Ubuntu – step by step Ubuntu 12.04 install of Realtek RTL8188CE driver

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I am completely new and have never even used terminal before, let alone try install a driver, so while I’ve read countless answers in response to the above problem, I don't even understand when I should press 'enter' in terminal.

My situation is I bought a new Toshiba Satellite C850- F0155 with no OS. Installed Ubuntu 12.04 from a CD. But only way to connect to net is through ethernet cable (i.e. no wireless option). The wireless card is a Realtek RTL8188CE. My Kernal is 3.2.0-52-generic.

I downloaded rtl_92ce_92se_92de_8723ae_88ee_linux_mac80211_0012.0207.2013(1).tar.bz2. I attempted to follow the instructions in the read me file, but i don't for the life of me understand them, nor any others in forums i've poured over.

If there is a kind soul who could help me with step by step (à la idiots guide) I would be deeply deeply greatful.

P.S. I have emailed Realtek with my query but was just sent the same read me file I couldn't understand to begin with.

Best Answer

The driver you're looking for is no longer maintained by RealTek, so I've put it up on GitHub where I maintain it from version to version so that it compiles and works. So far, I as well as several others have had good experience using this driver. You can find the driver here on Github: https://github.com/FreedomBen/rtl8188ce-linux-driver

There are full instructions located on the project page (that link will take you there) and also in the README.md file that comes with the checkout.

The commands you see in the instructions should be entered into a terminal prompt, and enter should be pressed at the end of each line.

Please let me know of any issues you encounter and I'll try to help.

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Hm, cant say for sure, the freedomben driver actually worked for me...

so, if you're not sure how to, do the following (I'll avoid git, for simplicity);

goto: https://github.com/FreedomBen/rtl8188ce-linux-driver/tree/ubuntu-14.04

... and download the zip file (right-hand side)

... when downloaded, extract the .zip file and 'cd' into it.

finally run install.sh ($ sudo ./install.sh).

Instructions can also be found on git...

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The driver that your device uses is problematic but sometimes if we add some parameters to it and change some settings in the router we can get it to work if not we will have to compile an new driver.

First in your router change 802.11bgn to 802.11bg.

Second change the wep encryption to just wpa2 (CCMP)(AES) not (TKIP) if you have that option it will work best.

Third set your wireless channel in the router to 1 or 11 then save the router configuration and reboot it.

Fourth go into network manager at top right corner of the screen and click on edit connections>wireless tab and set IPV6 to ignore.

Now open the terminal CTRL+ALT+_T then copy and paste the following code one line at a time for accuracy:

echo "options rtl8192ce swenc=1 ips=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8192ce.conf
sudo modprobe -rfv rtl8192ce
sudo modprobe -v rtl8192ce

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