[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-09-10 Thread Clive Cox
I built and installed from http://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git and its working fine on my T440p so far. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-09-08 Thread Clive Cox
I am using the r8192ee module compiled from source on my t440p and it works most of the time though does disconnect and fail periodically. I am using linux mint 17. Unfortunately I am getting periodic system crashes: keyboard stops working or starts emitting endless carriage returns. Sometime

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-09-08 Thread Larry Finger
What source are you using? The latest version of the driver is at http://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git. That version will build on any kernel 3.0 or later, as long as the kernel headers are available. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-09-08 Thread Clive Cox
Hi Larry. I used the source from mjeanson in #86. I will use your github and report back. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-09-01 Thread vworl...@gmail.com
Any updates about this issue fixture status? I am yet to migrate my kernel to 3.16 as Siu On Chan (sochan) told earlier! But I am yet to get some working solution on my L440 Laptop. After today's updates, I am seeing problems in my ethernet connection too! I am clueless on how to use this laptop

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-26 Thread Nick Gerner
We just applied the fix from #132 (with the correct rtl8192ee-dkms package name) on one of the T440s laptops in our office. Seems to have worked, but only 15 or 20 minutes have gone by so far :) We'll try rolling this out to another one of our laptops. I'll post back if we run into any other

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-20 Thread Po-Hsu Lin
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[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-19 Thread Laksh Gupta
I am also facing the same problem with my wireless card; no driver available. 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:818b] 08:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:5227] (rev 01) -- You received this bug

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-17 Thread Siu On Chan
Thanks bulldozer2003 for the suggestion. Having used the Utopic linux 3.16.0-8 driver for a few days, the driver feels similar to the Ubuntu PPA 3.16 kernels I was using before trying the git driver. Now I need 0-4 connection attempts to get a reliable connection after each reboot, which is

Re: [Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-17 Thread bulldozer2003
After using the r8192ee driver in the 3.16 kernel, I found SSH sessions to be extremely unreliable. Web browsing was tolerable but slow and required occasional retries. I've now purchased a WiFi USB dongle and will test the r8192ee driver as new 3.16 kernels are released for utopic. -- You

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-14 Thread vworl...@gmail.com
Hi Siu On Chan, Thanks for the information. With the linux-headers-3.13.9-generic for my amd64 architecture I downloaded necessary headers package and I am able to build (make and sudo make install) in my computer. Now I can see my Wifi networks, but it still not able to connect to WIFI network.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-14 Thread Siu On Chan
vword4u-g: I wish I knew how to fix it. I'm facing exactly the same problem as you. Since I started using Larry's git driver, I need to try reconnecting for 15-30 times (ie removing and inserting modules, killing wpa_supplicant etc), until I get a reliable connection. That usually takes 10+

Re: [Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-14 Thread Bruce D'Arcus
Not sure if this is helpful, but it shows the dmesg output that corresponds with the connection loss (that deauthorization bit) and then reconnect that I'm seeing: [17101.068960] wlan0: authenticate with 48:f8:b3:6b:12:a8 [17101.087954] wlan0: send auth to 48:f8:b3:6b:12:a8 (try 1/3)

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-14 Thread Sharon Talbot
I've been keeping an eye on this bug for a while, and decided to give the drivers another shot today. I was very happy to see wifi come up after pulling the source, compiling, and installing. An hour later, my wifi disconnected and would not reconnect. Nothing particularly helpful in dmesg. I

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-14 Thread bulldozer2003
I just installed 14.04.1 on my T440s. Here is how I installed the 3.16 kernel and got wifi working by adding utopic (14.10) sources to apt. BE WARNED: This may be dangerous. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add the lines: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic main restricted deb

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-14 Thread Siu On Chan
@bulldozer2003 #173: What wireless card do you have? (You can find out by running lspci.) Some models of T440s (especially older ones) seem to have other network cards. @Bruce #171: Your dmesg looks almost the same as mine. I also looked into /var/log/syslog which provides more detailed info,

