RTL8188EU Wifi Dongle
#1
https://www.pine64.org/?product=usb-wifi...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
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(09-24-2017, 09:14 PM)experinominis Wrote: https://www.pine64.org/?product=usb-wifi...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
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#3
(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
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(09-25-2017, 12:52 AM)tllim Wrote:
(09-24-2017, 09:14 PM)experinominis Wrote: https://www.pine64.org/?product=usb-wifi...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 Smile
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#5
Update:

this usb WiFi dongle worked out-of-the-box:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IF...UTF8&psc=1

this usb WiFi dongle didn't:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JDV...UTF8&psc=1
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(09-29-2017, 04:24 PM)experinominis Wrote: Update:

this usb WiFi dongle worked out-of-the-box:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IF...UTF8&psc=1

this usb WiFi dongle didn't:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JDV...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?
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