From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Benjamin Poirier Subject: Re: Realtek driver issue in Ubuntu 12.01 Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 12:11:00 -0400 Message-ID: <20130707161100.GB7530@d2.synalogic.ca> References: <51D98047.6010000@shaw.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, curtiswest@rogers.blackberry.net To: Curtis West Return-path: Received: from mail-qe0-f51.google.com ([209.85.128.51]:61524 "EHLO mail-qe0-f51.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751547Ab3GGQLF (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Jul 2013 12:11:05 -0400 Received: by mail-qe0-f51.google.com with SMTP id a11so1934539qen.10 for ; Sun, 07 Jul 2013 09:11:03 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <51D98047.6010000@shaw.ca> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 2013/07/07 10:50, Curtis West wrote: > Hello: > > I have come across your driver info and thought I would write you > and see if you could help. > > I recently purchased a Toshiba Satellite Pro C870 laptop and have > successfully installed the latest version of Ubuntu 12.01. Hello, I would suggest following this guide from Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs > > I then discovered that the wireless network driver for my wifi was > not working, and the wired network was. > > Not being very experienced writing command line Linux commands, I > installed a graphical interface to identify which drivers that > Ubuntu was using for my drivers. > > This is where I found your email and information for the Realtek & > the Linux r8169 crew. > > So I am emailing you as you have experience writing drivers. This is a mailing list, BTW. > > So, if you are interested, I am hoping you may solve this problem, > as I see many posts on the Ubuntu website trying to fix this > problem. > > I have the Realtek RTL8723AE wireless Lan 802.11(n) card according > to the specs posted by Toshiba for this model. The drivers that are > installed according to the software I have used is the Realtek > RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet Driver. r8169 is likely the driver for your wired interface. rtl8723ae would be the driver for your wifi card. > > What do I need to do to get this wifi issue solved? > > So, I hope this helps, if you are willing. > > Any help is great. > > Thanks, > > Curtis West > 403-852-8066 > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html