Tiny Core Linux
General TC => General TC Talk => Topic started by: UNiT on March 31, 2012, 07:38:17 AM
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Good Day,
Could somebody help me with rtl8188ru driver installation? I've a driver, TinyCore Linux :) :) :) :) and very very want to make it worked!
rtl8192.tar where shall I move it, or how can I install it using Appsbrowser!
Really waiting for your help!!!
Best regard
Eugene
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wireless-3.0.21-tinycore contains:
rtl8180, rtl8187, rtl8192c/ce/cu/se
..you could try these to see if they'll work
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Is this a USB adapter?? is that rtl8188ru a typo?
maybe it's this one? RTL8192SU/RTL8188SU/RTL8191SU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter
if so I may have the (driver) extension for it, I just haven't submitted it yet for the repository, but I guess I can send it to you for testing :)
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Is this a USB adapter?? is that rtl8188ru a typo?
maybe it's this one? RTL8192SU/RTL8188SU/RTL8191SU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter
if so I may have the (driver) extension for it, I just haven't submitted it yet for the repository, but I guess I can send it to you for testing :)
It's an ALFA AWU036NHR USB adapter! It'll be great if you send it to me :D The other question how to install it :-\ I found some articles about it, now trying to "get married" with compat-wireless-2.6.39 but still nothing((((
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wireless-3.0.21-tinycore contains:
rtl8180, rtl8187, rtl8192c/ce/cu/se
..you could try these to see if they'll work
Could You give me a link where I can find more information how to do it properly!
TNX in advance
Best regards
Eugene
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install the wifi extension and double-click on the icon
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Odly we are creating a wiki to help folks with this very issue.. here is the direct link list_of_supported_wifi_devices (http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:list_of_supported_wifi_devices)
From the command line type: lsusb to correctly identify the chip used in the device. afaik the chip could be manufactured by either RealTek or a Ralink
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Is this a USB adapter?? is that rtl8188ru a typo?
maybe it's this one? RTL8192SU/RTL8188SU/RTL8191SU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter
if so I may have the (driver) extension for it, I just haven't submitted it yet for the repository, but I guess I can send it to you for testing :)
hello, i'm french and a noob on tc,
i'd like to use my rtl8192su chipset usb wifi key (dlink dwa-131) on the current tc , can you do something for me ?
thank you
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Welcome cep33920
You'll find the driver in the repository under the name of " wl-rtl8192u-3.0.21-tinycore " or " wireless-3.0.21-tinycore "
the device will also need firmware found in " firmware.tcz "
Install both the above with tc's wifi connection manager " wifi.tcz "and you'll be set. Simply select the wifi icon and follow the prompts to connect.
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thank you coreplayer2, packet installed but my device still not seen by iwconfig :
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 07d1:3303 D-Link System DWA-131 802.11n Wireless N Nano Adapter(rev.A1) [Realtek RTL8192SU]
lsmod
Module Size Used by Tainted: P
cifs 176128 2
speedstep_lib 12288 0
cpufreq_userspace 12288 0
cpufreq_powersave 12288 0
cpufreq_conservative 12288 0
cpufreq_stats 12288 0
squashfs 24576 33
ppdev 12288 0
scsi_wait_scan 12288 0
pcspkr 12288 0
battery 12288 0
ac 12288 0
parport_pc 24576 0
floppy 45056 0
parport 24576 2 ppdev,parport_pc
video 16384 0
backlight 12288 1 video
pcmcia 28672 0
zcache 12288 0
zram 12288 1
loop 16384 66
e100 28672 0
yenta_socket 20480 0
pcmcia_rsrc 16384 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 16384 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
dummy0 no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
any idea ?
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with mounts it's probably better :
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw,relatime,size=228184k,nr_inodes=30978)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600,ptmxmode=000)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,relatime)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw,relatime)
/dev/sda1 on /mnt/sda1 type ext2 (rw,relatime,barrier=1)
/dev/sda1 on /home type ext2 (rw,relatime,barrier=1)
/dev/sda1 on /opt type ext2 (rw,relatime,barrier=1)
/dev/loop0 on /tmp/tcloop/Xvesa type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop1 on /tmp/tcloop/Xlibs type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop2 on /tmp/tcloop/fltk-1.10 type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop3 on /tmp/tcloop/Xprogs type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop4 on /tmp/tcloop/wbar type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop5 on /tmp/tcloop/flwm_topside type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop6 on /tmp/tcloop/libnl type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop7 on /tmp/tcloop/openssl-1.0.0 type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop8 on /tmp/tcloop/wireless-3.0.21-tinycore type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop9 on /tmp/tcloop/libiw type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop10 on /tmp/tcloop/wireless_tools type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop11 on /tmp/tcloop/wpa_supplicant type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop12 on /tmp/tcloop/wifi type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop13 on /tmp/tcloop/wl-modules-3.0.21-tinycore type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop14 on /tmp/tcloop/libnl1 type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop15 on /tmp/tcloop/iw type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop16 on /tmp/tcloop/libpci type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop17 on /tmp/tcloop/pci-utils type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop18 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop19 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware-ipw2100 type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop20 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware-ipw2200 type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop21 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware-iwlwifi type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop22 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware-libertas type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop23 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware-openfwwf type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop24 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware-wimax type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop25 on /tmp/tcloop/firmware-zd1211 type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop26 on /tmp/tcloop/b43-fwcutter type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop27 on /tmp/tcloop/kmaps type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop28 on /tmp/tcloop/mtd-3.0.21-tinycore type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop29 on /tmp/tcloop/filesystems-3.0.21-tinycore type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop30 on /tmp/tcloop/wl-rtl8192u-3.0.21-tinycore type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop31 on /tmp/tcloop/libusb type squashfs (ro,relatime)
/dev/loop32 on /tmp/tcloop/usb-utils type squashfs (ro,relatime)
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None of your loaded modules is related to wireless.
