Bug 19396 - Realtek RTL8192CU WiFi Adapter Issue with default kernel module
Summary: Realtek RTL8192CU WiFi Adapter Issue with default kernel module
Status: RESOLVED OLD
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New RPM package request (show other bugs)
Version: 5
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel and Drivers maintainers
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Reported: 2016-09-17 15:23 CEST by Balaji Pooruli
Modified: 2018-10-07 16:25 CEST (History)
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Description Balaji Pooruli 2016-09-17 15:23:15 CEST 
Description of problem:

The default module included in the Mageia Kernel for Realtek RTL8192CU WiFi Adapter is not working due to an inherent bug that is in the driver. The forum post in the URL field has a solution for it.

Due to the existing bug, the WiFi signal is very weak and it disconnects every few minutes. A patched version of the driver is available at https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes.git and the instructions to build the driver is in the forum thread https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9956.

It would be nice to include the patched version of the RTL8192CU driver into the default kernel for Mageia.
Comment 1 Balaji Pooruli 2016-09-17 15:25:10 CEST 
It is an easy fix. So, it would be better if this included with Mageia 6 or Mageia 5.1.

Thanks,
Balaji.
Marja Van Waes 2016-09-21 16:30:50 CEST

CC: (none) => marja11
Assignee: bugsquad => kernel

Comment 2 Marja Van Waes 2018-04-29 09:30:42 CEST 
(In reply to Balaji Pooruli from comment #1)
> It is an easy fix. So, it would be better if this included with Mageia 6 or
> Mageia 5.1.
> 
> Thanks,
> Balaji.

Hi Balaji,

Thank you for having taken the needed time to report this issue!

Did this bug get fixed? If so, please change its status to RESOLVED - FIXED

If it didn't, then we regret that we weren't able to fix it in Mageia 5. Mageia 5 has officially reached its End of Life on December 31st, 2017 https://blog.mageia.org/en/2017/11/07/mageia-5-eol-postponed/
It only continued to get important security updates since then, because we are waiting for a big Plasma5 update in Mageia 6, that'll fix many of the Mageia 5 => 6 upgrade issues.

If you haven't seen that this bug got fixed, then please check whether this bug still exists in Mageia 6. If it does, then please change the Version (near the top, at the left) to "6". If you know it exists in Cauldron, then change Version to Cauldron. If you see it in both Cauldron and Mageia 6, then please set Version to Cauldron and add MGA6TOO on the Whiteboard.

Thanks,
Marja
Comment 3 Marja Van Waes 2018-10-07 16:25:15 CEST 
@ Balaji:

No reply, so closing as OLD since Mageia 5 is no longer maintained.

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Resolution: (none) => OLD
Status: NEW => RESOLVED
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