Driver auto-initialization

[joaquinodz]

I've noticed that even after installing the driver and applying the modprobe command, I was still using the generic network driver rtl8xxxu

So, I did a little research and I found THE SOLUTION

I leave you the quote:

6. Distributions based on Debian & Ubuntu have RTL8XXXU driver present & running in kernelspace. To use our RTL8192EU driver, we need to blacklist RTL8XXXU.

   $ echo "blacklist rtl8xxxu" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu.conf;
   

7. Force RTL8192EU Driver to be active from boot.

   $ echo -e "8192eu\n\nloop" | sudo tee /etc/modules;
   

8. Update changes to Grub & initramfs

   $ sudo update-grub; sudo update-initramfs -u;
   

9. Reboot system to load new changes from newly generated initramfs.

   $ systemctl reboot -i;
   

10. Check that your kernel has loaded the right module:

    $ sudo lshw -c network;
    

You should see the line driver=8192eu

Of course, it'd be better to automatize this in, I don't know ... a bash script?

[joaquinodz]

EDIT: Removed Step 8 because the the Power Management feature and the USB Auto-Suspend feature is already disabled via source code.

[DraconianDeath]

I'll preface this by saying I'm a COMPLETE noob, started using my first GNU/Linux distro a few weeks ago after using Windows for around 15 years. I had no idea what was wrong with my internet connection. I searched and searched for a fix but nothing worked.

Finally, I stumbled upon this and decided to give it a try. As it turns out, my PC was still using the same generic network driver you mentioned above.

I have no idea what I did, but I followed the instructions you provided and it worked like a charm. Thank you!

[joaquinodz]

I'll preface this by saying I'm a COMPLETE noob, started using my first GNU/Linux distro a few weeks ago after using Windows for around 15 years. I had no idea what was wrong with my internet connection. I searched and searched for a fix but nothing worked.

Finally, I stumbled upon this and decided to give it a try. As it turns out, my PC was still using the same generic network driver you mentioned above.

I have no idea what I did, but I followed the instructions you provided and it worked like a charm. Thank you!

You're welcome!