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-14 Thread bulldozer2003
@sochan I wish I had a different card. I would have preferred a dual band card. Also, this driver in 3.16 seems stable, I've been using it since my earlier post without any problems despite the dmesg warning: [3.751315] r8192ee: module is from the staging directory, the quality is

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread Larry Finger
The only thing I can suggest is to try the GitHub repo in comment #156. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage

Re: [Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread Bruce D'Arcus
Larry - just to confirm, simply doing the standard make/make install that you mentioned previously here should correctly utilize that github code? There's nothing more to be done? Because I haven't found that particularly effective. I still can't get reliable connections. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread Larry Finger
Yes, git pull make sudo make install gets you the latest Realtek code. If that still does not work, then you will need to document what is happening on your system. At the moment, I am working full time trying to get all the rtlwifi drivers into a stage that the new versions can be committed to

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread Siu On Chan
@vworld4u-g #159: I believe you face the same problem as I do, namely initial authentication error. To confirm, run dmesg | tail -20 at the terminal, and you'll see wlan0: deauthenticating from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx by local choice (Reason: 3...). (Sometimes you'll see Reason 2). @Bruce #162: My

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread Siu On Chan
Alright, I didn't read Makefile, which automatically runs depmod for you. Please ignore what I said about depmod. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread vworl...@gmail.com
Hi Siu On Chan, Thanks for your response. I am too not a big Linux dev kind of person, but I am using Ubuntu for last 5 years without any dissatisfaction. In fact I love Ubuntu for its usefulness. With respect to error I am getting make -C /lib/modules/3.13.9/build

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread Larry Finger
You need the kernel headers. I have no idea what Ubuntu calls the package, but someone else will. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-13 Thread Siu On Chan
The package in your case is linux-headers-3.13.9-generic. Here's how you find out the package that a file belongs to http://superuser.com/questions/10997/find-what-package-a-file-belongs- to-in-ubuntu-debian . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-12 Thread Perry Yan
Hi all, I can confirm that with kernel 3.16.0-031600-generic the connection is more or less stable. However, the download speed is extremely slow (maxes out at around 1 Mbps). Does anyone have a workaround to increase the throughput? Regards PY -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-10 Thread vworl...@gmail.com
Hi, I tried approach of (132): sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mjeanson/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install rtl8192ee-dkms Problem faced: Now Wifi connects briefly and disconnects after 2-3 mins. Even when connected, 1-2 internet requests succeed and then every request

Re: [Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-07 Thread Larry Finger
On 08/07/2014 12:42 AM, Yu Leng wrote: Thank you Larry for posting the latest driver code. I am no where close to the expertise most people have on this forum. This is may well be a beginner question. Do I just git clone your repo, do make, make install and then reboot? You are close.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-06 Thread Yu Leng
Thank you Larry for posting the latest driver code. I am no where close to the expertise most people have on this forum. This is may well be a beginner question. Do I just git clone your repo, do make, make install and then reboot? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-06 Thread Yu Leng
tried #132. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage notifications

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-08-06 Thread Larry Finger
I was unable to get the latest Realtek drivers into a form for submission to the kernel in time to make kernel 3.17. As a result, I created a git repo at http://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git. I have no idea if it will work for youm but it is the latest code,' -- You received this bug

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Juan
Hi Larry/Michael/everyone, I just bought a Lenovo T540p with the same Realtek 8192EE wifi adapter. I tried both the 2.13.9 patched kernel with the firmware and the newest 2.16rc7 kernel. Both have the same problem: My wifi connects OK but it drops intermittently When I try to ping www.google.com

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread timarmstrong
Juan/Kelvin, Based on Larry's earlier responses, I think we're going to have to wait until the 3.18 kernel for the new and improved driver. Realtek has apparently made a lot of fixes to its version of the driver, but porting it to the kernel is a lot of work on Larry's part. It sounds like

