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I am new to Linux, and I finally got 12.04 to dual boot with windows 8. My problem is that I do not know how to get wireless card to connect. It is not detecting any networks, and I have heard that getting Ubuntu to recognize the card is tough with windows 8.

It is a new laptop, and I do not know how to find the wireless card info. I have tried to find additional drivers, but nothing proprietary is showing up. Any help would be appreciated on where to go from here.

lspci | grep Network shows:

02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
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It seems that this issue is fixed with Ubuntu 13.10. (source: http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=15059781). (Sorry, my source is in French.

Before installing Ubuntu 13.10, you may try install a more recent version of the kernel.

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  • I know it sounds stupid but I have no idea how to do that cochisebt. I know I have a huge learning curve ahead of me, and any help would be greatly appreciated. – Kyle Townsend Jan 21 '14 at 03:45
  • You can get the information on this site. http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2013/11/linux-kernel-3-12-released-install-ubuntu-or-linux-mint/. I suggest you to try this as the issue is fixed with Ubuntu 13.10, in order to avoid a new installation. – cochisebt Jan 21 '14 at 04:01
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Please try a driver parameter:

sudo modprobe -r rtl8188ee
sudo modprobe rtl8188ee swenc=1

If it helps, we can write a quick file and make it permanent.

I also suggest you experiment with wireless N turned off in the router. Does it connect and remain stable?

f you are still having trouble, let's try an even newer driver. I suggest you download this to your desktop: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v3.13-rc8/backports-3.13-rc8-1.tar.gz Right-click it and select 'Extract Here.' Now open a terminal and do:

cd ~/Desktop/backports-3.13-rc8-1/
make defconfig-rtlwifi
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe -r rtl8188ee && sudo modprobe rtl8188ee

Also, please be sure you installed the firmware as I said in the link.

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  • OK, I did ran those lines and I am able to get on a public network with no PW, but still cannot connect to any networks with passwords. It acts like its trying but continues to prompt for a password. – Kyle Townsend Jan 23 '14 at 00:19