From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-ea0-f177.google.com ([209.85.215.177]:34374 "EHLO mail-ea0-f177.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751683Ab3FZLaH (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Jun 2013 07:30:07 -0400 Received: by mail-ea0-f177.google.com with SMTP id j14so7404472eak.36 for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:30:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <51CAD0B8.3010303@gmail.com> (sfid-20130626_133039_465950_78A3B95F) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:30:00 +0200 From: "shiki.biomernok" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net Subject: Fwd: Re: TP-Link 8200ND - rtl8192cu module not loading / working References: <51A77433.2060702@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: <51A77433.2060702@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hello everyone! CC'ing my original message that I sent to Larry. It's been a while, but I've been busy and I couldn't fiddle with the wireless device. Basically it's a 8192cu device. Larry suspected it's not, but I think he saw the advertisement displayed on top of the TP-Link page. I even mailed TP-Link, and here is the reply: The chipset is Realtek RTL8192CU and you can download the driver from http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=21&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true. Thank you. Tested with many kernels, but none of them worked. Ubuntu 13.04 (both stock + updated), Fedora (Schrodinger-1), Fedora Beta (Schrodinger), openSUSE (normal+tumbleweed). I even tried the latest kernels since 3.10-rc4. (latest I tried is -rc7) Basically this device *should* work with the 8192cu driver, but it just won't. If you just plug it in, nothing happens. You have to first: $ modprobe 8192cu $ echo 2357 0100 > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rtl8192cu/new_id Then it lights up, it shows up in NM-Applet. But it won't work. I tried enabling the realtek debug option at the kernel driver, but it didn't help. Even with that, I only see the authentication failed messages. Dmesg shows the errors: http://pastebin.com/QCfXYCZ1 Hope you guys can come up with some tips/ideas. Ps.: I hope you don't mind the CC Larry. Best regards, -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: TP-Link 8200ND - rtl8192cu module not loading / working Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 10:45:55 -0500 From: Larry Finger To: Me CC: wlanfae@realtek.com On 05/29/2013 02:21 PM, I wrote: > Dear Realtek! > > I just bought a TP-Link 8200ND wireless USB device, that uses the Realtek > rtl8192cu driver. The driver is included in every recent kernel, but I can't use it. > > Things I tried: > - Plug it in: It only shows a blank string at "lsusb". > - Loading the module by hand: "lsusb" is still empty, but "dmesg" shows the > module is loaded, and I can mess around under /sys/bus/usb/drivers/8192cu/ > - Adding a new ID from the Debian wiki for known devices. > This works as far as "dmesg" is concerned. It will say I connected a new device, > like a Realtek wifi USB device. BUT I still don't have anything in my network > manager/ifconfig/rfkill. Nothing. > > This is what I see in lsusb: > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2357:0100 > > > I would be more than willing to help you guys out with this. > Can even set up my laptop with SSH so you could debug/develop/reboot whatever > you need. In the future, I will refuse to answer your e-mails regarding wireless devices *UNLESS* you also Cc a wireless mailing list. The "best" option would be linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org. If you have any questions about why I insist on this, please read the following two links as to why emailing a single person directly is usually not a good thing, and causes extra work on a single person: http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/news/?newsitem=11 http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/questions.html I cannot add you to the list as that would expose your email address on a public forum, and I will not create a second breach of etiquette just because you already did one. Your device is *NOT* an RTL8192CU device. I wondered when I saw the 300 Mbps, but I was certain when I saw it was a dual-band device. I have a driver for your device, but I will not tell you how to get it until you place a proper request on some mailing list! Larry