TP-Link WN725N, unable to get drivers to work with 13.04 after upgrade (worked on 12.10 and prior)
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I went back to my desktop after a bunch of months not using it, and I decided to upgrade Ubuntu to the newest version (I was still in 12.04). I had to download a driver for my TP-Link USB wireless device (TL-WN725N, chip RTL8188eu), which worked flawlessly in 12.04, then stopped working after the upgrade to 12.10. I recompiled the driver and it worked again (My router is pretty far from my room so I can't really use an ethernet cable without moving it).
Then problems started! After upgrading to 13.04, it gives me an error when I try to run it. I looked on google and found many solutions, but always with the RTL8188CUS chip, which isn't using the same driver as mine... So I'm kinda stuck! I could plug it to upgrade to 13.10, but I have no idea if my driver will work better on this version.
Any solution? I would paste the error, but I'm at work currently. I'll add it later when I'm home, if needed to fix the problem!
Thanks! I love Ubuntu, hope I'll find a way to make it compatible with my wireless! :)
13.04 wireless drivers compatibility
asked Nov 15 '13 at 14:18
JFD.Lag
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I went back to my desktop after a bunch of months not using it, and I decided to upgrade Ubuntu to the newest version (I was still in 12.04). I had to download a driver for my TP-Link USB wireless device (TL-WN725N, chip RTL8188eu), which worked flawlessly in 12.04, then stopped working after the upgrade to 12.10. I recompiled the driver and it worked again (My router is pretty far from my room so I can't really use an ethernet cable without moving it).
Then problems started! After upgrading to 13.04, it gives me an error when I try to run it. I looked on google and found many solutions, but always with the RTL8188CUS chip, which isn't using the same driver as mine... So I'm kinda stuck! I could plug it to upgrade to 13.10, but I have no idea if my driver will work better on this version.
Any solution? I would paste the error, but I'm at work currently. I'll add it later when I'm home, if needed to fix the problem!
Thanks! I love Ubuntu, hope I'll find a way to make it compatible with my wireless! :)
13.04 wireless drivers compatibility
asked Nov 15 '13 at 14:18
JFD.Lag
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Why did you NOT attempt to upgrade directly to 14.04 LTS, from 12.04? You will have issues under 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10 that are not possible to address. All three are now end-of-life. I would personally recommend a new / clean install of 14.04.2 LTS.
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May 4 '15 at 7:14
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I went back to my desktop after a bunch of months not using it, and I decided to upgrade Ubuntu to the newest version (I was still in 12.04). I had to download a driver for my TP-Link USB wireless device (TL-WN725N, chip RTL8188eu), which worked flawlessly in 12.04, then stopped working after the upgrade to 12.10. I recompiled the driver and it worked again (My router is pretty far from my room so I can't really use an ethernet cable without moving it).
Then problems started! After upgrading to 13.04, it gives me an error when I try to run it. I looked on google and found many solutions, but always with the RTL8188CUS chip, which isn't using the same driver as mine... So I'm kinda stuck! I could plug it to upgrade to 13.10, but I have no idea if my driver will work better on this version.
Any solution? I would paste the error, but I'm at work currently. I'll add it later when I'm home, if needed to fix the problem!
Thanks! I love Ubuntu, hope I'll find a way to make it compatible with my wireless! :)
13.04 wireless drivers compatibility
asked Nov 15 '13 at 14:18
JFD.Lag
2114
I went back to my desktop after a bunch of months not using it, and I decided to upgrade Ubuntu to the newest version (I was still in 12.04). I had to download a driver for my TP-Link USB wireless device (TL-WN725N, chip RTL8188eu), which worked flawlessly in 12.04, then stopped working after the upgrade to 12.10. I recompiled the driver and it worked again (My router is pretty far from my room so I can't really use an ethernet cable without moving it).
Then problems started! After upgrading to 13.04, it gives me an error when I try to run it. I looked on google and found many solutions, but always with the RTL8188CUS chip, which isn't using the same driver as mine... So I'm kinda stuck! I could plug it to upgrade to 13.10, but I have no idea if my driver will work better on this version.
Any solution? I would paste the error, but I'm at work currently. I'll add it later when I'm home, if needed to fix the problem!
Thanks! I love Ubuntu, hope I'll find a way to make it compatible with my wireless! :)
13.04 wireless drivers compatibility
13.04 wireless drivers compatibility
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JFD.Lag
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asked Nov 15 '13 at 14:18
JFD.Lag
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asked Nov 15 '13 at 14:18
JFD.Lag
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asked Nov 15 '13 at 14:18
JFD.Lag
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asked Nov 15 '13 at 14:18
JFD.Lag
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Why did you NOT attempt to upgrade directly to 14.04 LTS, from 12.04? You will have issues under 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10 that are not possible to address. All three are now end-of-life. I would personally recommend a new / clean install of 14.04.2 LTS.
