RTL8192EU WIFI

[elik745i]

I've got TP-Link TL-WN823N usb wifi dongle based on RTL8192EU chip and it does not work in Linux loaded to ROCK64 eMMC
Does anyone know how to get this usb dongle working?

[evilbunny]

I've got TP-Link TL-WN823N usb wifi dongle based on RTL8192EU chip and it does not work in Linux loaded to ROCK64 eMMC
Does anyone know how to get this usb dongle working?

I'm not familiar with this wifi device, but I'll try and help you if I can. What image/OS are you trying to get it working on?

[elik745i]

I've got TP-Link TL-WN823N usb wifi dongle based on RTL8192EU chip and it does not work in Linux loaded to ROCK64 eMMC
Does anyone know how to get this usb dongle working?

I'm not familiar with this wifi device, but I'll try and help you if I can. What image/OS are you trying to get it working on?

Thank you so much in advance, I'm using Xenial Mate: xenial-mate-rock64-0.5.15-136-arm64.img.xz

https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-b...tag/0.5.15

[evilbunny]

Thank you so much in advance, I'm using Xenial Mate: xenial-mate-rock64-0.5.15-136-arm64.img.xz

https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-b...tag/0.5.15

if you type "lsusb -t" does it show the device?

[elik745i]

Thank you so much in advance, I'm using Xenial Mate: xenial-mate-rock64-0.5.15-136-arm64.img.xz

https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-b...tag/0.5.15

if you type "lsusb -t" does it show the device?

rock64@rock64:~$ lsusb -t
/:  Bus 05.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci-hcd/1p, 5000M
/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci-hcd/1p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 12M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 5, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
        |__ Port 2: Dev 6, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
        |__ Port 2: Dev 6, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
        |__ Port 2: Dev 6, If 2, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
        |__ Port 2: Dev 6, If 3, Class=Application Specific Interface, Driver=, 12M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 7, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 7, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
        |__ Port 4: Dev 8, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 12M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-platform/1p, 12M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-platform/1p, 480M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=dwc2/1p, 480M

[evilbunny]

rock64@rock64:~$ lsusb -t

Ok I found some drivers for it on github and built a dkms package from it, I have no idea if it will work or not as I don't have a dongle to try it on.

wget https://files.evilbunny.org/rtl8192eu-dk...-1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i rtl8192eu-dkms_4.4.1-1_all.deb

Let me know how it goes.

[elik745i]

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rock64@rock64:~$ lsusb -t

Ok I found some drivers for it on github and built a dkms package from it, I have no idea if it will work or not as I don't have a dongle to try it on.

wget https://files.evilbunny.org/rtl8192eu-dk...-1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i rtl8192eu-dkms_4.4.1-1_all.deb

Let me know how it goes.

terminal says:

dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process

[elik745i]

after restart:

rock64@rock64:~$ wget https://files.evilbunny.org/rtl8192eu-dk...2018-02-28 15:04:31-- https://files.evilbunny.org/rtl8192eu-dk...-1_all.deb
Resolving files.evilbunny.org (files.evilbunny.org)... 139.99.156.27, 2402:1f00:8100:400::37
Connecting to files.evilbunny.org (files.evilbunny.org)|139.99.156.27|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1365150 (1.3M) [application/vnd.debian.binary-package]
Saving to: ‘rtl8192eu-dkms_4.4.1-1_all.deb.1’

rtl8192eu-dkms_4.4. 100%[===================>] 1.30M 224KB/s in 5.9s

2018-02-28 15:04:39 (224 KB/s) - ‘rtl8192eu-dkms_4.4.1-1_all.deb.1’ saved [1365150/1365150]

rock64@rock64:~$ sudo dpkg -i rtl8192eu-dkms_4.4.1-1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package rtl8192eu-dkms.
(Reading database ... 179632 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack rtl8192eu-dkms_4.4.1-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking rtl8192eu-dkms (4.4.1-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of rtl8192eu-dkms:
rtl8192eu-dkms depends on dkms (>= 2.1.0.0); however:
Package dkms is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package rtl8192eu-dkms (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
rtl8192eu-dkms

[elik745i]

I've managed to install it through explorer, simply clicking on deb file and installing through GUI. After restart it seems like it's working! Thank you so much!
Could you please explain how did you compile the file so I do not bother you again in the future?

Again big thanks for your support!

[evilbunny]

I've managed to install it through explorer, simply clicking on deb file and installing through GUI. After restart it seems like it's working! Thank you so much!
Could you please explain how did you compile the file so I do not bother you again in the future?

Again big thanks for your support!

The source code is extracted from the deb file and placed into /usr/src/rtl8192eu-4.4.1 and every time the kernel changes it will rebuild the module from source.