[Mageia-dev] Missing firmware ( was: HEADSUP: glibc-2.14.1 landing...)

[Dick Gevers]

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:28:13 +0300, Thomas Backlund wrote about Re:
[Mageia-dev] Missing firmware ( was: HEADSUP: glibc-2.14.1 landing...):

>22.10.2011 20:15, Dick Gevers skrev:
>>
>> It is a Realtek Semiconductor device 8176
>>
>> lspcidrake -v |grep rtl
>>
>> rtl8192ce: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|Device 8176 [NETWORK_OTHER]
>> (vendor:10ec device:8176 subv:10ec subd:9196) (rev: 01)
>>
>> lsmod shows it's there, but configuring it is a headache till now, so I
>> tried to build drivers anew I found at Realtek for Linux....

>That one should be supported.
>Can you check dmesg for any output ?

Not looking so good:

dmesg |grep rtl

rtl8192ce 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
rtl8192ce 0000:04:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
rtl8192ce:rtl92c_init_sw_vars():<0-0> Failed to request firmware!
rtlwifi:rtl_pci_probe():<0-0> Can't init_sw_vars.
rtl8192ce 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
rtl8192ce 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
rtl8192ce 0000:04:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
rtl8192ce:rtl92c_init_sw_vars():<0-0> Failed to request firmware!
rtlwifi:rtl_pci_probe():<0-0> Can't init_sw_vars.
rtl8192ce 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A disabled

I appreciate your help !

Best regards,
=Dick Gevers=