Realtek-USB-Wireless-Adapter-Drivers
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Realtek USB Wireless Adapter Drivers [0bda:f179] (Kernel 4.15.x ~ 5.9.x)
Realtek USB Wireless Adapter Drivers
Realtek USB Wireless Adapter Drivers [rtl8188fu] [0bda:f179]
For Kernel 4.15.x ~ 5.6.x (Linux Mint or Ubuntu Derivatives)
For ARM architecture (and kernel 5.9.x support), use this branch
How to install
sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
git clone https://github.com/corneal64/Realtek-USB-Wireless-Adapter-Drivers.git
cd Realtek-USB-Wireless-Adapter-Drivers
sudo dkms add ./rtl8188fu
sudo dkms build rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo dkms install rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
Disable power management and solve plugging/replugging issues
sudo mkdir -p /etc/modprobe.d/
sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
echo "options rtl8188fu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
How to uninstall
sudo dkms remove rtl8188fu/1.0 --all
sudo rm -f /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8188fufw.bin
sudo rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
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