions I can understand. Thanks,
> > >
> > > Lee
> >
> 

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