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Yes exactly, tinypoodle hit the nail on the head. modules are not loaded. Are the extensions listed in your onboot.lst ?
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For this device you should have at least these modules loaded when the command lsmod is executed
rtlwifi
rtl8192cu
and possibly
rtl8192c_common
cfg80211
mac80211
The list of mounts indicate there are many extensions installed most are not required, but the firmware.tcz which is required is missing..!
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Hi coreplayer2
but the firmware.tcz which is required is missing..!
Isn't it listed under loop18?
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hello, and thank you for spending your time on my case,
when i try to explicitly load r8192u_usb found in /usr/local/lib/modules/3.0.21-tinycore/kernel/drivers/net/wireless, that's the output :
modprobe: can't load module r8192u_usb (kernel.tclocal/drivers/net/wireless/r8192u_usb.ko.gz): invalid module format
what i've done wrong ?
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Hi coreplayer2
but the firmware.tcz which is required is missing..!
Isn't it listed under loop18?
Well I must be blind.. but wait..
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hello, and thank you for spending your time on my case,
when i try to explicitly load r8192u_usb found in /usr/local/lib/modules/3.0.21-tinycore/kernel/drivers/net/wireless, that's the output :
modprobe: can't load module r8192u_usb (kernel.tclocal/drivers/net/wireless/r8192u_usb.ko.gz): invalid module format
what i've done wrong ?
Perhaps try rtl8192cu
Or, well I have a link which might explain what is happening but I believe it's against forum rules
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Hi coreplayer2
What part of the link do you think violates the forums rules?
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This one might be pertinent to this issue but it's an outside link https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/595455 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/595455)
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Hi coreplayer2
Posting an outside link is not a problem as long as it's pertinent to the thread, which this appears to be.
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hello,
with r8192u_usb i still have the same issue (invalid format...), and with the 8192cu there is no firmware request after the "usbcore : registered..."
do you really think the workaround exposed in the link above is suitable ?
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Hi cep33920
Your lsusb command says the vendor/product ID is 07D1:3303
According to this link:
http://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x#Realtek_RTL8188CE.2C_RTL8188CUS.2C_RTL8188DE.2C_RTL8188SU.2C_RTL8191SE.2C_RTL8191SU.2C_RTL8192CE.2C_RTL8192CU.2C_RTL8192DE.2C_RTL8192E.2C_RTL8192SE.2C_RTL8192SU.2C_RTL8192U_devices
the driver you want is r8192s_usb which I don't see in the repository.
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you'r great, Rich,
your linl leads to this precious comment :
r8192s_usb (supported devices)
Supports USB devices based on the RTL8188SU, RTL8191SU and RTL8192SU chipsets.
Introduced in Linux 2.6.31,3 enabled at linux-2.6 2.6.32-10.
Superseded by r8712u and removed from mainline at Linux 2.6.37.4
wl..r8712u installed and seems to work perfectly !
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Hi cep33920
Glad to hear you got it all sorted out. Checking what other distros are doing can often be a valuable source
of information when trying to solve a problem.
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To help others perhaps we could get this filled out please so we can update the wiki
from http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12910.0.html (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12910.0.html)
Wireless NIC Chip =
USB ID =
PCI ID =
OEM & Model as tested =
HW rev =
Interface =
WLAN standard [802.11] =
Frequency Band =
Security (1) =
Tested with kernel =
Tested with Wifi.tcz =
Required Extensions (2) =
Notes =
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done in the appropriate thread ;)
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Thanks, just a quick question; was there anything specifically needed in wireless-3.0.12-tinycore.tcz ? I don't think it has anything else to offer over the firmware and driver extensions
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well, i don't really known, but it loads... a dependence ?
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Afaik it's not a dep of anything
Why not remove it from the on boot list then after reboot check if it is loaded and if not does the wifi still function
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but...
it is not in the boot list (attached)...
my box is working, as a remotely commanded (vnc) jukebox (rhythmbox)
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Cool thanks for the info, I only ask because you've listed it as a requirement in the detailed listing of your device
I believe this is a mistake (wireless-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz) in that entry
:)
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Using an RealTek 8187 for 18 months now with Tiny Core by doing this (scripted)
tce-load -i wireless-2.6.33.3-tinycore.tcz
tce-load -i wireless_tools.tcz
(am using older version 3.x of TC)
Then try
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
(at a terminal)
and if you have an internal antenna and an external USB
you may want to use
sudo ifconfig wlan1 up
so all antennas are lit up.
Try using dmesg |more at a terminal
and towards the end you will find your wlan antennas
(Juanito taught me that oh so long ago)
and you may want to DOWN/TURN OFF the internal antenna
and only use the USB external, such as
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down (shut that one off)
sudo ifconfig wlan1 up (turn that one on)
Then use
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
or
sudo iwlist wlan1 scan (whatever antenna you are using)
for a list of local wifi antennas/hot spots
or better is a
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan >~/t
followed by
editor ~/t
so you can browse that list of hot spots.
Find a hot spot you like?
They are in that list near the ESSID heading.
If so, try
sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "MyFavoriteHotSpot" rts 250 frag 400 txpower 100mW
I use the rts and frag commands
because there is a lot of cross-talk/bleed from
so many wifi antennas using the same channels.
txpower may vary based on your antenna
To see if you are connected, try
sudo iwconfig wlan0
and look for the LINK QUALITY
then pop open a browser and try google.com
...seems to work for me.
There is an entire script that handles all that
and locks on to any open hot spot if you wish to try that.
...a bit dangerous / promiscuous I suppose,
but works darn near anywhere with my realtek usb antenna.