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RTL8188EU Wifi Dongle - experinominis - 09-24-2017
https://www.pine64.org/?product=usb-wifi-802-11bgn-rtl8188eu-for-rock64
anyone have success with the dongle listed above?
Am I missing any step(s)?
running ubuntu 16.04 with linux-rock64 v 0.5.13
RE: RTL8188EU Wifi Dongle - tllim - 09-25-2017
(09-24-2017, 09:14 PM)experinominis Wrote: https://www.pine64.org/?product=usb-wifi-802-11bgn-rtl8188eu-for-rock64
anyone have success with the dongle listed above?
Am I missing any step(s)?
running ubuntu 16.04 with linux-rock64 v 0.5.13
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5079
RE: RTL8188EU Wifi Dongle - experinominis - 09-25-2017
(09-25-2017, 12:52 AM)tllim Wrote: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5079
this link speaks only to having it work with Xenial Mate. Nothing for Xenial Minimal. Not sure what would be different about them;
> nmcli c
only shows wired connection on eth0
RE: RTL8188EU Wifi Dongle - experinominis - 09-25-2017
(09-25-2017, 12:52 AM)tllim Wrote:(09-24-2017, 09:14 PM)experinominis Wrote: https://www.pine64.org/?product=usb-wifi-802-11bgn-rtl8188eu-for-rock64
anyone have success with the dongle listed above?
Am I missing any step(s)?
running ubuntu 16.04 with linux-rock64 v 0.5.13
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5079
that link is no help.
I figured it out, though. If anyone else comes across this thread:
First thing is to test if your usb dongle is a dud. I ordered two, thankfully!! One of them looks like its DOA. The other one:
If you're running Xenial Minimal, you can use the command line to connect to your WiFi network. I have WPA2 network security so I didn't test whether this works for WEP security.
1. enable network manager
> sudo service NetworkManager start
2. make sure your device is found
> lsusb
you should see a RealTek Semiconductor Wifi...
3. find out the deviceId. its not wlan0 like some other forums would have you believe.
> nmcli d
mine was listed as 'wlx0013ef800a43'
4. Connect!
> nmcli d wifi connect <WiFiSSID> password <WiFiPASSWORD>
Hit Enter.
It said it successfully created a connection for wlx0013ef800a43
5. Test connection
> ifconfig
now shows that I've picked up a DHCP IP addr from my wireless router.
> ping google.com
sends results
RE: RTL8188EU Wifi Dongle - experinominis - 09-29-2017
Update:
this usb WiFi dongle worked out-of-the-box:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IFXQFU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
this usb WiFi dongle didn't:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JDVRCI0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
RE: RTL8188EU Wifi Dongle - Guy the IT Guy - 10-10-2017
(09-29-2017, 04:24 PM)experinominis Wrote: Update:
this usb WiFi dongle worked out-of-the-box:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IFXQFU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
this usb WiFi dongle didn't:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JDVRCI0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Do I need to update the firmware on the board before I can use the wifi adapters? Or was my android image from the GUI just not supporting wifi at the time?