diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e5dd952..60ccf41 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,22 +37,22 @@ from source when the kernel is upgraded (for example using your package manager) * for normal Linux systems ```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 ```shell - $ sudo apt-get install git raspberrypi-kernel-headers build-essential dkms; + sudo apt-get install git raspberrypi-kernel-headers build-essential dkms ``` 2. Clone this repository and change your directory to cloned path. ```shell - $ git clone https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver; + git clone https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver ``` ```shell - $ cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver; + cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver ``` 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. @@ -79,48 +79,48 @@ from source when the kernel is upgraded (for example using your package manager) that it can used to rebuild the module on kernel upgrades. ```shell - $ sudo dkms add .; + sudo dkms add . ``` 5. Build and install the driver. ```shell - $ sudo dkms install rtl8192eu/1.0; + 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; + 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; + 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; + 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; + sudo update-grub; sudo update-initramfs -u ``` 10. Reboot system to load new changes from newly generated initramfs. ```shell - $ systemctl reboot -i; + systemctl reboot -i ``` 11. Check that your kernel has loaded the right module: ```shell - $ sudo lshw -c network; + sudo lshw -c network ``` You should see the line ```driver=8192eu``` @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ by editing the file `hal/rl8192e/rtl8192e_phycfg.c` and changing the lines below // Useful if you want to keep power usage low while still boosting/decreasing transmit power. // Can take a negative value as well to reduce power. // Zero disables it. Default: 2, for a tiny boost. -int transmit_power_boost = 2; +int transmit_power_boost = 2 // (ADVANCED) To know what transmit powers this device decides to use dynamically, see: // https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8192ee/blob/42ad92dcc71cb15a62f8c39e50debe3a28566b5f/hal/phydm/rtl8192e/halhwimg8192e_rf.c#L1310 @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ int transmit_power_boost = 2; // Transmit Power Override // This value completely overrides the driver's calculations and uses only one value for all transmissions. // Zero disables it. Default: 0 -int transmit_power_override = 0; +int transmit_power_override = 0 /* Manual Transmit Power Control */