I’ve put up the contributed version of the RTL8187B driver I received from a Mister Adams that supposedly works with the 2.6.24 kernel. Note I haven’t tried it yet (I’m not in a hurry to upgrade from 2.6.22, even with that local exploit going around), and the only other person I sent it to reported a kernel panic. Use at your own risk.

Also, I was lucky enough to get called up to be in the Holiday Bowl Parade in San Diego in 2007. This was pretty much the only picture I could find (that’s me in the back):

If anyone else happened to be there and snap a couple, think you could send ‘em my way?

1. m, March 22, 2008:

   I need mode manager which rtl8187b; have make pach?

2. TJ, August 4, 2008:

   First, many thanks. I dont know if you are aware but I have linked to your download location for the rtl8187b.

   Your page was the inspiration to my wiki page on unbuntu.

   I hope that its permissible by you to continue sharing the link with us.

   I’d like to discuss the rtl8187b with you via e-mail.

   Thanks again,

   –TJ

3. TJ, August 4, 2008:

   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/RealtekRTL8187b

4. David, August 9, 2008:

   Hi

   I’ve used your RTL8187b page to get Ubuntu working successfully on the Netgear WG111v3 USB keys.

   I took your modified tarball, and then ran ‘patch -p1 < 2.6.24.patch’ - that worked ok - and then I had to change the code to support the new device ID of the Netgear (0846:4260)

   Insert a new line 98 into rtl8187/r8187_core.c
   {USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_NETGEAR, 0×4260)},

   [this adds recognizing the Netgear device]

   And at line 2855 — immediately above the “case 0×8189:” add the line:

   case 0×4260:

   – you can see the thread here:

   http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5553916

   – I’m now wireless ;-) - thanks for your work here!