A repo for the newest Realtek rtlwifi codes.

This code will build on any kernel 3.0 and newer as long as the distro has not modified any of the kernel APIs. It includes the following drivers:

rtl8192ce, rtl8192se, rtl8192de, rtl8188ee, rtl8192ee, rtl8723ae, rtl8723be, and rtl8821ae.

Added March 16, 2016: All branches of this repo now support the ant_sel module option for rtl8723be. In addition, patches to implement this feature have been submitted to the linux-wireless repo. If accepted, they should appear in kernel 4.7; however, they will be backported to kernels 4.0 and newer when they reach mainline.

1. Open Terminal, enter iwconfig and note down the wl* number.
2. Download new driver.
3. Again in Terminal type and run: cd Desktop/rtlwifi_new

make

sudo make install type your ubuntu password.

sudo modprobe -rv rtl8723be

sudo modprobe -v rtl8723be ant_sel=2

sudo ip link set wl* up use your wl* number.

sudo iw dev wl* scan same.

To make the settings permanent, type below command

echo "options rtl8723be ant_sel=2" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/50-rtl8723be.conf

Note: After your OS (Kernel) update, you need to apply these settings again to get strong signal.