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Sascha Grossenbacher
The driver is working fairly stable for me, I also have problems with suspend/wakeup but two things usually help me solve that: * It is usually only a problem if I want to re-connect to the same WIFi. If I switch from one to another, it works without a problem in most cases. In case of the

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Juan
I realized that I probably picked the wrong card when ordering my laptop. I was offered either the Intel Wireless N 7260 or this Realtek card, same price I am not so keen with this realtek card anyway because even in windows 7 my signal only shows 3 bars sometimes as my previous laptop it's 5 bar

Re: [Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Matt
As far as I know installing the card is a PITA. Otherwise I would have done that already. But, if it isn't too taxing (taking the motherboard out or taking apart the screen would be too taxing), I would love to know. On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Juan yihuan.hu...@gmail.com wrote: I

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Larry Finger
If Lenovo does not have an access door on the bottom that provides access to the wireless card, I am doubly glad that I chose Toshiba over Lenovo when I recently purchased a new laptop. My decision was based on the bad reviews for the new keyboard and touchpad design. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Juan
I just took it apart and tried it. Easy. On my 540p there are 2 service panels at the bottom 1 for HDD and memory the other smaller one is the wifi card. I already swapped the HDD with SSD by taking apart the larger one. Just make sure you get the Intel 7260 NGW form factor for the half- mini size

Re: [Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Matt
Sadly, the T440s does not have any panels at the bottom. I bought the laptop and was very excited to have a nice Thinkpad with all the power I needed, but have been disappointed with the thoroughly awful trackpad and this Realtek wireless card's issues on Linux.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Juan
Matt, Really sorry to hear that. I googled T440s bottom pictures and I see almost all of them have services panels? It's maybe not teh model but what particular chassis you get? Have you tried the sides? There should be at least a way to swap the hard drive out without taking the whole thing

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Lee Zamparo
@Matt, @Juan This page suggests you have to remove the base cover on the T440s to access the wireless card: http://support.lenovo.com/en_IN/detail.page?DocID=PD027945 To remove the base cover you need only unclip the external battery pack, then unscrew 8 screws. No messing with the motherboard

Re: [Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Matt
I went back and looked and it's clear the bottom comes off entirely. I had an old X60 that served me extremely well and it had a slot for removing the harddrive and a little panel with the RAM exposed right below it... I was hoping for a little panel to expose it as opposed to needing a spudger to

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread William Oprandi
I also have a T440s and i'm also disappointed with the 2 problems. The trackpad is broken for the 2nd time and the wireless card. ... My x200 has no Linux compatibility problem so I didn't care about wireless card model when I bought my T440s... I can compare this 2 generations of thinkpad :

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Juan
Hi Matt, The Intel 7260 card should not be an issue because some of T440/540 ship with exactly that. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ Try configure a T540p/T440p yourself I'm sure the Intel Wireless 7260 card (both single band and dual band variants) is an option. That's why I'll only

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Juan
William, There are a few bizarre things about the new 40 series. I agree. They even removed the HDD light, no physical switches for wifi and no charging indicator when computer is off... I use it with an external screen and keyboard at home so keyboard isn't an issue for me. The T430 I use at

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Larry Finger
One thing to note. The firmware that is currently available from the linux-firmware repo for the 7260 gets many firmware restarts. Unfortunately, this repo is the source for all distros. There is experimental firmware available for testing that seems to fix the problem. Search the linux-wireless

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Juan
Larry, Is the firmware you mentioned the same as the ones on the official Intel website? http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-034398.htm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-31 Thread Larry Finger
No. There is a naming problem that prevents it from being officially released by Intel. You need to get it from https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/egrumbach/linux- firmware.git/plain/iwlwifi-7260-9.ucode?h=Core6. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-26 Thread vworl...@gmail.com
Hi Imker/Tim, Thanks a lot for the information. I will try it today (I am outside) and update you the success story (hopefully :) ) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-26 Thread Kelvin
Hi Larry/everyone, I am having the same problems that Chetan is having that my T440s ubuntu frequently freezes when using wireless. I am using 12.04 and kernel 3.13. If anyone had a fix/any info on how to help that would really helpful. Kelvin -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-25 Thread vworl...@gmail.com
Hi imker, I just followed all the steps you mentioned, but the console log says it is unable to find the module rtl8192ee. Do you mean rtl8192ee-dkms ? If I go for rtl8192ee-dkms I get the following log : ERROR (dkms apport): kernel package linux-headers-3.16.0-031600rc6-lowlatency is not

