Can't find wifi drivers for 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp
I'm trying to install wifi drivers for a particular mini wifi card i bought. The output of lsusb is:
0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp
I've searched everywhere for drivers, but could not find anything. Any help?
Thanks
drivers wireless realtek-wireless
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
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asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
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I'm trying to install wifi drivers for a particular mini wifi card i bought. The output of lsusb is:
0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp
I've searched everywhere for drivers, but could not find anything. Any help?
Thanks
drivers wireless realtek-wireless
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
50.6k13134241
asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
162
I don't believe there is any new information since @Jeremy31 's comment here: askubuntu.com/questions/1008669/… Sorry.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 18:43
yea i saw that. Are there no other alternatives? Any other drivers?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 18:46
None that either @Jeremy31 nor I have been able to find. I suggest that you temporarily use a USB wireless and check back in a few months. I wish we had a better answer. PS - I hope I will not appear too blunt, but if Jeremy31 can't find it and if I can't find it, the chances are quite high that it doesn't yet exist.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 19:58
oh okay. Thanks for the response. I currently have a usb one which is using the 0bda:f179 chip. Any other mini wifi usb cards you know that work well with ubuntu (17) ?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 20:59
Please see my post #22 here: ubuntuforums.org/…
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 21:09
add a comment |
I'm trying to install wifi drivers for a particular mini wifi card i bought. The output of lsusb is:
0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp
I've searched everywhere for drivers, but could not find anything. Any help?
Thanks
drivers wireless realtek-wireless
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
50.6k13134241
asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
162
I'm trying to install wifi drivers for a particular mini wifi card i bought. The output of lsusb is:
0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp
I've searched everywhere for drivers, but could not find anything. Any help?
Thanks
drivers wireless realtek-wireless
drivers wireless realtek-wireless
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
50.6k13134241
asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
162
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
50.6k13134241
asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
162
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
50.6k13134241
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
50.6k13134241
edited Aug 6 '18 at 18:44
Zanna
50.6k13134241
50.6k13134241
asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
162
asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
162
asked Aug 4 '18 at 18:32
shroomed12shroomed12
162
162
I don't believe there is any new information since @Jeremy31 's comment here: askubuntu.com/questions/1008669/… Sorry.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 18:43
yea i saw that. Are there no other alternatives? Any other drivers?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 18:46
None that either @Jeremy31 nor I have been able to find. I suggest that you temporarily use a USB wireless and check back in a few months. I wish we had a better answer. PS - I hope I will not appear too blunt, but if Jeremy31 can't find it and if I can't find it, the chances are quite high that it doesn't yet exist.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 19:58
oh okay. Thanks for the response. I currently have a usb one which is using the 0bda:f179 chip. Any other mini wifi usb cards you know that work well with ubuntu (17) ?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 20:59
Please see my post #22 here: ubuntuforums.org/…
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 21:09
add a comment |
I don't believe there is any new information since @Jeremy31 's comment here: askubuntu.com/questions/1008669/… Sorry.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 18:43
yea i saw that. Are there no other alternatives? Any other drivers?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 18:46
None that either @Jeremy31 nor I have been able to find. I suggest that you temporarily use a USB wireless and check back in a few months. I wish we had a better answer. PS - I hope I will not appear too blunt, but if Jeremy31 can't find it and if I can't find it, the chances are quite high that it doesn't yet exist.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 19:58
oh okay. Thanks for the response. I currently have a usb one which is using the 0bda:f179 chip. Any other mini wifi usb cards you know that work well with ubuntu (17) ?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 20:59
Please see my post #22 here: ubuntuforums.org/…
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 21:09
I don't believe there is any new information since @Jeremy31 's comment here: askubuntu.com/questions/1008669/… Sorry.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 18:43
I don't believe there is any new information since @Jeremy31 's comment here: askubuntu.com/questions/1008669/… Sorry.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 18:43
yea i saw that. Are there no other alternatives? Any other drivers?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 18:46
yea i saw that. Are there no other alternatives? Any other drivers?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 18:46
None that either @Jeremy31 nor I have been able to find. I suggest that you temporarily use a USB wireless and check back in a few months. I wish we had a better answer. PS - I hope I will not appear too blunt, but if Jeremy31 can't find it and if I can't find it, the chances are quite high that it doesn't yet exist.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 19:58
None that either @Jeremy31 nor I have been able to find. I suggest that you temporarily use a USB wireless and check back in a few months. I wish we had a better answer. PS - I hope I will not appear too blunt, but if Jeremy31 can't find it and if I can't find it, the chances are quite high that it doesn't yet exist.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 19:58
oh okay. Thanks for the response. I currently have a usb one which is using the 0bda:f179 chip. Any other mini wifi usb cards you know that work well with ubuntu (17) ?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 20:59
oh okay. Thanks for the response. I currently have a usb one which is using the 0bda:f179 chip. Any other mini wifi usb cards you know that work well with ubuntu (17) ?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 20:59
Please see my post #22 here: ubuntuforums.org/…
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 21:09
Please see my post #22 here: ubuntuforums.org/…
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 21:09
add a comment |
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Finally! We do have a native linux driver for 0bda:f179 RTL8189FTV! The only thing is that it needs some expertise to use (and Internet).
