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RTL8822bu wifi drivers work in Xenial but not Bionic(Solved)
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OverDrive
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Cleveland, OHIO,USA |
Hi, I downloaded this driver https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2BU_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_27678.20180430_COEX20180427-5959 and separately compiled it for each Xenial64 and Bionic64. The Xenial works like a champ. The Bionic does work but it throws a error when trying to associate with the router via wpa_supplicant. [img]http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=124893[/img] Even though it does this, I can still DHCP successfully. And I get a usable internet connection. Because this is happening, I have to manually go through network setup each boot. Not Fun! 
So what am I doing wrong here? What logs will you need me to post? Thanks in advance! Dave Overdrive
_________________ Instant Puppy Fan!!! Last edited by OverDrive on Mon 14 Oct 2019, 01:26; edited 1 time in total |
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bigpup
 Joined: 11 Oct 2009 Posts: 13981 Location: S.C. USA |
Have you done Bionicpup64 8.0 updates? Quickpet>Info>Bionicpup updates. This will bring Bionicpup64 8.0 up to date with all the bug fixes at the time you do this. What WPA setting are you using? Is this a USB wifi device? If yes. Tried it plugged into a USB 2 port or different USB 3? I know, you may have it plugged into the port that works with Xenialpup, but this is troubleshooting. Xenialpup and Bionicpup are different OS. _________________ The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem. When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected 
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OverDrive
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Cleveland, OHIO,USA |
OK, Found a workaround. TL;DR: Use Frisbee network setup if you compile a wifi driver. Detailed answer: Well after trying to figure how to get the driver to work with network wizard which has been my favorite net setup utility since it's inception as I have found it to be quite versatile at anything I would throw at it over the years. I dug into the source code and discovered that the Bionic64 version testInterface() function starting at line 1011 of /user/local/network-wizard/net-setup.sh has some substantial differences from the zenial64 version. Specifically, I noticed the removal of "ifplugstatus" in the test function. I am thinking those differences are what is tripping up the utility from working correctly. BTW, RTL8821cu compiled driver also failed on the utility. Not wanting to hack a custom version for this laptop as my bash/shell scripting skills are not well developed. I decided to try the other two options: Simple Network Setup (SNS) and Frisbee. Well SNS *did* setup correctly without errors but would not activate correctly after a reboot. Frisbee did. Yay! So I am considering this solved (Well, sort of solved) and hoping the Devs will look into making the network-wizard testInterface() function more robust in the future as it really is my favorite net setup utility. Warm Regards Overdrive P.S. Thank you bigpup for your prompt and thoughtful response! I *did* try them all before digging into the source code. _________________ Instant Puppy Fan!!! |
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bigpup
Joined: 11 Oct 2009 Posts: 13981 Location: S.C. USA |
Now you know why there are 3 network connection programs in most Puppies. Never have been able to get one to work 100% for every possible computer/hardware. I use Network Wizard for the reasons you stated. So, far it has worked for me. If you think you may have found a bug in the latest version of Network Wizard. We the users help and work on Puppy code. Start a topic offering your fix. Others will test and offer help. Could also post a pull request at Woof-CE https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE _________________ The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem. When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
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