This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.79.17 --------------- linux-firmware (1.79.17) precise; urgency=medium
* rtlwifi: Add new firmware files for rtl8188eu rtlwifi/rtl8188ee: Add firmware for new driver These 2 new files are in support of the LTS Trusty kernel. -LP: #1368301 * Remove LICENSE.amd-ucode Missed it when removing amd64-microcode for licensing reasons. -- Tim Gardner <tim.gard...@canonical.com> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:46:55 -0600 ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368301 Title: 12.04 missing rtlwifi/rtl8188efw.bin when HWE is installed Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Precise: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] A user with 12.04 + Trusty HWE to support RTL8188 is missing the matching firmware since it is not included in the 12.04 linux-firmware package; It is in the 13.04 and later packages. [Test Case] modinfo $(awk '/10EC.*8179/{print $3}' /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.*) | grep ^firmware firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8188efw.bin 12.04: /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU_B.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192defw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192sefw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723fw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723fw_B.bin 13.04: /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8188efw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU_B.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192defw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192sefw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723fw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723fw_B.bin [Regression Potential] This adds the missing firmware file. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1368301/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp