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Debian doesn't seem to notice my Netgear WNA1000M even after I followed the directions for what I believe to be its chipset.

How can I make this dongle work with Debian?

$ lsmod |grep 8192cu
rtl8192cu              73690  0 
rtl8192c_common        51783  1 rtl8192cu
rtlwifi                75150  1 rtl8192cu
mac80211              174452  3 rtl8192cu,rtl8192c_common,rtlwifi
usbcore               103418  6 rtl8192cu,rtlwifi,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0846:9041 NetGear, Inc. WNA1000M 802.11bgn [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c51b Logitech, Inc. V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
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I'll guess that you need a newer kernel. The USB ID for that device was added in Linux 3.0 (not in 2.6.39 when the driver itself was added) – Alan Curry Aug 25 '12 at 20:23
Does that mean I have to do something non-standard to my Debian? – John Baber Aug 26 '12 at 18:27
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Install a 3.0 or newer linux-image from backports – Alan Curry Aug 26 '12 at 19:26
I was able to install 3.2.0 from backports and nothing about my machine broke. But I still can't see the dongle. Am I installing the right chipset? – John Baber Aug 28 '12 at 0:05
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The WNA1000M is listed under 8192cu so that will be the driver to look for. Run lsmod | grep 8192cu and if it's not there, modprobe 8192cu, also add your lsusb output – Alan Curry Aug 28 '12 at 0:12
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closed as too localized by harrymc, Nifle, Luke, 8088, Diogo Sep 15 '12 at 23:25

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