Opensuse beginner, how do I load drivers?

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#1

Hi
I have just installed Opensuse in an older Compaq desktop.
First, a big thank you to those who developed this product, it installed easily and (although a bit different from what I am familiar with) is relatively easy to figure out and use.

So, I have it online with a cable, however, we have an Edimax EW-7811Un which has a driver for Linux so I thought I would have a go at setting it up with a USB wireless option. The following link has the USB and the driver downloads;
http://www.edimax.com/en/support_detail.php?pd_id=347&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=44

Now I am feeling a bit slow, I cant figure out how to load the driver. I would appreciate any suggestions you might have.

Regards.

#2

Please do read the sticky threads at the top of this Wireless forum. They will instruct you what and how to provide information about a wireless device that does not function out of the box.
I think the most important sticky for you is: https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/391535-My-wireless-doesn-t-work-a-primer-on-what-I-should-do-next

BTW, you only tell that you are on the search for a driver, but you do not tell what happens when you connect the device. Maybe it just works! But when you do not try, how would you (and we) know?

#3

Hi HCW

thanks for the reply.
I have worked through the link you suggested, I saw the “do nots” at the start…

When I plug in the Edimax nothing happens, while I was attempting to get it to work I saw that the system identifies that it is there. E.g. when I ran */usr/bin/lsusbit * I see that it is there

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0111 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5111 Card Reader Controller

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]

This is why I was looking at the driver, (I have a copy from the accompanying CD and one from the Edimax web site), I am having a issue with installing it.

I have worked through the link you posted and it is apparent (to me) the Edimax isn’t working., I am not sure what to do next (or how much of the relevant terminal info to post), this is new territory so I am a bit out of my depth here…
On a positive note, I do have time to fiddle with it so any suggestions are welcome :slight_smile:

Regards.

#4

You should not need to load any custom drivers.

According to this: http://www.cianmcgovern.com/getting-the-edimax-ew-7811un-working-on-linux/[INDENT=2]
Support for this device should be available in version >= 3.0 of the Linux kernel through the use of the rtl8192cu module. This means that machines running Linux kernel 3.0 or greater should have support for this device straight out of the box.
[/INDENT]

Further, I note[INDENT=2]When the device is inserted to a USB port on the machine, the rtl8192cu module should be loaded. To see if it has been loaded correctly, run the command:


lsmod | grep rtl8192cu

If that command returns nothing, you can try to load the module by running the command with root permissions:


modprobe rtl8192cu

[/INDENT]

But this should ‘just work’.

Are you certain that the driver is not loaded correctly, and your wireless problem does not exist elsewhere ?

I base the above on the assumption this is your device:

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#5

Hi oldcpu
Yes that is the item, I thought I was lucky when I found it would (should) work.
I was looking at the driver because I couldn’t find a way (that I am familiar with) to load it, I can access it in the CD but cant do much with it :-). I have spent many years with windows so need a bit of time to settle into Suse

I have looked at YaST>Network Settings and it is there e.g.

802.11n WLAN Adapter
MAC : 74:da:38:28:87:1b
BusID : 1-3:1.0
  • Device Name: wlp0s29f7u3

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  • Started automatically at boot

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  • IP address: 192.168.1.2/24

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Also, I tried your l[size=2]smod | grep rtl8192cu[/size] and modprobe rtl8192cu suggestions,

smod | grep rtl8192cu

rtl8192cu **102323 0 **
rtl_usb 22973 1 rtl8192cu
rtlwifi 95392 2 rtl_usb,rtl8192cu
rtl8192c_common 75191 1 rtl8192cu
mac80211 691383 3 rtl_usb,rtlwifi,rtl8192cu

**/**user/sbin/modprobe rtl8192cu
bash:/user/sbin/modprobe: No such file or directory

Regards

#6

So everything is working. What now is your problem?

#7

Looking at the YaST>Network Settings it “appears” to be working but isn’t connecting to either the Netgear or Dlink, also although the built in LED is turning on, it isnt behaving as the instructions indicate it should i.e. it starts and stays on instead of being on for a short time or flashing.
It is possible I have done / not done something so I am going to looking for a solution online but if anyone has a suggestion it will be appreciated.

#8

On 2015-05-20 13:16, Barny wrote:
>
> Looking at the YaST>Network Settings it “appears” to be working but
> isn’t connecting to either the Netgear or Dlink, also although the built
> in LED is turning on, it isnt behaving as the instructions indicate it
> should i.e. it starts and stays on instead of being on for a short time
> or flashing.
> It is possible I have done / not done something so I am going to looking
> for a solution online but if anyone has a suggestion it will be
> appreciated.

Post here the output of:


ifconfig
route
cat /etc/resolv.conf | egrep -v "^:space:]]*$|^#"

And do it inside a code-tags block (’#’ button in the editor).

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)

#9

@ Barny, the first two in the above (ifconfig and route) need to be run with root permissions. I believe the last can be run as a regular user.

#10

On 2015-05-20 15:56, oldcpu wrote:
> Carlos E. R.;2710983 Wrote:

> @ Barny, the first two in the above (ifconfig and route) need to be run
> with root permissions. I believe the last can be run as a regular user.

Actually, all can be done as plain user, but you have to specify the
full path. I forgot.


/sbin/ifconfig
/sbin/route
cat /etc/resolv.conf | egrep -v "^:space:]]*$|^#"

At least, they work on my machine :slight_smile:

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)