<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Jerry Snitselaar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dev@snitselaar.org" target="_blank">dev@snitselaar.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Stephen M @ 2017-04-09 00:35 GMT:<br>
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> When I go into the zip file itself, the driver is 8188eu and that's what I<br>
> copied over to /lib/modules but still getting the same message. I can do a<br>
> lsmod and it can see the module but it's not active.<br>
><br>
<br>
What is the output of the following:<br>
<br>
uname -r<br>
find /lib/modules -type f -name 8188eu.ko<br>
grep 8188eu.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.dep<br>
lsmod | grep 8188eu<br>
<br>
> On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Jerry Snitselaar <<a href="mailto:dev@snitselaar.org">dev@snitselaar.org</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Stephen M @ 2017-04-08 18:58 GMT:<br>
>><br>
>> > I get this message when trying,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > stephend@stephend-desktop:~/<wbr>Downloads/rtl8188eu$ sudo modprobe 8188eu.ko<br>
>> > [sudo] password for stephend:<br>
>> > modprobe: FATAL: Module 8188eu.ko not found.<br>
>> > stephend@stephend-desktop:~/<wbr>Downloads/rtl8188eu$<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Now I'm assuming I need to move the driver but do a move the entire<br>
>> folder<br>
>> > or just the script itself to the usr/lib folder?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Jerry Snitselaar <<a href="mailto:dev@snitselaar.org">dev@snitselaar.org</a>><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>> When using modprobe drop the .ko off the name. Is it named 8188eu.ko or<br>
>> r8188eu.ko ? Whichever it is, copy it to /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra<br>
>> and then run 'depmod -a'. once that is done you should be able to do<br>
>> 'modprobe r8188eu' or whatever the name is, and have it load.<br>
>><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Stephen M @ 2017-04-08 15:56 GMT:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> > The driver is rtl8188eu for a TL-WN725N wifi adapter<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Ah, that has been sitting in drivers/staging for a long time.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Does your modprobe work now?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> An example on Fedora 25 with a test module:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ~/mymod> sudo modprobe mymod<br>
>> >> modprobe: FATAL: Module mymod not found in directory<br>
>> >> /lib/modules/4.10.5-200.fc25.<wbr>x86_64<br>
>> >> ~/mymod> make<br>
>> >> make -C /lib/modules/4.10.5-200.fc25.<wbr>x86_64/build<br>
>> M=/home/jsnitsel/mymod<br>
>> >> modules<br>
>> >> make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/4.10.5-200.<wbr>fc25.x86_64'<br>
>> >> CC [M] /home/jsnitsel/mymod/mymod.o<br>
>> >> Building modules, stage 2.<br>
>> >> MODPOST 1 modules<br>
>> >> CC /home/jsnitsel/mymod/mymod.<wbr>mod.o<br>
>> >> LD [M] /home/jsnitsel/mymod/mymod.ko<br>
>> >> make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/4.10.5-200.<wbr>fc25.x86_64'<br>
>> >> xz --check=crc32 --lzma2=dict=512KiB mymod.ko<br>
>> >> ~/mymod> ls<br>
>> >> Makefile modules.order Module.symvers mymod.c mymod.ko.xz<br>
>> >> mymod.mod.c mymod.mod.o mymod.o<br>
>> >> ~/mymod> sudo cp mymod.ko.xz /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/<br>
>> >> ~/mymod> sudo depmod -a<br>
>> >> ~/mymod> sudo modprobe mymod<br>
>> >> ~/mymod> lsmod | grep mymod<br>
>> >> mymod 16384 0<br>
>> >> ~/mymod> dmesg | tail -1<br>
>> >> [344910.989060] loading mymod<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> > On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 10:32 PM, Jerry Snitselaar <<a href="mailto:dev@snitselaar.org">dev@snitselaar.org</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> >> > wrote:<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> Stephen M @ 2017-04-08 00:55 GMT:<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> > Hi everyone,<br>
>> >> >> ><br>
>> >> >> > This seems really dumb but I have a wifi adapter from TP-Link on a<br>
>> >> Ubuntu<br>
>> >> >> > 14.04 machine that disconnects after reboot or a system update. I<br>
>> >> keep<br>
>> >> >> > typing insmod to get it to turn back on. I know I need to do<br>
>> modprobe<br>
>> >> >> but<br>
>> >> >> > it can't find the file.<br>
>> >> >> ><br>
>> >> >> > I downloaded the driver from their site, unzipped it in my download<br>
>> >> >> folder<br>
>> >> >> > though I think I need to move it. Any help would be grateful.<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> modprobe can't load it because it knows nothing about the driver.<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> Try:<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> sudo cp *downloaded-module* /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/<br>
>> >> >> sudo depmod -a<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> You will still run into the issue each time a new kernel is<br>
>> installed,<br>
>> >> >> and since the driver isn't tied to the kernel you are running there<br>
>> can<br>
>> >> >> be incompatibilities that cause issues. if you do run into issues<br>
>> with<br>
>> >> >> it, you can blacklist it on the kernel parameters line when booting.<br>
>> >> >> 'module_blacklist=module_name' should work.<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> What driver is it using?<br>
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