Realtek 8188eus(after getting a solution actually rtl8188fu) wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

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JayM
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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#11 Post by JayM »

Exactly what brand and model of USB wifi dongle is it?
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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#12 Post by sunrat »

A search shows that device ID 0bda:f179 is rtl8188fu. Try the driver at https://github.com/corneal64/Realtek-US ... er-Drivers

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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#13 Post by Vipul88 »

JayM wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:10 am Exactly what brand and model of USB wifi dongle is it?
i dont know what model it is the driver folder says rtl8188eus so it is a realtek wifi usb thats all i know, is there any command to find it?
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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#14 Post by Vipul88 »

sunrat wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:15 am A search shows that device ID 0bda:f179 is rtl8188fu. Try the driver at https://github.com/corneal64/Realtek-US ... er-Drivers
i will check and let u know

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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#15 Post by Vipul88 »

Vipul88 wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:29 am
sunrat wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:15 am A search shows that device ID 0bda:f179 is rtl8188fu. Try the driver at https://github.com/corneal64/Realtek-US ... er-Drivers
i will check and let u know
I followed the commands then reboot I could not find any wireless connection tried opening brave but crashed falkon crashed uninstalled the driver by the command in GitHub links and then reboot now whole MX can't load past sign in stuck here
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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#16 Post by Vipul88 »

Now I can login it loads desktop and then MX crashes in 2 to 3 minutes. What do I do now? Tried opening terminal but does not load gets freezed shows above image and crashes

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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#17 Post by Vipul88 »

Fyi when I installed driver from GitHub it showed in terminal that it saved a boot image initramfs in case of failure load old boot image is that something I can use to solve this?

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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#18 Post by Vipul88 »

New error after login and then crashes and shows this
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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#19 Post by Vipul88 »

After login screen freezed here cursor not even moving.check resource usage its unacceptable
What should I do now?
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Re: Realtek 8188eus wifi usb not detected after driver make and install

#20 Post by Vipul88 »

I have a MX live usb and I think the driver saved old boot image would it help from live usb?

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