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Submitted by YoHooComics on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 02:29

Realtek RTL8188CE

Project:Trisquel
Version:6.0
Component:Kernel/drivers
Category:task
Priority:minor
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active
Description

The Realtek RTL8188CE network card requires non-free software and therefore does not work on my laptop. It is certainly a shame that I cannot use 100% free software on that computer. I think that the RTL8188CE uses a non-free LKM (Linux Kernel Module), that can possibly be rewritten as free software. Is anybody interested in this?

jxself:
Sat, 08/17/2013 - 16:44
Priority:critical» minor

The problem is not the kernel module but the firmware. Reverse engineering binary firmware is non-trivial. A common thing to do is replace the WiFi card with one that respects your freedom. This can be done via internal or external WiFi devices.