brother-fox / rtl8187-Linux-Driver

Driver for wireless devices with Realtek 8187L chipset, updated working on Ubuntu 13.04 (Kernel 3.8.0)

Realtek 8187L Linux Driver

This is the oficial driver of Realtek 8187L chipset, with some modifications and upgrades to work fine in > 3.80 Linux kernel.

Tested on Ubuntu 13.04 (Linux kernel 3.8.0-31) with usb card ALFA Networks AWUS036H, used for daily use (navigation, downloads...) and test security of wireless networks with some utils (e.g aircrack-ng)

Installing driver

1. Download the updated driver from GitHub:

   wget https://github.com/Dekadencee/rtl8187-Linux-Driver/archive/master.zip

2. Unzip file and remove zip:

   unzip master.zip rm master.zip

3. Compile driver:

   cd master sudo make sudo make install

4. Backlist the native drivers to aboid conflict:

   echo "blacklist rtl8187" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

5. Reboot or reload drivers manually removing the native one:

   sudo modprobe -rfv rtl8187 sudo modprobe -v r8187l

Thanks

Special thanks to varunendra (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1043629) for the guides and tips on Ubuntu forums