[removing Sergio Talens-Oliag from the cc list] > >Le mar. 4 nov. 2014 à 19:20, perih...@openmail.cc a écrit : > > > > >hello. > > > > >Hi, > > >i did a fresh network install of debian wheezy 7.7. i have kernel > > >3.2.0-4-amd64 > > > > > >i have a laptop toshiba sattelite pro C850 - 1HG with the > > RTL8723AE >wireless lan card. > > >Problem: Wireless Lan not working > > > > > >basically i have the same problem as "dannycrafts" on the debian > > >user forum: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=114077 > > > > > >i also (like him) tried install firmware-realtek from > > >wheezy-backports. no sucess. I can turn on and off a little red > > >light with a keyboard shortcut for WLAN on/off but there is no WLAN > > >available. > > > > > >Please what can I do? > > > > > >Wired network works fine of course. Also my Wireless Lan did work > > in >the past with other Linux distributions. > > > > >Well, according to: > > > >$git tag --contains c592e631bcec > > > >the driver for your network controller has been first added in Linux > >3.8, so please check if > >the driver has been backported in the wheezy kernel using for > >example: > > > >$grep RTL8723AE /boot/config-$(uname -r) > > > >If this command reports nothing on the standard output, then I fear > >you’ll have to ask to > >the kernel team to backport this driver, or to use a more recent > >kernel version (from wheezy-backports for example). > > > THIS COMMAND DIDNT GIVE ANY OUTPUT. SO YOU WERE RIGHT.
Ben, is it too late in the Wheezy release cycle to backport the "rtl8723ae" driver? > > AM I REACHING THE KERNEL TEAM WITH THIS EMAIL? Yes you are ! But note that the debian-kernel mailing list is not the best place to keep track of bug reports. So please next time use the "reportbug" tool ;-) > > I TRIED INSTALL KERNEL 3.16-0 AMD64 but encountered dependency > problems with initramfs-tool.I tried install a more recent version of > initramfs-tools but again another dependency problem. I never manually > updated the kernel before. So I am pretty lost. Maybe it would be a > good idea to just send everyone an update with a newer kernel to fix > this driver problem also for other users? Yes, a newer version of initramfs-tools is needed on your system because since linux 3.8.2-1~experimental.1, the *minimum* version of initramfs-tools has been increased to 0.110~ What method did you use to upgrade your kernel? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1415229629.1963.6.ca...@free.fr
