There is any hope i can get the TP-Link TL-WN725N adapter to work?

Internet Connectivity
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Hello!

Firstly, excuse my english since it is not my native languaje. Keep in mind im a total noob Linux user. I do not really know anything about it, but i am trying to learn as much as i can.

Here is my status: I have my moms computer to check it up cause it is too slow right now. I had found windows is hurting it so i’ve decided to try Ubuntu or Joli-OS. I had prepared two usb flash drives with the latest versions of both, ubuntu and joli-os, booted on live mode on the pc and everything worked just fine but the wireless card.

It is not an internal adapter (wich i do imagine either of the linux distros i had chose would auto detect) but it is an USB dongle. This to be specific: TL-WN725N | 150Mbps Wireless N Nano USB Adapter | TP-Link

Nor Ubuntu or Joli-Os detected it. I ran a terminal and typed “lsusb” and it does not even detect it.

I do not know if it is because i am running on live mode or it is just it not sopported, but i think i almost lost hope to get it work.

I don’t have Internet on the PC as you can imagine so i can not run any commands to try to download any driver as i read in another post.

Theres any chance to get this adapter to work?

Thanx!

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Can you post the full outout from:

lsusb

and

sudo lshw -C network

and

uname -a
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Thanx Mark!

I will attach 3 images with all the output of all the commands. I hope there is no problem with my ubuntu being in spanish :confused:

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That wireless adapter has a Realtek RTL8188EU chip

OK, here’s the instructions to download and compile/install the drivers for the 3.8 kernel series (for Ubuntu based distros).

Make sure you have an active internet connection (by connecting to your router with an ethernet cable).

Open a terminal and run these commands in sequence:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic git

then:

mkdir ~/RTL8188EU

then:

cd ~/RTL8188EU

then:

git clone git://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu.git

then:

cd ~/RTL8188EU/rtl8188eu

then:

make

then:

sudo make install

then

sudo cp -v ~/RTL8188EU/rtl8188eu/rtl8188eufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/

then:

sudo depmod -a

then:

sudo update-initramfs -u

then:

sudo modprobe 8188eu

Wireless should spring to life.

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And for future searchers … here’s the instructions to download and compile/install the drivers for the 3.2 kernel series (for Ubuntu based distros).

Make sure you have an active internet connection (by connecting to your router with an ethernet cable).

Open a terminal and run these commands in sequence:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic git

then:

mkdir ~/RTL8188EU

then:

cd ~/RTL8188EU

then:

git clone git://github.com/liwei/rpi-rtl8188eu.git

then:

cd ~/RTL8188EU/rpi-rtl8188eu

then:

make

then:

sudo make install

then:

sudo depmod -a

then:

sudo update-initramfs -u

then:

sudo modprobe 8188eu

Wireless should spring to life.

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Pancho … be sure to use the instructions for the 3.8 kernel series, NOT the 3.2 kernel series

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Thanx!

It keeps failing because it is trying to download some files and since i do not have an Internet connection i can’t go trough the steps. Or it is because im on a live flash drive? Do i have to install it on the hard drive?

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If the LiveUSB is persistent it should work … but you’ll need an active internet connection … so connect to your router with an ethernet cable

[EDIT]

If you’re unable to connect with an ethernet cable … let me know and tomorrow I’ll type up instructions to download the drivers to another PC … then transfer them across (on a second USB stick) … but I’m off to bed now

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Got it! I will try it tomorrow since i dont have any ethernet cable right now.

Thanx for the help!

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See the edit above.

But it would certainly be easier with an ethernet cable :slight_smile:

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If you can tech me how to download the drivers in a flash drive in another computer it will be better. Thanx in advance and good night

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OK, I’ll type up instructions tomorrow :slight_smile:

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Many apologies, I must have been half asleep last night, but you’re not going to get this installed without connecting to your router with an ethernet cable … sorting out the dependencies for build-essential would be a nightmare.

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I see. Don’t worry i will connect the PC to the Internet with an ethernet cable :slight_smile:

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Hey Mark, worked like a charm! Thanx a lot!

Maybe you could help me out in how to do this in Joli-OS since it does not even start without an active Internet connection and since my dongle is not recognized, im stuck right there.

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Hi Pancho/HotJoint … Glad to hear you got it working, and you’re most welcome :slight_smile:

Sorry I know nothing about Joli

Maybe time to switch to PeppermintOS for a “proper” Cloud hybrid distro ?

Disclosure … I’m a member of Team Peppermint, so I would say that :wink:

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Oh nice! If you recomend it, i would definitely try it. I have 2 Pcs, both with very humble specs. Celeron with 2GB of RAM, and i am trying to transform them to a basic Internet / Ofimatic machines. I know i have to use Linux because Windows is just not working. I have tryed Ubuntu and i am pleased, but i would totally use another more lightweighted and fast distro.

So Peppermint would be faster than Ubuntu or any other distro?

Thanx for the recomendation.

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Peppermint will most definitely be faster than Ubuntu, or any other distro that uses the full blown Unity/Gnome3/KDE4?or even Xfce desktop.

It’s also a “cloud” distro, so comes with little installed locally, instead running online applications in their place … but unlike other cloud distros there’s nothing stopping you installing applications locally if you choose to

It has full access to all the software contained in the Ubuntu software repositories.

So think of Peppermint as a light “minimal install” distribution that utilises web applications so it’s fully functional out of the box, but onto which you can install whatever you like (or not, if you don’t want to).

Which is where the term “Cloud Hybrid” comes from … it’s a cloud distro, that can also be a fully functional offline desktop distro if you want

Think of Lubuntu … very nice light distro, but it comes with apps such as Abiword and Gnumeric … the first thing most users will do is remove those and install LibreOffice.
Peppermint comes with a shortcut in he menus to Google Drive, that opens Google drive is a separate web browser widow without all the normal web browser toolbars … so it looks like a locally running application window … but if you choose, you can install LibreOffice.

Ice … Peppermint comes with aan application called Ice, which allows you to great shortcuts to web applications (or websites) and integrate them into the system menu … any menu items created with Ice will automatically open in its own web browser window that doesn’t have the toolbars … so you can have things like Pixlr running from the web but appearing as if its a locally installed application.

Check out this video:-

http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/Iqe6aEWMYRk

If it helps, I’m pretty sure their are some Peppermint 3 and Peppermint 4 reviews in Spanish on youtube too :wink:

Possibly this one, but as I don’t speak Spanish, I have no idea how accurate this is ?

http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/CN4JHBhoFjA

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Damn! Peppermint looks exactly what i need! I will download it asap. Thanx again! :slight_smile:

I will let you know if i got stuck somewhere.