– david6
May 4 '15 at 7:14
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Why did you NOT attempt to upgrade directly to 14.04 LTS, from 12.04? You will have issues under 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10 that are not possible to address. All three are now end-of-life. I would personally recommend a new / clean install of 14.04.2 LTS.
– david6
May 4 '15 at 7:14
Why did you NOT attempt to upgrade directly to 14.04 LTS, from 12.04? You will have issues under 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10 that are not possible to address. All three are now end-of-life. I would personally recommend a new / clean install of 14.04.2 LTS.
– david6
May 4 '15 at 7:14
Why did you NOT attempt to upgrade directly to 14.04 LTS, from 12.04? You will have issues under 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10 that are not possible to address. All three are now end-of-life. I would personally recommend a new / clean install of 14.04.2 LTS.
– david6
May 4 '15 at 7:14
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If you are quite certain that it's an RTL8188eu chip, then I suggest this package: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu/archive/master.zip Right-click the zip file and select 'Extract Here.' Then, in a terminal:
cd rtl8188eu-master
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8188eu
If you are unsure if it's an RTL8188eu chip, please post:
lsusb
The file I linked above 'makes' perfectly on my 13.10 system.
answered Nov 15 '13 at 14:55
chili555
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Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am 99% confident it's the 8188eu chip, but I'll look and post the lsusb infos here as soon as I am home. I'll also try your solution later, the driver I downloaded wasn't the same.
– JFD.Lag
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If you are quite certain that it's an RTL8188eu chip, then I suggest this package: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu/archive/master.zip Right-click the zip file and select 'Extract Here.' Then, in a terminal:
cd rtl8188eu-master
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8188eu
If you are unsure if it's an RTL8188eu chip, please post:
lsusb
The file I linked above 'makes' perfectly on my 13.10 system.
answered Nov 15 '13 at 14:55
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Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am 99% confident it's the 8188eu chip, but I'll look and post the lsusb infos here as soon as I am home. I'll also try your solution later, the driver I downloaded wasn't the same.
– JFD.Lag
Nov 15 '13 at 14:58
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If you are quite certain that it's an RTL8188eu chip, then I suggest this package: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu/archive/master.zip Right-click the zip file and select 'Extract Here.' Then, in a terminal:
cd rtl8188eu-master
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8188eu
If you are unsure if it's an RTL8188eu chip, please post:
lsusb
The file I linked above 'makes' perfectly on my 13.10 system.
answered Nov 15 '13 at 14:55
chili555
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Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am 99% confident it's the 8188eu chip, but I'll look and post the lsusb infos here as soon as I am home. I'll also try your solution later, the driver I downloaded wasn't the same.
– JFD.Lag
Nov 15 '13 at 14:58
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If you are quite certain that it's an RTL8188eu chip, then I suggest this package: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu/archive/master.zip Right-click the zip file and select 'Extract Here.' Then, in a terminal:
cd rtl8188eu-master
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8188eu
If you are unsure if it's an RTL8188eu chip, please post:
lsusb
The file I linked above 'makes' perfectly on my 13.10 system.
answered Nov 15 '13 at 14:55
chili555
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If you are quite certain that it's an RTL8188eu chip, then I suggest this package: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu/archive/master.zip Right-click the zip file and select 'Extract Here.' Then, in a terminal:
cd rtl8188eu-master
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8188eu
If you are unsure if it's an RTL8188eu chip, please post:
lsusb
The file I linked above 'makes' perfectly on my 13.10 system.
answered Nov 15 '13 at 14:55
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Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am 99% confident it's the 8188eu chip, but I'll look and post the lsusb infos here as soon as I am home. I'll also try your solution later, the driver I downloaded wasn't the same.
– JFD.Lag
Nov 15 '13 at 14:58
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Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am 99% confident it's the 8188eu chip, but I'll look and post the lsusb infos here as soon as I am home. I'll also try your solution later, the driver I downloaded wasn't the same.
– JFD.Lag
Nov 15 '13 at 14:58
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Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am 99% confident it's the 8188eu chip, but I'll look and post the lsusb infos here as soon as I am home. I'll also try your solution later, the driver I downloaded wasn't the same.
– JFD.Lag
Nov 15 '13 at 14:58
Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am 99% confident it's the 8188eu chip, but I'll look and post the lsusb infos here as soon as I am home. I'll also try your solution later, the driver I downloaded wasn't the same.
– JFD.Lag
Nov 15 '13 at 14:58
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Why did you NOT attempt to upgrade directly to 14.04 LTS, from 12.04? You will have issues under 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10 that are not possible to address. All three are now end-of-life. I would personally recommend a new / clean install of 14.04.2 LTS.
– david6
May 4 '15 at 7:14