Realtek RTL8191SeVA Problem

[stuff16]

Hey there!

I have a problem with this wifi-modul. It doesnt work out-of-the-box, i tried to set it up using mageia-control-center, but on this way i get an error, saying that it cant install the package "rtlwifi-firmware".

Next i tried to just install the kernel-nonfree package (on advice of another thread here), in which it is recommended to install "kernel-firmware-extra" (which obviously doesnt exist any more).

I even tried to compile the driver on my own, which didnt work either. Maybe I just downloaded the wrong driver, but I checked it several times and used the same files as others, whereas their problems were solved!

Please help

thanks a lot!

Mageia-noobie stuff16

[tom_]

have you configured the repositories to download new packages from internet?
and have you enabled the nonfree repo?

[stuff16]

Hey, thanks for the fast reply!

Yes of course! As i said before, I already installed the package "kernel-firmware-nonfree", so there is no problem!
But "kernel-firmware-extra", which seems to be required for installing can't be found in the repo!

[tom_]

ok, so there is no good reason to not install rtlwifi-firmware.

please open a terminal (press ALT-F2 and write konsole) and digit

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su

urpmi rtlwifi-firmware

the command "su" will ask your root password, the second command should install the package rtlwifi-firmware
please report here the output of the second command,
so we can see where the problem is

[stuff16]

Ok i forgot to mention that I already installed this package, but wlan isn't working.

And im new to Mageia, not to linux itself, i'm using linux for 3 years now

[tom_]

check your /var/log/syslog and post the lines with connection errors

[stuff16]

The wireless connection can't be selected through the gnome panels, so I tried to configure it through control center, which produced following output in the log file (im from austria, that's why some lines are written in german):

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Sep 25 16:43:28 localhost harddrake2[7258]: running: /usr/sbin/drakconnect
Sep 25 16:43:28 localhost drakconnect[7864]: ### Program is starting ###
Sep 25 16:43:28 localhost kernel: [ 3437.763368] Loading kernel module for a network device with CAP_SYS_MODULE (deprecated).  Use CAP_NET_ADMIN and alias netdev- instead
Sep 25 16:43:31 localhost drakconnect[7864]: running: /bin/rpm -q --qf %{name}
Sep 25 16:43:33 localhost drakconnect[7864]: running: dmidecode
Sep 25 16:43:33 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Found settings for driver "rtl8192se" in category "network::connection::wireless"
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: No kernel_module package for module "rtl8192se" is required, skipping
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: No tools package for module "rtl8192se" is required, skipping
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: using mirror http://mirror.tuxinator.org/mageia/distrib/2/x86_64
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Synthese-Datei [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Mageia 2 - x86_64 DVD.cz] wird gelesen
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Synthese-Datei [/var/lib/urpmi/Core Release (distrib1)/synthesis.hdlist.cz] wird gelesen
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Synthese-Datei [/var/lib/urpmi/Core Updates (distrib3)/synthesis.hdlist.cz] wird gelesen
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Synthese-Datei [/var/lib/urpmi/Nonfree Release (distrib11)/synthesis.hdlist.cz] wird gelesen
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Synthese-Datei [/var/lib/urpmi/Tainted Release (distrib21)/synthesis.hdlist.cz] wird gelesen
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Synthese-Datei [/var/lib/urpmi/Tainted Updates (distrib23)/synthesis.hdlist.cz] wird gelesen
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Installing thirdparty packages (firmware) rtlwifi-firmware
Sep 25 16:43:34 localhost drakconnect[7864]: running: /bin/rpm -q --qf %{name}
Sep 25 16:43:36 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Thirdparty package rtlwifi-firmware (firmware) is required but not available
Sep 25 16:43:38 localhost drakconnect[7864]: ### Program is exiting ###

[tom_]

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Sep 25 16:43:36 localhost drakconnect[7864]: Thirdparty package rtlwifi-firmware (firmware) is required but not available


it seems that you and your pc have different idea about this package

try to do what I suggested before

[stuff16]

Haha, this is interesting!

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[root@localhost stephan]# urpmi rtlwifi-firmware
Paket rtlwifi-firmware-20120421-3.mga2.nonfree.noarch is installed.
[root@localhost stephan]#

Any clue?

[tom_]

try to remove it manually

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su
urpme  rtlwifi-firmware


and then try again to create the connection via MCC,
maybe drakconnect will be happy.

at the end check again /var/log/syslog

[digigold]

I use a RealTek 818(X)ce on Cauldron without issues with the following relevant packages installed:

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ralink-firmware-20121030-1.mga3.nonfree
kernel-firmware-nonfree-20121030-1.mga3.nonfree
rtlwifi-firmware-20121030-1.mga3.nonfree
kernel-firmware-20121030-1.mga3
wireless-tools-29-4.mga1
wireless-regdb-20110428-1.mga2


Hope this helps, good luck!

[stuff16]

To be honest: i switched to ubuntu 12.10 a few days ago

Thanks for the help, but the out-of-the-box support of ubuntu just convinced me at the end

Cya!

[pontus]

Hi folks nice to be here,

a couple of days before I decided to checkout Mageia and so I got it.

All thing are quite well except wifi.
I tried out what is witten on wiki and forum. But it was hopeless.

System: ASUS EEE <‎RT2790 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R PCIe>
Facts: networkmanager shows ssid! But connecting seems to be impossible. Needed packages are installed!

Now I am bagging for help!

Greetz

[pontus]

Howdy Folks,

yesterday I was posting my wifi problem.
Today I read about the Bug 5250 and discussion here.
So I canceled "networkmanager" restarted system without wired net and was really shocked
to see the green applet in panel!
Wifi is now working pretty well!

Now I want to introduce you to my system:
Mageia 2 with Xfce4 desktop, without gnomesupport!

Greetz’n’hugs

[digigold]

You should file a bug report with bugzilla.