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Re: Missing rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw



On Sun 29 Jul 2012 at 19:38:55 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote:

> On 2012-07-29 19:22 +0200, Brian wrote:
> 
> > On Sun 29 Jul 2012 at 17:30:29 +0100, Gary wrote:
> >
> >> Doesn't work :(
> >> 
> >
> > [Very useful output log snipped]
> >
> >> Starting /sbin/wpa_supplicant...
> >> ioctl[SIOCGIFFLAGS]: No such device
> >
> > Now, why isn't the device seen?
> 
> Maybe because the firmware is not loaded onto it?  I think the kernel
> module needs to be reloaded to do that.

You are most likely correct. A reboot should resolve it but it would be
more elegant to do

   modprobe <whatever_the_module_is>


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