+tgrundle does that patch from #9 work for you? It's not working for me. I built per your instructions-- thanks for spelling it out like that. Now I see in dmesg that it is loading the new firmware, but then it repeatedly gets either "authenticating with ... timed out" or, when it does manage to authenticate, "associating with ... timed out" instead.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1220007 Title: 0bda:8178 RTL8192CU continually reconnecting Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When using the built in rtl8192cu driver, it continually disconnects/reconnects every couple of seconds making network use unusable. WORKAROUND: The proprietary driver works just fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: linux-image-3.11.0-4-generic 3.11.0-4.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC2: timothy 1977 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: timothy 1977 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: timothy 1977 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: timothy 1977 F...m pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw' Date: Mon Sep 2 10:18:23 2013 MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-4-generic root=UUID=9d909d71-fead-4686-9fdd-87c6c7c8ae4d ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-4-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-4-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.113 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-05-23 (102 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2801 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: M3A78-CM dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2801:bd08/23/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM3A78-CM:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1220007/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp