Dear All!
I have recently added to an existing installation of openSUSE 15.1 an USB Wireless networkcard. I can see multiple wireless network, but NetworkManager is unable to connect to any. The password is entered correctly but still it just spinning around the tray and then the status turns from Connecting to Never Used. There is no EM.
The wlan0 is missing the interfaces list in the firewall. I can see only the eth0. I am really in dark with the last/firewall but. Is is it maybe blocked?
**linux-vm4j:/home/geljo #** ifconfig wlan0
wlan0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 50:3e:aa:e7:01:bb txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
**
linux-vm4j:/home/geljo #** iwconfig wlan0 essid =^..^= key s:PassWord
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
NetworkManager fails as well:
**linux-vm4j:/home/geljo #** init 3
**linux-vm4j:/home/geljo #** nmcli dev wifi connect =^..^= password PassWord
Error: Connection activation failed: (53) The Wi-Fi network could not be found.
The WIFI signal seems to be strong enough. I can’t believe that connecting to Wlan is a challenge for a software in the 21st century! Please help!!!
**linux-vm4j:/home/geljo #** nmcli dev status
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
eth0 ethernet connected eth0
wlan1 wifi disconnected --
lo loopback unmanaged --
**linux-vm4j:/home/geljo #** nmcli dev wifi list
IN-USE SSID MODE CHAN RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY
=^..^= Infra 6 130 Mbit/s 34 ** WPA2
Telekom Fon WiFi HU Infra 6 130 Mbit/s 24 * --
Please post as root:
hwinfo--wlan
and/or
lsusb
Maybe hwinfo must be installed by yast/zypper.
linux-vm4j:/home/geljo # hwinfo --wlan
15: USB 00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
[Created at usb.122]
Unique ID: 2UT6.HBCnGJKMwR8
Parent ID: k4bc.2DFUsyrieMD
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0
SysFS BusID: 1-3:1.0
Hardware Class: network
Model: “TP-Link TL-WN821N Version 5 RTL8192EU”
Hotplug: USB
Vendor: usb 0x2357 “TP-Link”
Device: usb 0x0107 “TL-WN821N Version 5 RTL8192EU”
Revision: “2.00”
Serial ID: “00e04c000001”
Driver: “rtl8xxxu”
Driver Modules: “rtl8xxxu”
Device File: wlan1
Features: WLAN
Speed: 480 Mbps
HW Address: 50:3e:aa:e7:01:bb
Permanent HW Address: 50:3e:aa:e7:01:bb
Link detected: no
WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
WLAN frequencies: 2.412 2.417 2.422 2.427 2.432 2.437 2.442 2.447 2.452 2.457 2.462 2.467 2.472 2.484
WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP
WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap
Module Alias: “usb:v2357p0107d0200dc00dsc00dp00icFFiscFFipFFin00”
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: rtl8xxxu is active
Driver Activation Cmd: “modprobe rtl8xxxu”
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #16 (Hub)
linux-vm4j:/home/geljo # lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c317 Logitech, Inc. Wave Corded Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0:094a Hewlett-Packard Optical Mouse [672662-001]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2357:0107
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
linux-vm4j:/home/geljo #
I have downloaded the linux driver from the TP-Link website. I am trying to follow the Ubuntu instuctions, but *(https://static.tp-link.com/2018/201812/20181207/Installation%20Guide%20for%20Linux.pdf):
linux-17qf:/home/bigb/Driver # make clean
"******************************************"
"NO SKRC,we will use default KSRC"
"******************************************"
cd hal/OUTSRC/ ; rm -fr */*.mod.c */*.mod */*.o */.*.cmd */*.ko
cd hal/OUTSRC/ ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd hal/led ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd hal ; rm -fr */*/*.mod.c */*/*.mod */*/*.o */*/.*.cmd */*/*.ko
cd hal ; rm -fr */*.mod.c */*.mod */*.o */.*.cmd */*.ko
cd hal ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd core/efuse ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd core ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd os_dep/linux ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd os_dep ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd platform ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -fr Module.symvers ; rm -fr Module.markers ; rm -fr modules.order
rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko *~
rm -fr .tmp_versions
linux-17qf:/home/bigb/Driver # make
"******************************************"
"NO SKRC,we will use default KSRC"
"******************************************"
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.28.20-default/build M=/home/bigb/Driver modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20-obj/x86_64/default'
"******************************************"
"NO SKRC,we will use default KSRC"
"******************************************"
CC [M] /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.o
In file included from /home/bigb/Driver/include/drv_types.h:32:0,
from /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service.h: In function ‘thread_enter’:
/home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service.h:343:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘allow_signal’; did you mean ‘do_signal’? -Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
allow_signal(SIGTERM);
^~~~~~~~~~~~
do_signal
/home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service.h: In function ‘flush_signals_thread’:
/home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service.h:353:6: error: implicit declaration of function ‘signal_pending’; did you mean ‘timer_pending’? -Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
if (signal_pending (current))
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
timer_pending
/home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service.h:355:3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘flush_signals’; did you mean ‘do_signal’? -Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
flush_signals(current);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
do_signal
In file included from /home/bigb/Driver/include/drv_types.h:35:0,
from /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/home/bigb/Driver/include/wifi.h: At top level:
/home/bigb/Driver/include/wifi.h:994:0: warning: "IEEE80211_MAX_AMPDU_BUF" redefined
#define IEEE80211_MAX_AMPDU_BUF 0x40
In file included from /usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/include/net/cfg80211.h:24:0,
from /home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service_linux.h:81,
from /home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service.h:41,
from /home/bigb/Driver/include/drv_types.h:32,
from /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/include/linux/ieee80211.h:1442:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define IEEE80211_MAX_AMPDU_BUF 0x100
In file included from /home/bigb/Driver/include/drv_types.h:95:0,
from /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/home/bigb/Driver/include/hal_com.h:413:13: error: ‘file_path’ redeclared as different kind of symbol
extern char file_path[PATH_LENGTH_MAX];
^~~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/include/linux/compat.h:17:0,
from /usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/include/linux/ethtool.h:16,
from /usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/include/linux/netdevice.h:41,
from /home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service_linux.h:35,
from /home/bigb/Driver/include/osdep_service.h:41,
from /home/bigb/Driver/include/drv_types.h:32,
from /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/include/linux/fs.h:2812:14: note: previous declaration of ‘file_path’ was here
extern char *file_path(struct file *, char *, int);
^~~~~~~~~
In file included from /home/bigb/Driver/include/drv_types.h:65:0,
from /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c: In function ‘btinfo_evt_dump’:
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:187:19: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
#define _seqdump seq_printf
^
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:242:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘_seqdump’
if(_seqdump(sel, fmt, ##arg)) /*rtw_warn_on(1)*/; \
^~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:3293:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘DBG_871X_SEL_NL’
DBG_871X_SEL_NL(sel, "cid:0x%02x, len:%u
", info->cid, info->len);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:187:19: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
#define _seqdump seq_printf
^
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:242:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘_seqdump’
if(_seqdump(sel, fmt, ##arg)) /*rtw_warn_on(1)*/; \
^~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:3296:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘DBG_871X_SEL_NL’
DBG_871X_SEL_NL(sel, "byte2:%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s
"
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:187:19: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
#define _seqdump seq_printf
^
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:242:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘_seqdump’
if(_seqdump(sel, fmt, ##arg)) /*rtw_warn_on(1)*/; \
^~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:3308:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘DBG_871X_SEL_NL’
DBG_871X_SEL_NL(sel, "retry_cnt:%u
", info->retry_cnt);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:187:19: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
#define _seqdump seq_printf
^
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:242:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘_seqdump’
if(_seqdump(sel, fmt, ##arg)) /*rtw_warn_on(1)*/; \
^~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:3311:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘DBG_871X_SEL_NL’
DBG_871X_SEL_NL(sel, "rssi:%u
", info->rssi);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:187:19: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
#define _seqdump seq_printf
^
/home/bigb/Driver/include/rtw_debug.h:242:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘_seqdump’
if(_seqdump(sel, fmt, ##arg)) /*rtw_warn_on(1)*/; \
^~~~~~~~
/home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.c:3314:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘DBG_871X_SEL_NL’
DBG_871X_SEL_NL(sel, "byte5:%s%s
"
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/scripts/Makefile.build:325: /home/bigb/Driver/core/rtw_cmd.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20/Makefile:1569: _module_/home/bigb/Driver] Error 2
make[2]: *** [Makefile:152: sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:24: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.20-obj/x86_64/default'
make: *** [Makefile:1696: modules] Error 2
An older version of the installation instrucionts gave me further hints. Do I need to change anything on the makefile?
Compile and install the Driver
- Access the directory of driver.
- Before compile, make sure the parameters in “makefile.c” is suitable for your
compile environment of your Linux system.
ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC), y) EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN SUBARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/i386/) ARCH ?= $(SUBARCH) CROSS_COMPILE ?= KVER := $(shell uname -r) KSRC := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/build MODDESTDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ INSTALL_PREFIX := endif
Explanation:
· KSRC is used to specify the kernel source path for driver compilation.
· CROSS_COMPILE is used to specify the toolchain.
· ARCH is used to specify the target platform’s CPU architectures such as arm, mips,
i386 and so on.
3. Type “sudo make” to compile the driver file.
4. Type “sudo make install” to install the driver file.