Return-path: Received: from mail-ob0-f175.google.com ([209.85.214.175]:34791 "EHLO mail-ob0-f175.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753115AbcBJBMB (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:12:01 -0500 Received: by mail-ob0-f175.google.com with SMTP id wb13so7155895obb.1 for ; Tue, 09 Feb 2016 17:12:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: alfa awus036nhr v2 and module rtl8xxxu To: Jes Sorensen References: <56B38CDF.9010806@lwfinger.net> Cc: Drunk Cat , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: Larry Finger Message-ID: <56BA8E5D.5090402@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20160210_021206_402539_A1F824EB) Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:11:57 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 02/09/2016 03:00 PM, Jes Sorensen wrote: > Jes Sorensen writes: >> Larry Finger writes: >>> On 02/04/2016 10:45 AM, Jes Sorensen wrote: >>>> Drunk Cat writes: >>>>> problem: it does not connect to any wifi network you can see the time out on >>>>> dmesg >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> lsusb >>>>> >>>>> Bus 002 Device 007: ID 0bda:817f Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188RU >>>>> 802.11n WLAN Adapter >>>>> >>>>>> iwconfig >>>>> wlp0s20u1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any >>>>> Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm >>>>> Retry short limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off >>>>> Power Management:off >>>>>> dmesg >>>> >>>> Not sure what distribution you are running, but I am seeing problems >>>> with NetworkManager in recent Fedora. >>>> >>>> Could you try the following: >>>> 1) Unplug the WiFi dongle >>>> 2) (Re)load the driver (rmmod rtl8xxxu ; insmod rtl8xxxu) >>>> 3) Restart NetworkManager 'systemctl restart NetworkManager' >>>> 4) Plug in the WiFi dongle >>> >>> Jes, >>> >>> I can confirm what Drunk Cat sees. There is something different about >>> the RTL8192RU as using the iwconfig utility shows no APs in the >>> scan. I hope to get to debugging the problem soon. >> >> OK - thats unfortunate. Most likely the wrong antenna path is being >> enabled for it, or something like that. >> >> Once I finish up the 8723bu/8192eu patchset, I'll try to find some time >> to look at it, if you don't nail it before. > > One more time with the actual patch ... No help. The name of the patch makes it sound as if it is for a 1T2R device. The RTL8188RU is 1x1. Larry