Windows 7 will find it as will All the Ubuntus from 10.10 on as well as PClinuxOS.
However the Debian and Slackware Distros which I favor will not.
To use the rlt8192se with Debian and Slackware you must download the Source and compile the Driver.
I had attempted to use ndiswrapper on the rlt9192 Windows version drivers but I could not get these to work with ndiswrapper.
This was unusual as ndiswrapper has never failed me. So I am assuming that I failed ndiswrapper in some way.
I try to cover possible failures here and workarounds.
However for those in a hurry. Presuming No Problems the
QUICK Version is
Download driver
CD to download dir
tar -xzv rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010
CD to newly created rlt8192se dir
su
make
make install
Reboot
On to the Linux driver install.
Download the source which will compile with all Linuxes that I have tried.
http://218.210.127.131/downloads/downlo ... #RTL8192SE
Currently there is One version for the Linxu 2.6.x kernels which will be
rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010
Once downloaded...BTW you will probably find it in /tmp or Your Home Dir /Downloads
You can Extract it with the GUI Ark
OR from a Command line Termal by typing
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tar -xzv rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010
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su
## if you have used ndiswrapper previous on the Win rtl8192se version remove it like so
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ndiswrapper -l
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ndiswrapper -e
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ndiswrapper -l
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modprobe -r ndiswrapper
## OK this is the part that really counts
##
##Remember you are still logged in as SU super User
## to the dir that the Extraction made it is called /rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010 just like the Downloads
## I placed mine in the /home/sqlpython/Downloads dir
cd /home/sqlpython/Downloads/rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010
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make
make install
## if all went perfectly you will have firmware installed an a Wifi on login
## if you don't have a Wifi on reboot don't despair do the following
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su
ifconfig -a
## if so
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ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig
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modprobe r8192se_pci
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ifconfig -a
iwconfig
## if so
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ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig
## Open it by Left clicking the Panel Wicd Icon
## Next Click the Preferenc TAB and add to [wireless Interface] wlan0
## it should now rescan showing your local selections of Wifi connections
## Lastly if you had to Modprobe the driver you will now want to automate it fro next time..
automate the process
by adding the r8192se_pci module to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules-2.6.33.4-smp file (Edit as SU)
Alt-F2 ##function Key
##type
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gksu gedit
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kdesu kwrite
## which will modprobe it at boot. Modify an existing line that has # in front of it in the ##Other Network Device Section as an example
##CHANGE this is about line 553 ...
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# RealTek 8139C+ enhanced support:
#/sbin/modprobe 8139cp
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# RealTek rlt8192se enhanced support:
/sbin/modprobe r8192se_pci
## Save & CHeck by rebooting..
## If you follow this How To and Do not have success Post your situation here with a copy of ##your terminal output showing output of
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su
lspci | grep r81*
lsmod | grep r81*
ifconfig -a
iwconfig
grep 81 /etc/rc.d/rc.modules-2.6.33.4-smp
grep wireless /etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf