Bug#613536: How I worked around this

[Paul Harris <harris.pc@gmail.com>]

Hi,

I had problems with a new laptop which had an ethernet card that refused to connect on linux (still broken), and this too-recent-to-just-work wireless card RTL8188CE

My workaround was this:

Step one)

Upgrade the kernel using these instructions:

http://www.broce.net/?p=54

except, in make menuconfig, turn on the required driver:

I THINK its: drivers, network drivers, wireless cards, RTL8192CE

Step two)

Download the latest firmware from:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git;a=tree;f=rtlwifi;hb=HEAD

which is the linux-firmware git tree, subfolder rtlwifi - just download all of those bins (click the 'raw' link for each),

and copy them to:

/lib/firmware/rtlwifi

and reboot.

At least now i can apt-get via wifi and try and fix the stoopid wired network...

cheers

Paul