Issues after installing RT2870 or 3870? driver for Asus N13

lazerbeem · 05-24-2012, 01:53 AM

Hi, the ASUS N13 has one of the better chipsets for linux but I just cant find it in my network manager. I have installed the linux driver (not sure if rt2870 or 3870, whatever is available from the website) using the download from the website. I am running Mint 9. I see the device detected
'lsusb' output showing

Bus 007 Device 002: ID 0b05:17ab ASUSTek Computer, Inc. USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek RTL8192CU].

'iwconfig' output is

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

Does anyone know how to make this device work?? It would be much appreciated! Thanks!

jschiwal · 05-24-2012, 05:18 AM

What kernel version do you have?
rtl819x was introduced in 2.6.32 (wiki.debian.org/rtl819x) and replaced by r8712u in 2.6.37.4.

According to this page, I think you want rtl8192cu.

http://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x#rtl8192cu

If you have the kernel source installed, you can grep for : 0b05:17ab to locate the drivers which detect the device.

jschiwal · 05-24-2012, 03:01 PM

From "modinfo rtl8192cu":

Code:

filename:       /lib/modules/3.1.10-1.9-desktop/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/rtl8192cu.ko
firmware:       rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
description:    Realtek 8192C/8188C 802.11n USB wireless

Check if these files exist. Of course start at /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ for the kernel module. Look in /lib/firmware/rtlwifi for the firmware. Sometimes the firmware comes with the kernel. Sometimes it is available in a package you need to install.

Code:

grep -i rtl8192 /boot/config-3.1.10-1.9-desktop
CONFIG_RTL8192CE=m
CONFIG_RTL8192SE=m
CONFIG_RTL8192DE=m
CONFIG_RTL8192CU=m
CONFIG_RTL8192C_COMMON=m
CONFIG_RTL8192U=m
CONFIG_RTL8192E=m

Note that I may have a newer kernel. Sometimes the module names change.

onebuck · 05-24-2012, 05:45 PM

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