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-25 Thread timarmstrong
rtl8192ee-dkms is the built name of the rtl8192ee package, so you're ok there: https://launchpad.net/~mjeanson/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+sourcepub/4248780 /+listing-archive-extra. You don't need the lowlatency headers unless you are running the special low latency kernel. Also, there's no need to

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-25 Thread imker
Hi vworld, tim is right. If you use the 3.16 kernel the rtl8192ee package may not works fine. So if you wan to try this package you should remove the 3.16 Kernel and reboot. So you will use the vanila 3.13 kernel again. An other hint I can give you is to check if you got the firmeware file for

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-24 Thread vworl...@gmail.com
Hi Can somebody (who got this driver for Realtek RTL8192EE working) post a summary of steps to follow to fix it (even temporarily)? I am not a deep level expert in ubuntu kernel building or changing the parameters of a module etc. Please help me fixing this issue. I am seeing that even ethernet

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-24 Thread Anuj
Is Utopic compatible with Linux Mint? I will test it and let you know. I will post the same on Mint forums as Mint users face the same issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-24 Thread imker
Hello vworld, I think using the DKMS Package from Michael (Post #86) is the most easy way to get a vanilla Ubuntu work with this WLAN Adapter. To do so, you might want to use the following sequence in a terminal. sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mjeanson/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-23 Thread Sam Dodrill
Upgrading to Utopic's kernel fixes the issue, but every so often the wifi will drop out and then come back. What debug output should I be getting? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-23 Thread Sam Dodrill
update: Using these module parameters fixes it: ips=0 fwlps=0 swenc=1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-22 Thread Chetan
I am using T440s and having problems like everybody else here. I have had a variation of every problem mentioned above withI have tried upgrading to 3.16 and that freezes my machine very often, so I removed it...I am using the dkms suggested by Jeanson

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-21 Thread Damian Only
Thanks a lot for all the work on the driver, and for getting the code into the kernel. I am using the kernel 3.16.0-031600rc6-generic, and the wireless works but partially. It takes a long time to connect. And after resuming from suspend it does not connect anymore. What is the best way in which

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-21 Thread Larry Finger
I have received a newer version from Realtek that I am working at getting into the kernel. At this point, I do not even know what the differences are. While this conversion is in progress, I have very little time to try to debug the current code. I would say that the best thing to do is wait for

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-21 Thread timarmstrong
Thanks for all the hard work. I'll keep an eye out for the new code in 3.18. If there's any way I can provide useful debug info at any point I'm happy to help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-16 Thread Larry Finger
Realtek has never been good at writing clear module parameter descriptions. My current working version has the following: MODULE_PARM_DESC(swenc, Set to 1 for software crypto (default 0)\n); MODULE_PARM_DESC(ips, Set to 0 to not use link power save (default 1)\n); MODULE_PARM_DESC(swlps, Set to 1

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-15 Thread Lee Zamparo
@lwfinger Thanks for your work on this driver. I find that the driver now is mostly functional, but I still experience random disconnections, and whenever reconnecting after standby I encounter cycles of scanning-authenticating-associating-disconnecting. Jul 15 20:14:14 bentobox

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-10 Thread chuxinxin
@timarmstrong now i use kernel 3.16 ,it works well! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage notifications

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-10 Thread chuxinxin
@timarmstrong sorry,it just lasts 50 minutes now... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage notifications

