I apologise for top posting and have googled it and now understand (it took me a while since I've never heard of it before). So after I hit "reply all", I deleted everything in the email and started again. If this email is another top post, please excuse me and tell me how not to do it. I am using gmail on their website. Here is the output of lspci -nn. There is nowhere where it says PCI ID= . So if someone could help me extract the information from this output I would be grateful. lspci -nn 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller [8086:0104] (rev 09) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0106] (rev 09) 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1c3a] (rev 04) 00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1c2d] (rev 05) 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1c20] (rev 05) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:1c10] (rev b5) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 [8086:1c14] (rev b5) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 [8086:1c18] (rev b5) 00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1c26] (rev 05) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller [8086:1c49] (rev 05) 00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller [8086:1c03] (rev 05) 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1c22] (rev 05) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05) 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01) 03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5116 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5209] (rev 01) On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 2:57 AM, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/14/2012 01:50 PM, Kevin McCready wrote: >> It seems the output of lspci -nn and lspci are the same in this case. >> I don't know how to extract the pci ID from the output. > > No lspci -nn has a different output, it also prints the pci id of the > devices. > > Please do not remove the mailing list from cc and stop top posting. > > Hauke >> >> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 1:37 AM, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 12/14/2012 09:35 AM, Kevin McCready wrote: >>>> >>>> FAQ says: Forget about XXX, what really matters is PCI or USB >>>> (depending on the bus your device uses) ID pair: VID:PID. So to find >>>> out if your device is supported, use lspci -nn or lsusb to learn the >>>> ID pair. >>>> >>>> I have no idea what this means. >>>> >>>> I did lspci and got >>>> k@k-Presario-CQ57-Notebook-PC: >>>> ~$ lspci >>> ... >>>> 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE >>>> 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01) >>> ... >>> >>> You have a Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi >>> Adapter and it should be supported by Linux since 2.6.38. If you are >>> using such a kernel version or a more recent one and this device is >>> still not recognized by Linux, please run "lspci -nn" like the FAQ says >>> to get the pci id. >>> >>>> >>>> I have no idea whether my wireless problem is a usb or pci problem. >>>> I have no idea what the pair is. >>>> >>>> I would be grateful for a better FAQ to help me. >>> >> >> >> > -- cheers kevin1mccready@xxxxxxxxx 32 Hawera Rd Kohimarama 1071 Auckland, New Zealand +64 (0)9 528 1174 home +64 (0)226 710 335 cell http://kmccready.wordpress.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
