How to install RTL8188CE (Asus-PCE-N15) Wifi device on Centos 6.x.

How to install RTL8188CE (Asus-PCE-N15) Wifi device on Centos 6.x.


1. Find the name the wireless devices

 lspci or lspci | egrep -i --color 'network|ethernet'

    05:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01)


2. Found that RTL8188CE:
   
    lspci -nn | grep RTL8188CE. Got this result:
    03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n     WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01)

3. Create directory:
    mkdir /etc/rpm-gpg/

4. enter directory:
    cd /etc/rpm-gpg/

5. Import the ElRepo Key:

    rpm --import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org

6. Verify the key by checking it's fingerprint matches the fingerprint listed here before installing it:
    gpg --quiet --with-fingerprint RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org
    pub 1024D/BAADAE52 2009-03-17 elrepo.org (RPM Signing Key for elrepo.org) <secure@elrepo.org>
    Key fingerprint = 96C0 104F 6315 4731 1E0B B1AE 309B C305 BAAD AE52
    sub 2048g/B8C66E6D 2009-03-17

7. Import the Key (for proper directory):
    rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org

8. Install ELRepo for RHEL-6, SL-6 or CentOS-6:

    wget http://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-6-5.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
    wget http://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el6/i386/RPMS/elrepo-release-6-6.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm        //32 Bit
    wget http://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el6/x86_64/RPMS/elrepo-release-6-6.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm        //64 Bit
   
    rpm -Uvh elrepo-release*
   
    Or

    rpm -Uvh http://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el6/x86_64/RPMS/elrepo-release*rpm

    Got this:
    Retrieving http://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-6- ... noarch.rpm
    Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
    1:elrepo-release ########################################### [100%]

9. Install the driver (using rtl8192ce):
    yum install kmod-r8192ce
    The last lines of the result:
    Installed:
    kmod-r8192ce.x86_64 0:0006.0321.2011-1.el6.elrepo
   Complete!

    Or

    wget http://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el6/i386/RPMS/kmod-r8192ce-0006.0321.2011-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm        //32 Bit
    rpm -Uvh kmod-r8192ce-0006.0321.2011-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm

    http://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el6/x86_64/RPMS/kmod-r8192ce-0006.0321.2011-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm        //64 Bit
    rpm -Uvh kmod-r8192ce-0006.0321.2011-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm


Complete!

10. Reboot the system/computer.

Wow I got the Wi-fi device.