The driver is not mainline, so Ubuntu and derivatives do not have it.
The driver is here. Its called rtl8188fu.
Download the entire repo as zip. Then, in the Makefile, add -Wno-error=date-time as an EXTRA_CFLAGS. Basically, add the line:
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-error=date-time
Then, compile with make. After successful compile, you will get: 8188fu.ko
then (as root) do:
insmod ./8188fu.ko
That's it. It will work now. I have compiled it for 16.04 LTS (4.4.0-138-generic), so the compatibility of the driver is pretty good.
The situation regarding 18.04 is slightly complicated, as the driver hasn't been updated for over an year.
I have made changes to the driver to work with 18.04 4.15.0-38 kernel, and it works.
Output of uname -a:
Linux theoraxpc01-Veriton-Series 4.15.0-38-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 10 10:59:38 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Output of usb-devices (on 18.04):
T: Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=03 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0bda ProdID=f179 Rev=00.00
S: Manufacturer=Realtek
S: Product=802.11n
S: SerialNumber=00E0252CB0BF
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=rtl8188fu
I have uploaded both the module and the fixed drivers on my google drive. The module will work for 4.15.0-38-generic and this is the kernel against which I have compiled the source.
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
this didn't work for me. I've the following kernel - 4.15.0-39-generic any other suggestion?
– nEO
Nov 22 '18 at 7:16
@nEO You mean you have 18.04 LTS? I have that on one system as well. I had to make a lot of changes to the driver to make it work. If you want, I can share the source code with you, or otherwise I can also share just the module.
– Domo N Car
Dec 5 '18 at 15:21
hey @Domo - I have 16.04. Will this work on my machine then. Do share the code. I kind of gave up on that.
– nEO
Dec 7 '18 at 23:40
@nEO, Yes, it will work on 16.04 as is (download from github link I gave). As for the code for 18.04, it is me hacking the code to be compatible with 18.04. I will share the zip tomorrow.
– Domo N Car
Dec 9 '18 at 10:24
ok thanks. Do share it if possible.
– nEO
Dec 11 '18 at 1:10
|
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As of the date of this answer there is no support for the 0bda:f179 Realtek WiFi adapter. You would likely be better off obtaining a natively supported
device.
There's a list of WiFi adapters supported by the kernel here that you might find useful.
There's also a query page where you can check to see if your device has kernel support.
Edit: Realtek PCI ID is 10ec, their USB ID is 0bda so if you find a driver that supports 10ec:f179 that might be worth trying.
If you have a Windows driver for the device you could also try using ndiswrapper.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
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@Zanna Glad to help! :)
– Elder Geek
Aug 8 '18 at 21:10
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You can install rtl8188fu driver with dkms via this repo (has install instruction).
answered 2 days ago
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Finally! We do have a native linux driver for 0bda:f179 RTL8189FTV! The only thing is that it needs some expertise to use (and Internet).
The driver is not mainline, so Ubuntu and derivatives do not have it.
The driver is here. Its called rtl8188fu.
Download the entire repo as zip. Then, in the Makefile, add -Wno-error=date-time as an EXTRA_CFLAGS. Basically, add the line:
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-error=date-time
Then, compile with make. After successful compile, you will get: 8188fu.ko
then (as root) do:
insmod ./8188fu.ko
That's it. It will work now. I have compiled it for 16.04 LTS (4.4.0-138-generic), so the compatibility of the driver is pretty good.
The situation regarding 18.04 is slightly complicated, as the driver hasn't been updated for over an year.
I have made changes to the driver to work with 18.04 4.15.0-38 kernel, and it works.
Output of uname -a:
Linux theoraxpc01-Veriton-Series 4.15.0-38-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 10 10:59:38 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Output of usb-devices (on 18.04):
T: Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=03 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0bda ProdID=f179 Rev=00.00
S: Manufacturer=Realtek
S: Product=802.11n
S: SerialNumber=00E0252CB0BF
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=rtl8188fu
I have uploaded both the module and the fixed drivers on my google drive. The module will work for 4.15.0-38-generic and this is the kernel against which I have compiled the source.
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
this didn't work for me. I've the following kernel - 4.15.0-39-generic any other suggestion?
– nEO
Nov 22 '18 at 7:16
@nEO You mean you have 18.04 LTS? I have that on one system as well. I had to make a lot of changes to the driver to make it work. If you want, I can share the source code with you, or otherwise I can also share just the module.
– Domo N Car
Dec 5 '18 at 15:21
hey @Domo - I have 16.04. Will this work on my machine then. Do share the code. I kind of gave up on that.
– nEO
Dec 7 '18 at 23:40
@nEO, Yes, it will work on 16.04 as is (download from github link I gave). As for the code for 18.04, it is me hacking the code to be compatible with 18.04. I will share the zip tomorrow.
– Domo N Car
Dec 9 '18 at 10:24
ok thanks. Do share it if possible.
– nEO
Dec 11 '18 at 1:10
|
show 4 more comments
Finally! We do have a native linux driver for 0bda:f179 RTL8189FTV! The only thing is that it needs some expertise to use (and Internet).
The driver is not mainline, so Ubuntu and derivatives do not have it.
The driver is here. Its called rtl8188fu.
Download the entire repo as zip. Then, in the Makefile, add -Wno-error=date-time as an EXTRA_CFLAGS. Basically, add the line:
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-error=date-time
Then, compile with make. After successful compile, you will get: 8188fu.ko
then (as root) do:
insmod ./8188fu.ko
That's it. It will work now. I have compiled it for 16.04 LTS (4.4.0-138-generic), so the compatibility of the driver is pretty good.
The situation regarding 18.04 is slightly complicated, as the driver hasn't been updated for over an year.
I have made changes to the driver to work with 18.04 4.15.0-38 kernel, and it works.
Output of uname -a:
Linux theoraxpc01-Veriton-Series 4.15.0-38-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 10 10:59:38 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Output of usb-devices (on 18.04):
T: Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=03 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0bda ProdID=f179 Rev=00.00
S: Manufacturer=Realtek
S: Product=802.11n
S: SerialNumber=00E0252CB0BF
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=rtl8188fu
I have uploaded both the module and the fixed drivers on my google drive. The module will work for 4.15.0-38-generic and this is the kernel against which I have compiled the source.
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
this didn't work for me. I've the following kernel - 4.15.0-39-generic any other suggestion?
– nEO
Nov 22 '18 at 7:16
@nEO You mean you have 18.04 LTS? I have that on one system as well. I had to make a lot of changes to the driver to make it work. If you want, I can share the source code with you, or otherwise I can also share just the module.
– Domo N Car
Dec 5 '18 at 15:21
hey @Domo - I have 16.04. Will this work on my machine then. Do share the code. I kind of gave up on that.
– nEO
Dec 7 '18 at 23:40
@nEO, Yes, it will work on 16.04 as is (download from github link I gave). As for the code for 18.04, it is me hacking the code to be compatible with 18.04. I will share the zip tomorrow.
– Domo N Car
Dec 9 '18 at 10:24
ok thanks. Do share it if possible.
– nEO
Dec 11 '18 at 1:10
|
show 4 more comments
Finally! We do have a native linux driver for 0bda:f179 RTL8189FTV! The only thing is that it needs some expertise to use (and Internet).
The driver is not mainline, so Ubuntu and derivatives do not have it.
The driver is here. Its called rtl8188fu.
Download the entire repo as zip. Then, in the Makefile, add -Wno-error=date-time as an EXTRA_CFLAGS. Basically, add the line:
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-error=date-time
Then, compile with make. After successful compile, you will get: 8188fu.ko
then (as root) do:
insmod ./8188fu.ko
That's it. It will work now. I have compiled it for 16.04 LTS (4.4.0-138-generic), so the compatibility of the driver is pretty good.
The situation regarding 18.04 is slightly complicated, as the driver hasn't been updated for over an year.
I have made changes to the driver to work with 18.04 4.15.0-38 kernel, and it works.
Output of uname -a:
Linux theoraxpc01-Veriton-Series 4.15.0-38-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 10 10:59:38 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Output of usb-devices (on 18.04):
T: Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=03 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0bda ProdID=f179 Rev=00.00
S: Manufacturer=Realtek
S: Product=802.11n
S: SerialNumber=00E0252CB0BF
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=rtl8188fu
I have uploaded both the module and the fixed drivers on my google drive. The module will work for 4.15.0-38-generic and this is the kernel against which I have compiled the source.
