install Realtek device 8176 (rev 01) on Lucid Lynx

[Liam Proven]

On 29 May 2012 23:19, Christian Meier <ch2009 at arcor.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install the following wireless card
>
>   07:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8176 (rev 01)
>   Subsystem: Dell Device 8194
>   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR-
>
> on a Dell Inspiron Mini with Lucid Lynx and 2.6.32-41 kernel. The card used to work on 2.6.32-x kernels, probably with rtl8192ce driver.
>
> Trying to compile 92ce_se_de_linux_mac80211_0005.1230.2011.tar.gz, RTL819xCU_USB_linux_v3.4.2_3727.20120404.zip and RTL819xSU_usb_linux_v2.6.6.0.20120405.zip fails on the affected machine. (I downloaded the kernel headers.)
>
> What to do next? (Switching to Windows 7 is no option, although the card is working there.)

You could try a newer kernel. 3 or 4 are in the repos: Lucid gets
backports of all the kernels from newer releases, so you can have
Maverick, Natty, Oneiric and possibly even Precise now - I've not
checked since it came out.

Instructions here:
http://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/28391.html

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