Redhat 6.3 Installing the RTL8188CE wireless driver

2. Check the model of the local wireless network card by command first.

   [Email protected] desktop]# LSPCI
   02:00.0 Ethernet Controller:realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. rtl8111/8168b PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Rev 06 )
   05:00.0 System Peripheral:ricoh Co Ltd Device e823 (rev. 07)
   06:00.0 Network Controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. rtl8188ce 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01)
   

4. Find the Driver Model Linux driver on the Realtek website.

   Www.realtek.com/downloads

   The following drivers are available for download:

   [[email protected] downloads]# ls
   0001-rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011.tar.gz
   

6. By extracting files: TAR-ZXVF 0001-rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011.tar.gz
   

7. Go to unzip file to install

   [Email protected] downloads]# CD rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011

   [[email protected] rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011]# ls
   Firmware HAL Makefile modules.order module.symvers readme.txt Realtek release_note rtllib RUNWPA wpa1.conf Wpa_ Supplicant-0.6.9.tar.gz
   [[email protected] rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011]# make
   MAKE[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 '
   Building modules, Stage 2.
   Modpost 1 Modules
   MAKE[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 '
   [[email protected] rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011]# make install
   MAKE[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 '
   Building modules, Stage 2.
   Modpost 1 Modules
   MAKE[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 '
   MAKE[1]: Entering directory '/root/downloads/rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011/hal/rtl8192 '
   Make-c/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/build m=/root/downloads/rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011 CC=GCC Modules
   MAKE[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 '
   Building modules, Stage 2.
   Modpost 0 Modules
   MAKE[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 '
   Find/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64-name "R8192ce_*.ko"-exec ls-l {} \;
   -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13453802 Sep 2 10:38/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/r8192ce_pci.ko
   Find/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64-name "R8192ce_*.ko"-exec rm {} \;
   Install-p-M 644 r8192ce_pci.ko/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
   Depmod-a
   MAKE[1]: Leaving directory '/root/downloads/rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011/hal/rtl8192 '
   [email protected] rtl8192ce_linux_2.6.0006.0321.2011]#
   

9. Restart the system reboot, verify that the wireless card is working properly

   
   

Redhat 6.3 Installing the RTL8188CE wireless driver