Right, this was original posted in the main 4213 thread but I just realised there were a few mistakes so re-posting a new thread.
I have compiled two drivers for ubuntu now, one for ubuntu intrepid 8.10b2 and one for hardy 8.04
Firstly, I got this driver from ubuntu's launchpad that has been looking into this specific realtek card:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/246141
Secondly, the specific post (14/10/08 ! ) that I found this driver was from one of the posters at the above thread and he said he got the driver from Realtek themselves:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...41/comments/93
OK, on to the instructrons!
Download the driver appropriate to your ubuntu distro, intrepid or hardy (both are i386)....
1. unrar the archive to a convenient folder
2. in a terminal, CD into the extracted folder and run:
sudo sh ./install
3. restart networking:
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
4. prob best to disable/enable the network manager app in the tray too...
5. check if your wireless is enabled and proceed to connect to a wireless access point in the normal manner.