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
Finally! We do have a native linux driver for 0bda:f179 RTL8189FTV! The only thing is that it needs some expertise to use (and Internet).
The driver is not mainline, so Ubuntu and derivatives do not have it.
The driver is here. Its called rtl8188fu.
Download the entire repo as zip. Then, in the Makefile, add -Wno-error=date-time as an EXTRA_CFLAGS. Basically, add the line:
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-error=date-time
Then, compile with make. After successful compile, you will get: 8188fu.ko
then (as root) do:
insmod ./8188fu.ko
That's it. It will work now. I have compiled it for 16.04 LTS (4.4.0-138-generic), so the compatibility of the driver is pretty good.
The situation regarding 18.04 is slightly complicated, as the driver hasn't been updated for over an year.
I have made changes to the driver to work with 18.04 4.15.0-38 kernel, and it works.
Output of uname -a:
Linux theoraxpc01-Veriton-Series 4.15.0-38-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 10 10:59:38 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Output of usb-devices (on 18.04):
T: Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=03 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0bda ProdID=f179 Rev=00.00
S: Manufacturer=Realtek
S: Product=802.11n
S: SerialNumber=00E0252CB0BF
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=rtl8188fu
I have uploaded both the module and the fixed drivers on my google drive. The module will work for 4.15.0-38-generic and this is the kernel against which I have compiled the source.
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
edited Dec 24 '18 at 17:36
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
answered Nov 3 '18 at 4:36
Domo N CarDomo N Car
1946
1946
this didn't work for me. I've the following kernel - 4.15.0-39-generic any other suggestion?
– nEO
Nov 22 '18 at 7:16
@nEO You mean you have 18.04 LTS? I have that on one system as well. I had to make a lot of changes to the driver to make it work. If you want, I can share the source code with you, or otherwise I can also share just the module.
– Domo N Car
Dec 5 '18 at 15:21
hey @Domo - I have 16.04. Will this work on my machine then. Do share the code. I kind of gave up on that.
– nEO
Dec 7 '18 at 23:40
@nEO, Yes, it will work on 16.04 as is (download from github link I gave). As for the code for 18.04, it is me hacking the code to be compatible with 18.04. I will share the zip tomorrow.
– Domo N Car
Dec 9 '18 at 10:24
ok thanks. Do share it if possible.
– nEO
Dec 11 '18 at 1:10
|
show 4 more comments
this didn't work for me. I've the following kernel - 4.15.0-39-generic any other suggestion?
– nEO
Nov 22 '18 at 7:16
@nEO You mean you have 18.04 LTS? I have that on one system as well. I had to make a lot of changes to the driver to make it work. If you want, I can share the source code with you, or otherwise I can also share just the module.
– Domo N Car
Dec 5 '18 at 15:21
hey @Domo - I have 16.04. Will this work on my machine then. Do share the code. I kind of gave up on that.
– nEO
Dec 7 '18 at 23:40
@nEO, Yes, it will work on 16.04 as is (download from github link I gave). As for the code for 18.04, it is me hacking the code to be compatible with 18.04. I will share the zip tomorrow.
– Domo N Car
Dec 9 '18 at 10:24
ok thanks. Do share it if possible.
– nEO
Dec 11 '18 at 1:10
this didn't work for me. I've the following kernel - 4.15.0-39-generic any other suggestion?
– nEO
Nov 22 '18 at 7:16
this didn't work for me. I've the following kernel - 4.15.0-39-generic any other suggestion?
– nEO
Nov 22 '18 at 7:16
@nEO You mean you have 18.04 LTS? I have that on one system as well. I had to make a lot of changes to the driver to make it work. If you want, I can share the source code with you, or otherwise I can also share just the module.
– Domo N Car
Dec 5 '18 at 15:21
@nEO You mean you have 18.04 LTS? I have that on one system as well. I had to make a lot of changes to the driver to make it work. If you want, I can share the source code with you, or otherwise I can also share just the module.
– Domo N Car
Dec 5 '18 at 15:21
hey @Domo - I have 16.04. Will this work on my machine then. Do share the code. I kind of gave up on that.
– nEO
Dec 7 '18 at 23:40
hey @Domo - I have 16.04. Will this work on my machine then. Do share the code. I kind of gave up on that.
