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usb_wifi_dongles [2015/06/08 13:50]
deHakkelaar
usb_wifi_dongles [2015/06/10 17:14] (current)
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 **USB WiFi dongles** **USB WiFi dongles**
  
-All below BASH commands needs to be executed as user '​root'​.\\+Most all below BASH commands needs to be executed as user '​root'​.\\ 
 +Best practice if troubleshooting/​installing WiFi is to login via SSH using the wired interface '​eth0'​.
  
-Sometimes the WiFi connection cant be established quick enough on boot and you run into problems ​if using a shared MySQL database for Kodi/​XBMC.\\+When your WiFi dongle is detected and drivers are loaded properly, easiest way to change WiFi settings is using: 
 +<​code>​xbian-config</​code>​ 
 + 
 +To check WiFi status: 
 +<​code>​iwconfig</​code>​ 
 + 
 +If your WiFi dongle is designated as '​wlan1'​ and you want to change to '​wlan0',​ if not conflicting with other interfaces, you can alter in below file if exists: 
 +<​code>​nano /​etc/​udev/​rules.d/​70-persistent-net.rules 
 +reboot</​code>​ 
 + 
 +Sometimes the WiFi connection cant be established quick enough on boot and you run into troubles ​if using a shared MySQL database for Kodi/​XBMC.\\
 To delay Kodi/XBMC at boot (asuming WiFi is on '​wlan0'​ interface): To delay Kodi/XBMC at boot (asuming WiFi is on '​wlan0'​ interface):
 <​code>​sed -i "​s/​start on started mountall/​start on started mountall and started networking and net-device-up wlan0/"​ /​etc/​init/​xbmc-preload.conf</​code>​ <​code>​sed -i "​s/​start on started mountall/​start on started mountall and started networking and net-device-up wlan0/"​ /​etc/​init/​xbmc-preload.conf</​code>​
  
-If your WiFi dongle is designated as '​wlan1'​ and you want to change to '​wlan0'​, you can alter in below file if exists+List '​wlan0' ​driver specific parameters
-<​code>​nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules</​code>​+<​code>​grep '' ​/sys/module/$(readlink /sys/class/net/​wlan0/​device/​driver/​module | xargs -n 1 basename)/​parameters/​*</​code>​
  
-To see vendor/​device id for connected USB devices ​use below command:+To determine ​vendor/​device id for connected USB devices:
 <​code>​lsusb</​code>​ <​code>​lsusb</​code>​
  
-**Vendor/​device id "​0bda:​8179"​:**\\ +**Vendor/​device id "​0bda:​8179"​**\\ 
-Driver is already installed at "/​lib/​modules/​$(uname -r)/​kernel/​drivers/​staging/​rtl8188eu/​r8188eu.ko"​.\\ +Driver is already installed at //"/​lib/​modules/​$(uname -r)/​kernel/​drivers/​staging/​rtl8188eu/​r8188eu.ko"​//.\\ 
-But needs below firmware: +But needs below firmware ​blob
-<​code>​wget https://​github.com/​lwfinger/​rtl8188eu/​raw/​master/​rtl8188eufw.bin -O /​lib/​firmware/​rtlwifi/​rtl8188eufw.bin+<​code>​mkdir /​lib/​firmware/​rtlwifi 
 +wget https://​github.com/​lwfinger/​rtl8188eu/​raw/​master/​rtl8188eufw.bin -O /​lib/​firmware/​rtlwifi/​rtl8188eufw.bin
 echo "​options r8188eu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0"​ > /​etc/​modprobe.d/​r8188eu.conf echo "​options r8188eu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0"​ > /​etc/​modprobe.d/​r8188eu.conf
 reboot</​code>​ reboot</​code>​
  
-**Vendor/​device id "​0df6:​0077"​:** +**Vendor/​device id "​0df6:​0077"​**\\ 
-<​code>​echo '​install 8192cu /​sbin/​modprobe --ignore-install 8192cu; /bin/echo "0df6 0077" >| /​sys/​bus/​usb/​drivers/​rtl8192cu/​new_id'​ | sudo tee /​etc/​modprobe.d/​8192cu.conf+Firmware blob is already installed at //"/​lib/​firmware/​rtlwifi/​rtl8192cufw.bin"//​.\\ 
 +But needs a driver assigned thats already installed:​\\ 
 +<​code>​echo '​install 8192cu /​sbin/​modprobe --ignore-install 8192cu; /bin/echo "0df6 0077" >| /​sys/​bus/​usb/​drivers/​rtl8192cu/​new_id'​ | tee /​etc/​modprobe.d/​8192cu.conf
 echo "​options 8192cu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0"​ >> /​etc/​modprobe.d/​8192cu.conf echo "​options 8192cu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0"​ >> /​etc/​modprobe.d/​8192cu.conf
 echo "​8192cu"​ >> /​etc/​modules echo "​8192cu"​ >> /​etc/​modules
 reboot</​code>​ reboot</​code>​
usb_wifi_dongles.1433764201.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/06/08 13:50 by deHakkelaar