problems with Realtek wireless

crashOvrRide22 · 2011-01-15 03:47:29

i cannot seem to get my realtek wireless to work with #! on my toshiba satellite laptop any suggestions? i have downloaded the drivers, but cannot install them....

everytime i try to compile the source using make in the terminal but i get an error saying that the

/lib/modules/<kernel version>/build - no file or directory exists.

any and all help will be appreciated

aaro · 2011-01-15 07:13:13

Type this in a terminal to find out your wireless card model:

lspci | grep Wireless

bozhkov · 2011-01-15 10:04:13

I have Toshiba Satellite as well, you have to install kernel headers in order to install your drivers. If your case is the same as mine, as I do not have drivers for broadband internet too, you have to manually download the packages you need for the headers. Try

apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

And if you don't have connection, just see the compulsory packages and download them in a folder. You can then install them with one command:

dpkg -i *.deb

yorick · 2011-01-15 13:42:23

You might want to also check this out:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download

I downloaded the "bleeding edge" package and followed the make and install instructions below it for my realtek driver. It was super easy and everything worked very well.

For some reason, I had better luck compiling it with all the drivers in the package instead of choosing the option to single out my driver before compiling.

When it came to the "sudo make unload" part of the instructions, I chose the option "wunload" (I think that's it) to unload only my wireless driver - it tells you on the terminal screen what your options for unloading are if you compile it with all the drivers.

benj1 · 2011-01-15 13:50:53

If you got the driver from the realtek web site, get the headers as bozhkov suggests (i actually just select the needed packages in synaptic then select file -> 'generate package download script', then transfer the downloaded packages to /var/cache/apt/archives/)

then

sudo su

cd /where/ever/the/drivers/are

make

make install

'sudo make install' doesn't seem to work, I spent ages trying to work that out.

this was for:
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10)

crashOvrRide22 · 2011-01-15 22:14:45

Thank you all for your help!

looks like it is working now, i was able to compile with no problem now installing.

fingers crossed!

silince · 2011-01-15 23:52:36

Just as an opportunity to tell my Realtek story...

It was a learning experience realising that 'sudo su' is different from attempting the same thing as just your average 'su'. I got my Lenovo SL510 laptop*, and was mighty peeved for a couple of days to not have wireless. I read some complex stuff about compiling my own kernel, along with other workarounds, but if I had just followed the first tip (email realtek with my kernel and distro, and then follow instructions) I could have been sorted way sooner.

Though obviously, if there was a free driver released and included in the kernel my life would be easier to begin with. I can see why n00bs are scared to get involved with this stuff.

*Having my laptop model mentioned in this thread will hopefully help someone on the future!

aaro · 2011-01-16 01:12:57

My toshiba laptop also has realtek wireless network, specifically RTL8191SEvB. And i suffered (like it seems to be for everyone else) to make it work because the Debian 'non-free firmware-realtek' package doesn't work with this model (and may be others) plus the driver from realtek needs to be installed with the root user environment (ie 'sudo su' and not just 'sudo'), which can be very frustrating when you aren't aware of that detail. It would be very helpful (specially to new users) to include the latest realtek wireless drivers in Statler and even upstream updating the Debian firmware-realtek package.

CarlosFelipe · 2011-01-16 05:28:34

my realtek 8187b doesn't work too in Crunchbang sad I'll try again, but I'm very newbie.

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