– nEO
Dec 7 '18 at 23:40
@nEO, Yes, it will work on 16.04 as is (download from github link I gave). As for the code for 18.04, it is me hacking the code to be compatible with 18.04. I will share the zip tomorrow.
– Domo N Car
Dec 9 '18 at 10:24
@nEO, Yes, it will work on 16.04 as is (download from github link I gave). As for the code for 18.04, it is me hacking the code to be compatible with 18.04. I will share the zip tomorrow.
– Domo N Car
Dec 9 '18 at 10:24
ok thanks. Do share it if possible.
– nEO
Dec 11 '18 at 1:10
ok thanks. Do share it if possible.
– nEO
Dec 11 '18 at 1:10
|
show 4 more comments
As of the date of this answer there is no support for the 0bda:f179 Realtek WiFi adapter. You would likely be better off obtaining a natively supported
device.
There's a list of WiFi adapters supported by the kernel here that you might find useful.
There's also a query page where you can check to see if your device has kernel support.
Edit: Realtek PCI ID is 10ec, their USB ID is 0bda so if you find a driver that supports 10ec:f179 that might be worth trying.
If you have a Windows driver for the device you could also try using ndiswrapper.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
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@Zanna Glad to help! :)
– Elder Geek
Aug 8 '18 at 21:10
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As of the date of this answer there is no support for the 0bda:f179 Realtek WiFi adapter. You would likely be better off obtaining a natively supported
device.
There's a list of WiFi adapters supported by the kernel here that you might find useful.
There's also a query page where you can check to see if your device has kernel support.
Edit: Realtek PCI ID is 10ec, their USB ID is 0bda so if you find a driver that supports 10ec:f179 that might be worth trying.
If you have a Windows driver for the device you could also try using ndiswrapper.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.7k952126
@Zanna Glad to help! :)
– Elder Geek
Aug 8 '18 at 21:10
add a comment |
As of the date of this answer there is no support for the 0bda:f179 Realtek WiFi adapter. You would likely be better off obtaining a natively supported
device.
There's a list of WiFi adapters supported by the kernel here that you might find useful.
There's also a query page where you can check to see if your device has kernel support.
Edit: Realtek PCI ID is 10ec, their USB ID is 0bda so if you find a driver that supports 10ec:f179 that might be worth trying.
If you have a Windows driver for the device you could also try using ndiswrapper.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.7k952126
As of the date of this answer there is no support for the 0bda:f179 Realtek WiFi adapter. You would likely be better off obtaining a natively supported
device.
There's a list of WiFi adapters supported by the kernel here that you might find useful.
There's also a query page where you can check to see if your device has kernel support.
Edit: Realtek PCI ID is 10ec, their USB ID is 0bda so if you find a driver that supports 10ec:f179 that might be worth trying.
If you have a Windows driver for the device you could also try using ndiswrapper.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.7k952126
edited Aug 6 '18 at 1:13
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.7k952126
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.7k952126
answered Aug 6 '18 at 1:05
Elder GeekElder Geek
26.7k952126
26.7k952126
@Zanna Glad to help! :)
– Elder Geek
Aug 8 '18 at 21:10
add a comment |
@Zanna Glad to help! :)
– Elder Geek
Aug 8 '18 at 21:10
@Zanna Glad to help! :)
– Elder Geek
Aug 8 '18 at 21:10
@Zanna Glad to help! :)
– Elder Geek
Aug 8 '18 at 21:10
add a comment |
You can install rtl8188fu driver with dkms via this repo (has install instruction).
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You can install rtl8188fu driver with dkms via this repo (has install instruction).
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You can install rtl8188fu driver with dkms via this repo (has install instruction).
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You can install rtl8188fu driver with dkms via this repo (has install instruction).
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I don't believe there is any new information since @Jeremy31 's comment here: askubuntu.com/questions/1008669/… Sorry.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 18:43
yea i saw that. Are there no other alternatives? Any other drivers?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 18:46
None that either @Jeremy31 nor I have been able to find. I suggest that you temporarily use a USB wireless and check back in a few months. I wish we had a better answer. PS - I hope I will not appear too blunt, but if Jeremy31 can't find it and if I can't find it, the chances are quite high that it doesn't yet exist.
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 19:58
oh okay. Thanks for the response. I currently have a usb one which is using the 0bda:f179 chip. Any other mini wifi usb cards you know that work well with ubuntu (17) ?
– shroomed12
Aug 4 '18 at 20:59
Please see my post #22 here: ubuntuforums.org/…
– chili555
Aug 4 '18 at 21:09