Hi,
I wasn’t to get a ASUS USB-N13 wireless adapter to work on a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop with version 13.1. So have upgraded the system to 13.2. Unfortunately, with a similar lack of success. I have followed the release notes and have disabled wicked and enabled NetworkManager. My ethernet connection is visible in the panel, but I get no response from the wireless adapter. I have checked the status of wicked and NetworkManager and they are disabled and running, respectively.
Yast hardware information shows that the adapter is recognised.
USB 00.0: 0000 Unclassified device
[Created at usb.122]
Unique ID: 2UT6.jMwmFcRu5W9
Parent ID: k4bc.9T1GDCLyFd9
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0
SysFS BusID: 1-3:1.0
Hardware Class: unknown
Model: "ASUSTek 802.11n WLAN Adapter"
Hotplug: USB
Vendor: usb 0x0b05 "ASUSTek Computer, Inc."
Device: usb 0x17ab "802.11n WLAN Adapter"
Revision: "2.00"
Serial ID: "00e04c000001"
Driver: "rtl8192cu"
Driver Modules: "rtl8192cu"
Speed: 480 Mbps
Module Alias: "usb:v0B05p17ABd0200dc00dsc00dp00icFFiscFFipFFin00"
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: rtl8192cu is active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe rtl8192cu"
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #47 (Hub)
However, I’ve noticed further on in the hardware output list the following.
<6> 432.459085] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci
<6> 432.574758] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=17ab
<6> 432.574767] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
<6> 432.574771] usb 1-3: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter
<6> 432.574775] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Realtek
<6> 432.574778] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
<6> 434.859139] rtl8192cu: Chip version 0x11
<6> 434.949243] rtl8192cu: MAC address: 38:2c:4a:48:2b:44
<6> 434.949255] rtl8192cu: Board Type 0
<6> 434.949484] rtl_usb: rx_max_size 15360, rx_urb_num 8, in_ep 1
<6> 434.949525] rtl8192cu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw_TMSC.bin
<6> 434.950898] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu
<6> 434.963145] rtlwifi: Loading alternative firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
<3> 434.963153] rtlwifi: Firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw_TMSC.bin not available
Which may suggest that not everything has been loaded.
rfkill list seems to confirm this, as it shows only a USB bluetooth device, but nothing for wifi.
I know the wireless adapter is operational, as this is a dual boot system and it is working fine when I switch to Windows XP.
The USB-N13 package included a CD with what appears to be linux driver source code, but I’m reluctant to compile a new driver, when there may be a simpler solution. Especially as I understood that this adapter was now supported natively by the kernel.
Your advice will be most appreciated.
Thanks.