No wireless support for Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190

I'm on 12.10. The wifi adapter doesn't seem to be recognized at all: doesn't show up in NetworkManager, no adapter listed by iwconfig. The wifi card seems to be a RTL8188E (lspci -nn tells me it's 10ec:8179).

I've tried to:
   - install the Realtek driver for the RTL8188CE
   - install the driver from https://github.com/tianon/linux-rtlwifi-8188ce
   - install linux-backports-modules-cw
   - upgrade to kernel 3.7

None of those worked.

Pasting the full output of the wireless troubleshooting procedure command below.

  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: ioport:3000(size=256) memory:c0500000-c0503fff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 07
       serial: 50:af:73:20:54:c6
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 ip=192.168.11.47 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:42 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:c0404000-c0404fff memory:c0400000-c0403fff
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=quantal
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.10"
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:8179] (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:0179]
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 07)
 Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:366b]
 Kernel driver in use: r8169
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 045e:071d Microsoft Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05f3:0081 PI Engineering, Inc. Kinesis Integrated Hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05f3:0007 PI Engineering, Inc. Kinesis Advantage PRO MPC/USB Keyboard
RUNNING STATE WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running connected enabled enabled enabled disabled
H/W path Device Class Description
====================================================
                          system 10115 (LENOVO_MT_1011)
/0 bus INVALID
/0/0 memory 128KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 887 @ 1.50GHz
/0/4/9 memory 32KiB L1 cache
/0/4/a memory 256KiB L2 cache
/0/4/b memory 2MiB L3 cache
/0/8 memory 32KiB L1 cache
/0/28 memory 4GiB System Memory
/0/28/0 memory 4GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
/0/28/1 memory DIMM [empty]
/0/100 bridge 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller
/0/100/2 display 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
/0/100/14 bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/16 communication 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
/0/100/1a bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
/0/100/1b multimedia 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
/0/100/1c bridge 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
/0/100/1c.1 bridge 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2
/0/100/1c.1/0 generic RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader
/0/100/1c.2 bridge 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3
/0/100/1c.2/0 network Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
/0/100/1c.3 bridge 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4
/0/100/1c.3/0 eth0 network RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
/0/100/1d bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
/0/100/1f bridge 7 Series Chipset Family LPC Controller
/0/100/1f.2 storage 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
/0/100/1f.3 bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
/0/1 scsi0 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 1TB WDC WD10JPVT-24A
/0/1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 93MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/1/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 927GiB EXT4 volume
/0/1/0.0.0/3 /dev/sda3 volume 3993MiB Linux swap volume
/1 power CRB Battery 0
/2 power OEM_Define5
Linux cat-lenovo 3.5.0-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 11 18:51:59 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] No AGP bridge found
[ 0.000000] No NUMA configuration found
[ 0.000000] No AGP bridge found
[ 0.385010] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.417208] ACPI: bus type usb registered
[ 0.417229] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.417238] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.417264] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.421579] Switching to clocksource hpet
[ 0.431196] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 10 devices
[ 0.512203] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x75
[ 0.669700] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 0.669706] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.669711] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 0.669716] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic ehci_hcd
[ 0.669720] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.0
[ 0.669857] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.685687] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 0.685692] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.685697] usb usb2: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 0.685702] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic ehci_hcd
[ 0.685706] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.0
[ 0.685830] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.686232] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 0.686235] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.686237] usb usb3: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 0.686240] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic xhci_hcd
[ 0.686242] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:14.0
[ 0.686355] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.686455] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003
[ 0.686457] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.686460] usb usb4: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 0.686462] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic xhci_hcd
[ 0.686465] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:14.0
[ 0.686567] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.686708] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 0.686743] i8042: PNP: No PS/2 controller found. Probing ports directly.
[ 0.717745] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 0.981590] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.114207] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=8087, idProduct=0024
[ 1.114217] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.114770] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.225559] usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.357809] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=8087, idProduct=0024
