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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:32:12 -0500
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Subject: Re: rtl8192 does not see N networks in my building
From: Amos Blanton <amos.blanton@gmail.com>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:

> The report I have from Realtek is that a mac80211 driver for that device is
> nearing completion. I originally thought that you were using a staging driver,
> but you must be using a driver from Realtek's site. Do you have the latest? I
> show it to be rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0018.1025.2010. As I recall, that one does not
> work on a 64-bit system.

AFAIK it's whatever ships with Ubuntu 10.10, unless the people at
Zareason installed a different driver before shipping this laptop.
I've searched the package manager but can't find anything related.
Let's see, google says modinfo should tell me. Here's the output:

lightnin@Buford:~$ modinfo r8192se_pci
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.35-23-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rtl8192se/r8192se_pci.ko
license:        GPL
version:        0017.0507.2010
author:         Copyright(c) 2008 - 2010 Realsil Semiconductor
Corporation <wlanfae@realtek.com>
description:    Linux driver for Realtek RTL819x WiFi cards
srcversion:     64C041B4E539FCBBF8BEA08
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008174sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008173sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008172sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008171sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008192sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:
vermagic:       2.6.35-23-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm:           ifname: Net interface name, wlan%d=default (charp)
parm:           hwwep: Try to use hardware WEP support(default use hw.
set 0 to use software security) (int)
parm:           channels: Channel bitmask for specific locales. NYI (int)


> You need to run iwlist as root to get an active scan. That is why I specified
> the "sudo iwlist scan". Your prompt above looks like the regular user one. If
> I'm wrong there, then something is blocking transmission. Is the module rfkill
> loaded?

Ah, my apologies! I did forget the sudo - sorry about that. I've left
work now but will do a scan on Monday.

Should I try installing an updated version of the driver that is
compatible with 64 bit systems? Where might that be?

Amos

>
> Larry
>