Comment 56 for bug 1240940

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Peggys Mouse (peggysmouse) wrote : Re: [Bug 1240940] Re: Need support for Realtek Wifi card rtl8723be [10ec:b723]

That's great news.

Does the git repo below = the package with the kernel headers installed?

I.e. are the instructions below everything I need to do to install on a
stock Ubuntu 14.04 with the 3.13 kernel?

Thanks.

On 14-09-21 03:02 AM, Paweł Kowalik wrote:
> >From https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83641#c1
>
> "There is a new version of this driver at GitHub. You will need to have
> the package with the kernel headers installed.
>
> git clone http://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git
> cd rtlwifi_new
> make
> sudo make install
>
> This version of the driver will be submitted for inclusion in kernel
> 3.18. I ran it for 39 hours with no disconnects."
>
> ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #83641
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83641
>