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How to use USB WIFI in official website?
1.
Connect the USB wifi(Make sure the USB is on). Enter lsusb in the directory line to
check the detail information of USB device.
$ dmesg
$ lsusb
(Bus 008 Device 002: ID 0bda:8176 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS
802.11n WLAN Adapter) id is 8176, the driver you need is rtl8188cu.
You could search from this link:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/reserve-7#TOC-Realtek-
RTL8188CUS-and-RTL8192CU-chipsets-0bda:8176-and-0bda:8178-
1 Determine the chipset
2 Realtek RTL8188CUS and RTL8192CU chipsets (0bda:8176 and 0bda:8178)
Source code configuration, 8192CU.ko generate in
lib/modules/*/drivers/net/wireless/realtak/
2. Source provided in CD-ROM
(rtl8188C_8192C_usb_linux_v4.0.2_9000.20130911.tar.gz)
Update the catalog of uImage and lib
3. Re-power, there will be auto load modules as followings:
rtlwifi.ko,rtl8192c_common.ko,mac80211.ko,rtl8192cu.ko.
4. Uninstall the module of rtl8192cu.ko, install 8192cu.ko. Modify /etc/modules
and add 8192cu in the end word, make it restart once power on.
5. Modify /etc/network/interfaces, add ssid and psk.