Re: bug#708346 please help, wlan not working
[removing Sergio Talens-Oliag from the cc list]
> >Le mar. 4 nov. 2014 à 19:20, perihana@openmail.cc a écrit :
> >
> > >hello.
> > >
> >Hi,
> > >i did a fresh network install of debian wheezy 7.7. i have kernel
> > >3.2.0-4-amd64
> > >
> > >i have a laptop toshiba sattelite pro C850 - 1HG with the
> > RTL8723AE >wireless lan card.
> > >Problem: Wireless Lan not working
> > >
> > >basically i have the same problem as "dannycrafts" on the debian
> > >user forum: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=114077
> > >
> > >i also (like him) tried install firmware-realtek from
> > >wheezy-backports. no sucess. I can turn on and off a little red
> > >light with a keyboard shortcut for WLAN on/off but there is no WLAN
> > >available.
> > >
> > >Please what can I do?
> > >
> > >Wired network works fine of course. Also my Wireless Lan did work
> > in >the past with other Linux distributions.
> > >
> >Well, according to:
> >
> >$git tag --contains c592e631bcec
> >
> >the driver for your network controller has been first added in Linux
> >3.8, so please check if
> >the driver has been backported in the wheezy kernel using for
> >example:
> >
> >$grep RTL8723AE /boot/config-$(uname -r)
> >
> >If this command reports nothing on the standard output, then I fear
> >you’ll have to ask to
> >the kernel team to backport this driver, or to use a more recent
> >kernel version (from wheezy-backports for example).
> >
> THIS COMMAND DIDNT GIVE ANY OUTPUT. SO YOU WERE RIGHT.
Ben, is it too late in the Wheezy release cycle to backport the "rtl8723ae"
driver?
>
> AM I REACHING THE KERNEL TEAM WITH THIS EMAIL?
Yes you are ! But note that the debian-kernel mailing list is not the best
place to keep track of bug reports. So please next time use the "reportbug"
tool ;-)
>
> I TRIED INSTALL KERNEL 3.16-0 AMD64 but encountered dependency
> problems with initramfs-tool.I tried install a more recent version of
> initramfs-tools but again another dependency problem. I never manually
> updated the kernel before. So I am pretty lost. Maybe it would be a
> good idea to just send everyone an update with a newer kernel to fix
> this driver problem also for other users?
Yes, a newer version of initramfs-tools is needed on your system because
since linux 3.8.2-1~experimental.1, the *minimum* version of initramfs-tools
has been increased to 0.110~
What method did you use to upgrade your kernel?
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