[ 1.357814] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.358094] hub 2-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.377333] r8169 0000:04:00.0: eth0: RTL8168evl/8111evl at 0xffffc90004082000, 50:af:73:20:54:c6, XID 0c900800 IRQ 42
[ 1.377337] r8169 0000:04:00.0: eth0: jumbo features [frames: 9200 bytes, tx checksumming: ko]
[ 1.429537] usb 1-1.1: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.473425] Switching to clocksource tsc
[ 1.539008] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=045e, idProduct=071d
[ 1.539018] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.539023] usb 1-1.1: Product: Microsoft\xffffffc2\xffffffae\xffffffae 2.4GHz Transceiver V1.0
[ 1.539028] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: Microsoft
[ 1.602129] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 1.602133] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 1.604522] input: Microsoft Microsoft\xffffffc2\xffffffae\xffffffae 2.4GHz Transceiver V1.0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input2
[ 1.604638] hid-generic 0003:045E:071D.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Microsoft Microsoft\xffffffc2\xffffffae\xffffffae 2.4GHz Transceiver V1.0] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input0
[ 1.609473] usb 1-1.2: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.613588] input: Microsoft Microsoft\xffffffc2\xffffffae\xffffffae 2.4GHz Transceiver V1.0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.1/input/input3
[ 1.613722] hid-generic 0003:045E:071D.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Microsoft Microsoft\xffffffc2\xffffffae\xffffffae 2.4GHz Transceiver V1.0] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input1
[ 1.704540] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=05f3, idProduct=0081
[ 1.704550] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.704555] usb 1-1.2: Product: Kinesis Keyboard Hub
[ 1.704560] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: PI Engineering
[ 1.705172] hub 1-1.2:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.978160] usb 1-1.2.2: new full-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[ 2.080578] usb 1-1.2.2: New USB device found, idVendor=05f3, idProduct=0007
[ 2.080588] usb 1-1.2.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 2.084462] input: HID 05f3:0007 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2.2/1-1.2.2:1.0/input/input4
[ 2.084569] hid-generic 0003:05F3:0007.0003: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [HID 05f3:0007] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.2.2/input0
[ 2.095935] input: HID 05f3:0007 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2.2/1-1.2.2:1.1/input/input5
[ 2.096068] hid-generic 0003:05F3:0007.0004: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.00 Device [HID 05f3:0007] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.2.2/input1
[ 10.984332] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 11.098762] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 11.777843] Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25
[ 11.779910] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x75
[ 11.784616] lpc_ich: Resource conflict(s) found affecting iTCO_wdt
[ 11.784635] lpc_ich: Resource conflict(s) found affecting gpio_ich
[ 11.846701] Compat-wireless backport release: compat-wireless-v3.6.2-1-snpc
[ 12.023016] r8169 0000:04:00.0: eth0: link down
[ 12.023028] r8169 0000:04:00.0: eth0: link down
[ 12.023463] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 12.023812] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 12.398501] input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input7
[ 12.398595] input: HDA Intel PCH Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input8
[ 12.398662] input: HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input9
[ 13.665878] r8169 0000:04:00.0: eth0: link up
[ 13.666291] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
 Release Date: 09/21/2012
 Manufacturer: LENOVO
 Product Name: 10115
 Serial Number: US00000870
 Manufacturer: LENOVO
 Product Name: INVALID
 Serial Number:
 Manufacturer: LENOVO
 Serial Number:
 Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
 Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
 Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible
 String 1: String1 for Original Equipment Manufacturer
 String 2: String2 for Original Equipment Manufacturer
 String 3: String3 for Original Equipment Manufacturer
 String 4: String4 for Original Equipment Manufacturer
 String 5: String5 for Original Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 1: String1 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 2: String2 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 3: String3 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 4: String4 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Manufacturer: Samsung
 Serial Number: E2500581
 Manufacturer: Empty
 Serial Number: Empty
 Manufacturer: -Virtual Battery 0-
 Manufacture Date: 07/07/2010
 Serial Number: Battery 0
 Manufacturer: OEM_Define2
 Serial Number: OEM_Define3
eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# which ath5k cannot recover. To prevent this condition, stop
blacklist ath_pci
blacklist eth1394
# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54
# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist uart6850
blacklist twl4030_wdt
# /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
# iwlwifi will dyamically load either iwldvm or iwlmvm depending on the
# microcode file installed on the system. When removing iwlwifi, first
# remove the iwl?vm module and then iwlwifi.
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
> hal.1: read hal dataprocess 3177: arguments to dbus_move_error() were incorrect, assertion "(dest) == NULL || !dbus_error_is_set ((dest))" failed in file ../../dbus/dbus-errors.c line 282.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library.
libhal.c 3483 : Error unsubscribing to signals, error=The name org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files
23: PCI 300.0: 0280 Network controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: svHJ.WiIwCF_DDg0
  Parent ID: hoOk.anNQ5EQrQB8
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:03:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:03:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Realtek Network controller"
  Vendor: pci 0x10ec "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd."
  Device: pci 0x8179
  SubVendor: pci 0x17aa "Lenovo"
  SubDevice: pci 0x0179
  Revision: 0x01
  I/O Ports: 0x3000-0x3fff (rw)
  Memory Range: 0xc0500000-0xc0503fff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  Module Alias: "pci:v000010ECd00008179sv000017AAsd00000179bc02sc80i00"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #16 (PCI bridge)

