Realtek driver issue in Ubuntu 12.01

Realtek driver issue in Ubuntu 12.01

[Curtis West]

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.

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.

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.

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

Re: Realtek driver issue in Ubuntu 12.01

[Benjamin Poirier]

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
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Re: Realtek driver issue in Ubuntu 12.01

[Francois Romieu]

Curtis West <curtiswest@shaw.ca> :
[...]
> 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.
> 
> What do I need to do to get this wifi issue solved?

The r8169 driver supports wired ethernet chipsets only. 

You need the rtlwifi module and you may check the linux-wireless mailing
list archive.

-- 
Ueimor