Merge pull request #103 from daedroza/realtek-4.4.x

README: Update instructions
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@ -37,29 +37,25 @@ from source when the kernel is upgraded (for example using your package manager)
* for normal Linux systems * for normal Linux systems
```shell ```shell
$ sudo apt-get install git linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms $ sudo apt-get install git linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms;
``` ```
* for Raspberry Pi * for Raspberry Pi
```shell ```shell
$ sudo apt-get install git raspberrypi-kernel-headers build-essential dkms $ sudo apt-get install git raspberrypi-kernel-headers build-essential dkms;
``` ```
2. Add the driver to DKMS. This will copy the source to a system directory so 2. Clone this repository and change your directory to cloned path.
that it can used to rebuild the module on kernel upgrades.
```shell ```shell
$ sudo dkms add . $ git clone https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver;
``` ```
3. Build and install the driver.
```shell ```shell
$ sudo dkms install rtl8192eu/1.0 $ cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver;
``` ```
The Makefile is preconfigured to handle most x86/PC versions. If you are compiling for something other than an intel x86 architecture, you need to first select the platform, e.g. for the Raspberry Pi, you need to set the I386 to n and the ARM_RPI to y: 3. The Makefile is preconfigured to handle most x86/PC versions. However, if you are compiling for something other than an intel x86 architecture, you need to first select the platform, e.g. for the Raspberry Pi, you need to set the I386 to n and the ARM_RPI to y:
```sh ```sh
... ...
@ -68,18 +64,52 @@ CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = n
CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_RPI = y CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_RPI = y
``` ```
```sh 4. Add the driver to DKMS. This will copy the source to a system directory so
# cd /usr/src/rtl8192eu that it can used to rebuild the module on kernel upgrades.
# sudo make clean
# sudo make
# sudo make install
# sudo modprobe -a 8192eu
```
4. Check that your kernel has loaded the right module: ```shell
$ sudo dkms add .;
```
5. Build and install the driver.
```shell
$ sudo dkms install rtl8192eu/1.0;
```
6. Distributions based on Debian & Ubuntu have RTL8XXXU driver present & running in kernelspace. To use our RTL8192EU driver, we need to blacklist RTL8XXXU.
```shell
$ echo "blacklist rtl8xxxu" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu.conf;
```
7. Force RTL8192EU Driver to be active from boot.
```shell
$ echo -e "8192eu\n\nloop" | sudo tee /etc/modules;
```
8. Newer versions of Ubuntu has weird plugging/replugging issue (Check #94). This includes weird idling issues, To fix this:
```shell
$ echo "options 8192eu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/8192eu.conf;
```
9. Update changes to Grub & initramfs
```shell
$ sudo update-grub; sudo update-initramfs -u;
```
10. Reboot system to load new changes from newly generated initramfs.
```shell
$ systemctl reboot -i;
```
11. Check that your kernel has loaded the right module:
```shell ```shell
$ sudo lshw -c network $ sudo lshw -c network;
``` ```
You should see the line ```driver=8192eu``` You should see the line ```driver=8192eu```