24: PCI 400.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: rBUF.aCZkpSv9Jp7
  Parent ID: Z7uZ.ccGw2NfFUy8
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:04:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:04:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller"
  Vendor: pci 0x10ec "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd."
  Device: pci 0x8168 "RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller"
  SubVendor: pci 0x17aa "Lenovo"
  SubDevice: pci 0x366b
  Revision: 0x07
  Driver: "r8169"
  Driver Modules: "r8169"
  Device File: eth0
  I/O Ports: 0x2000-0x2fff (rw)
  Memory Range: 0xc0404000-0xc0404fff (ro,non-prefetchable)
  Memory Range: 0xc0400000-0xc0403fff (ro,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 42 (30022 events)
  HW Address: 50:af:73:20:54:c6
  Link detected: yes
  Module Alias: "pci:v000010ECd00008168sv000017AAsd0000366Bbc02sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: r8169 is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe r8169"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #17 (PCI bridge)
warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'?
See http://gitorious.org/procps/procps/blobs/master/Documentation/FAQ
root 747 0.0 0.1 246284 5716 ? Ssl 19:26 0:00 NetworkManager
root 1250 0.0 0.0 10192 3728 ? S 19:26 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf /var/run/sendsigs.omit.d/network-manager.dhclient-eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-18295b8b-2c4b-41b8-8bee-becc9218dff9-eth0.lease -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-eth0.conf eth0
nobody 1473 0.0 0.0 33072 1552 ? S 19:26 0:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --no-resolv --keep-in-foreground --no-hosts --bind-interfaces --pid-file=/var/run/sendsigs.omit.d/network-manager.dnsmasq.pid --listen-address=127.0.1.1 --conf-file=/var/run/nm-dns-dnsmasq.conf --cache-size=0 --proxy-dnssec --enable-dbus=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.dnsmasq --conf-dir=/etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d
cat 3191 0.0 0.0 13584 916 pts/0 S+ 20:06 0:00 egrep --color=auto wpa|icd|etwork
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.11.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.11.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.1.1
Module Size Used by
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 32007 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 78045 1
bnep 18140 2
rfcomm 42651 0
bluetooth 204950 10 bnep,rfcomm
parport_pc 32688 0
compat 14949 3 bnep,rfcomm,bluetooth
ppdev 17073 0
coretemp 13400 0
kvm_intel 132759 0
kvm 414070 1 kvm_intel
ghash_clmulni_intel 13180 0
cryptd 20403 1 ghash_clmulni_intel
nls_iso8859_1 12713 1
microcode 22803 0
joydev 17457 0
snd_hda_intel 33491 3
snd_hda_codec 134212 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13602 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 96580 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi 13324 0
snd_rawmidi 30512 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi
psmouse 95552 0
serio_raw 13215 0
lpc_ich 17061 0
i915 520539 3
snd_seq 61521 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 29425 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14497 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
mac_hid 13205 0
drm_kms_helper 49112 1 i915
drm 288670 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13413 1 i915
video 19335 1 i915
snd 78734 16 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 15047 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 18484 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
mei 40690 0
lp 17759 0
parport 46345 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
hid_generic 12493 0
usbhid 46947 0
hid 100366 2 hid_generic,usbhid
r8169 61650 0