Performed test: Clean install Ubuntu 12.04 uname -r 3.2.0-29-generic-pae enable proposed apt-get update && apt-get upgrade uname -r 3.2.0-29-generic-pae wifi works
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade uname -r 3.2.0.55-generic-pae wifi works :-) (details in attachments) ** Attachment added: "info when on kernel 3.2.0-29" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1239414/+attachment/3880162/+files/kernel3.2.0.29 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239414 Title: rtl8192ce fails to load firmware Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Bug description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS linux-firmware 1.79.6 Wireless for Realtek rtl8188ce, based on the module r8192ce, is broken on kernel 3.2.0 since arround release 40. The error message in dmesg is: rtl8192ce:rtl92c_init_sw_vars():<0-0> Failed to request firmware! rtlwifi: rtl_pic_probe():<0-0> Can't init_sw_vars. rtl8192ce 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A disabled Possible cause: I figured out that it is probably broken, because of updating the drivers in the kernel (see http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/log/?h=linux-3.2.y&id=e6deaf810cc4b6437d55179660776e131ac059df&qt=grep&q=rtl8192ce&showmsg=1) without updating to the new firmware. That firmware is never added to the linux-firmware package. (rtl8192cfw.bin dates from 2010). Working solution: Simply copying the firmware, downloaded from the Realtek website to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi makes wifi work again on kernel 3.2.0-54-generic-pae Link to the package, containing the firmware: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=48&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#2722 Please add the new firmware to the linux-firmware package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1239414/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
