I'm still noob, so I'll wing it as best I can. I use 13.04.
I'm not sure about the firmware, but I updated the kernel to 3.10 according to these instructions http://askubuntu.com/questions/119080 /how-to-update-kernel-to-the-latest-mainline-version-without-any-distro- upgrade [ 22.951312] rtl8188ee: Using firmware rtlwifi/rtl8188efw.bin [ 23.432246] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc' [ 23.432581] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on rtl8188ee 96112 0 rtlwifi 86228 1 rtl8188ee mac80211 624025 2 rtlwifi,rtl8188ee cfg80211 499487 2 mac80211,rtlwifi Hope it helped! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1096989 Title: 10ec:8179 No wireless support for Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 (RTL8188E) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1096989/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs