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[Kevin <wittyman37@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just installed the 4.0 kernel from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-
ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/ on my 14.04 system and so far things are much
better! `iwconfig` used to report 1 Mb/s and now it reports 54 Mb/s.

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Title:
  10ec:8178 Wireless not working in 13.10 and 14.04 for rtl8192ce
  (RTL8188CE)/asus pce-n15

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  in ubuntu / kubuntu 13.10/14.04 with kernel version lower than 3.12
  network manager asks the wifi password again and again.

  using the kernel 3.13rc7 or higher connection is successful, but no
  access to internet or the router, the ping command is not responding.

  obed@Kubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -C net
  [sudo] password for obed:
    *-network
         description: Ethernet interface
         product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
         vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
         physical id: 0
         bus info: pci@0000:07:00.0
         logical name: eth0
         version: 06
         serial: 8c:89:a5:2a:27:e2
         size: 100Mbit/s
         capacity: 1Gbit/s
         width: 64 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
         configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 ip=192.168.1.65 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
         resources: irq:51 ioport:d000(size=256) memory:d0004000-d0004fff memory:d0000000-d0003fff
    *-network
         description: Wireless interface
         product: RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
         vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
         physical id: 0
         bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
         logical name: wlan0
         version: 01
         serial: f4:6d:04:a2:9f:dd
         width: 64 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
         configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8192ce driverversion=3.12.0-031200-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
         resources: irq:19 ioport:c000(size=256) memory:fb300000-fb303fff
  obed@Kubuntu:~$
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-10 (3 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-999-generic x86_64
  UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare sudo
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  kubuntu    4941 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC2:  kubuntu    4941 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  kubuntu    4941 F.... pulseaudio
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MachineType: MSI MS-7681
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-12-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-12-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.116
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: V22.2
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)
  dmi.board.vendor: MSI
  dmi.board.version: 4.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
  dmi.chassis.version: 4.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV22.2:bd05/31/2011:svnMSI:pnMS-7681:pvr4.0:rvnMSI:rnZ68A-GD65(MS-7681):rvr4.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr4.0:
  dmi.product.name: MS-7681
  dmi.product.version: 4.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: MSI

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