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I'm trying to install a usb wireless adaptor with the RTL8188EUS chipset. It comes with a Linux driver for kernels up to 3.19.3, but I'm running 4.4.118 (Slackware 14.2). The install.sh script provided fails to compile the module so I installed the one from Slackbuilds.
The device is recognised:
Code:
dmesg:
[12482.428063] usb 1-10: new high-speed USB device number 12 using xhci_hcd
[12482.592806] usb 1-10: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=818b
[12482.592816] usb 1-10: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[12482.592823] usb 1-10: Product: 802.11n NIC
[12482.592828] usb 1-10: Manufacturer: Realtek
[12482.592834] usb 1-10: SerialNumber: 40A5EFDD3E5B
Code:
lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 015: ID 0bda:818b Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
No module is loaded when I plug it in, so I load it manually but I've no idea what to do next as no interface shows up:
Code:
iwconfig
ppp0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
usb0 no wireless extensions.
In an ideal world, you would hope that device would be supported OOTB by the r8188eu kernel module.
I would suggest trying the latest stand-alone rtl8188eu at https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu If you have problems, they probably want your feedback.
In an ideal world, you would hope that device would be supported OOTB by the r8188eu kernel module.
I tried that, with the same results, except that, on loading the module, cfg80211 and rfkill are also loaded. I also tried the other possibility you mention, with the same results as the Slackbuilds module.
I realised long ago that the only ideal world is this one; ideal but not perfect.
Cheers.
I have the kernel source, yes. There were no errors with the compilation and install using rtl8188EUS_linux_v4.3.0.8_13968.20150417-target-kernel_4.4, so long as I did:
I have just built a package using the SlackBuilds.org script with the latest source version from https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu (rtl8188eu-master.zip) by setting 'VERSION="master" '. This built on my -current system without error. The resulting package contains a kernel module 8188eu.ko, but the output from 'modinfo 8188eu' does not show your device identifiers.
dmesg:
[12482.428063] usb 1-10: new high-speed USB device number 12 using xhci_hcd
[12482.592806] usb 1-10: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=818b
[12482.592816] usb 1-10: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[12482.592823] usb 1-10: Product: 802.11n NIC
[12482.592828] usb 1-10: Manufacturer: Realtek
[12482.592834] usb 1-10: SerialNumber: 40A5EFDD3E5B
Code:
lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 015: ID 0bda:818b Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Hello! I have bought a TP-LINK TL-WN725N and no one of the given here sollutions solved my problem. Today i did find this driver https://github.com/quickreflex/rtl8188eus which is working. The driver is compiled with no error and works bidirectional, e. i. i use it like a router to share internet from the desktop to the phone and other devices.
The only question i see is the change of the wlan number. Every time there is an increment and now it is
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