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-08 Thread chuxinxin
@larry use dmesg show:Init MAC failed use network-manager-gnome -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-08 Thread timarmstrong
I've been able to reproduce a similar problem to chuxinxin and collected logs. Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 with Ubuntu mainline 3.16rc4 uname -a: Linux Cockatoo 3.16.0-031600rc4-generic #201407061635 SMP Sun Jul 6 20:36:26 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Step-by-step procedure to reproduce: 1.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-08 Thread timarmstrong
One thing I forgot to mention: I've been able to reproduce the problem every time for several times with the procedure described. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-07 Thread chuxinxin
use firmware http://www.lwfinger.com/realtek_drivers/rtl8192eefw.bin. it Seems to work but do not connect! i can see wifi but do not connect! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-07 Thread Larry Finger
Please add some logs. In particular, what does the dmesg output have to say? What connection manager are you using? What encryption type? If WPA or WPA2, please check the wpa_supplicant logs. Just saying It does not work is not sufficient, and is just wasting everyone's time! -- You received

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-07 Thread huyingqian
@Larry your files on #113 successfully work!!Thank you! First i follow the #44 ,then my card was recognized by the system, but after i connected the wifi i found that the rate was extremely slow. Then i installed linux-image-3.13.9_1.0_amd64.deb linux-image-3.13.9_1.1_amd64.deb linux-

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-06 Thread Dan Gillmor
Is there any ETA for this driver? I've had to buy a wifi dongle, which is annoying... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-06 Thread Larry Finger
As stated above, it is in the staging directory for kernel 3.16. As I do not speak for Ubuntu, I have no idea when it will be available for you. For some reason, this bug report jumps from comment #40 to #73. In #66, I posted a link for a 64-bit kernel that had this driver built in. For

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-06 Thread Adam Lee
** Description changed: Open this bug to trace device driver RTL8192EE. We have seen this wireless card on some laptops, id is [10ec:818b], driver is RTL8192EE. + + Status: waiting for this driver being moved out of staging directory. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-04 Thread Matt
Larry's debs from #66 worked for me. Seems to take a little longer to connect than stabler drivers, but works well, and speeds are good. No drops so far. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-04 Thread Lee Zamparo
Larry, I'm still getting cycles of association, authentication and de- association when trying to connect to any network (see this paste: ) The gist of details are here: [126550.533856] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain [126550.536822] cfg80211: World regulatory domain

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-04 Thread Lee Zamparo
BTW, I'm running: $ uname -a Linux bentobox 3.16.0-rc2 #1 SMP Tue Jun 24 22:43:14 EDT 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux with the firmware offered under @lwfinger's website. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-04 Thread Lee Zamparo
oops, pastebin link is here: http://pastebin.com/XaqL36Vx -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage notifications

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-04 Thread Siu On Chan
Lee #106: Have you tried the fix in #80? I should say that once I switch to 3.16-rc3 (from Ubuntu kernel PPA), I no longer need this fix (and to be honest I don't understand how/why it worked in the past). Now I still have initial connection issue (wlan0: authentication with xx;xx;xx;xx;xx;xx

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-04 Thread Lee Zamparo
@sochan: yes, I did make that change, it helped initially. But now I'm experiencing the same message (though not the same cause). I suspect the problem is between NetworkManager and wpa_supplicant, but I'm trying a few things suggested by others who have had this problem: 1) disabling ipv6 in

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-04 Thread Larry Finger
Whatever is happening, your wireless system is dropping the connection as shown by [126573.115713] wlan0: disassociating from 00:1f:33:d2:a6:f8 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING) Please check your NetworkManager and wpa_supplicant logs to see if they offer any clues. What is the

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-02 Thread Colin Heinzmann
Ahh my understanding of how kernel drivers is much clearer now. I previously installed 3.16-rc3 using the Arch Linux User repository and its prebuilt customization option didn't have my driver selected. A fully custom build worked. Thanks and much 3! -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-01 Thread Colin Heinzmann
Trying to get up and and running with #86 DKMS module and am running into a compilation issue. Below is my make.log. I tried building in kernel 3.16-rc3 and the same error occurred. Could someone shed light on this issue? DKMS make.log for rtl8192ee-1.0 for kernel 3.15.2-1-ARCH (x86_64) Tue

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-01 Thread Larry Finger
Comment #99: Those new messages are due to changes in cfg80211. As long as the driver works correctly, you may ignore them. Comment #100: Those messages are due to trying to build old driver code on a kernel that is new. If you really want to build that code, you will need to research the changes

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-01 Thread Colin Heinzmann
Larry, I'm trying to build the dkms because I'm not sure how to get the driver up and running (I'm kind of a linux driver noob). I was under the impression that installing 3.16-rcX would enable the driver but this is not the case with my build. How do I enable the wireless driver on my computer?

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-07-01 Thread Larry Finger
You can get the driver in 3.16 by using make xconfig or make menuconfig, and enabling the driver. Once that is done, a new kernel built and installed, and the firmware is installed, the driver will automatically start upon bootup. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-30 Thread Siu On Chan
Hi Larry, Here's something weird about the driver in 3.16-rc3 (and the same for 3.16-rc2). I often see the following lines from dmesg: [ 156.53] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: 1B [ 181.518110] AP off, try to reconnect now [ 181.518142] wlan0: Connection to AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx lost [

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-27 Thread Sylvain Corlay
Hi Larry, it works very well. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-26 Thread Sylvain Corlay
Hello, I now have issues with the firmware failing to load (using kernel image 3.16rc2): dmesg output: [2.290812] r8192ee: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned. [2.321112] r8192ee :03:00.0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2 [

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-26 Thread Sylvain Corlay
The problem (#95) appeared after an update of Ubuntu. Is anyone else experiencing this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-26 Thread Larry Finger
The necessary firmware in in the linux-firmware git repo. You will need to clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux- firmware.git and copy rtlwifi/rtl8192eefw.bin into /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192eefw.bin. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-25 Thread imker
Hi Lee, yes WLAN worked for me after suspend to RAM. But not always. I would say 3 of 4 times, WLAN worked for me with Larrs Kernel after Suspend to RAM. If I was not connected I could just switch off and on in the network mananger to get it work again. Since I instelld the DKMS Packaged I did

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-25 Thread Friedrich Kretschmer
Worked for me under Debian testing amd64. Installed kernel (3.13.9) and headers from #66 and downloaded firmware from http://www.lwfinger.com/realtek_drivers/rtl8192eefw.bin and moved the file to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/. I initially had problems connecting to networks but #80 solved the problem! I

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-24 Thread imker
Hello all, I removed Larrys Kernel and installed Micheals DKMS Pakage from #86. And it works as good as before on my T440s. Thanks to Michael, for this nice package, and also to Larry for adding this patch to the main Kernel tree. Good work Guys. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-24 Thread Lee Zamparo
Has anyone else had success having the driver work after suspending to RAM? I find that on both my home network and at another I tested that I have to unload reload the driver to have a chance to connect. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-22 Thread Sylvain Corlay
Hi Larry, would you recommend using your patched kernel of are the latest release candidate for the linux kernel 3.16 which has your patch merged? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-22 Thread Larry Finger
I would recommend using kernel 3.16-rcX. I do not plan on updating the deb on my web site, and I do not plan on generating a 32-bit version. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-22 Thread Sylvain Corlay
Thanks, 3.16-rc2 works nicely for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239578 Title: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b] To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1239578] Re: No wireless support for Realtek RTL8192EE [10ec:818b]

2014-06-20 Thread Michael Jeanson
For anyone interrested, I've made a dkms package from the sources in the linux-next tree, it works on my T440. You can grab it here https://launchpad.net/~mjeanson/+archive/ppa/+files/rtl8192ee- dkms_1.0-1~ppa1_all.deb -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

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