stephend@stephend-desktop:~$ cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/modalias usb:v0BDAp8179d0000dc00dsc00dp00icFFiscFFipFFin00 On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 9:38 AM, Jerry Snitselaar wrote: > > Stephen M @ 2017-04-18 00:46 GMT: > > > Thanks Jerry that finally worked. Now I should work on 16.04 or 17 but > > going to keep 14.04 around until I know my system won't freeze on the > other > > 2. > > > > > > Great. One more question, can you reply with the output of (assuming the > device it is using is wlan0): > > cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/modalias > > With that should be able to tell if the r8188eu that Ubuntu includes > will notice the device. > > > > On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 11:22 PM, Jerry Snitselaar > > wrote: > > > >> > >> Stephen M @ 2017-04-17 01:41 GMT: > >> > >> > Jerry, > >> > > >> > I should have noticed this sooner because I have been trying this but > the > >> > "extra" in the /lib/mobules is a file instead of a folder. If I'm > going > >> to > >> > insert anything into it I can't remember which command to use. Would > an > >> > echo command help? Also because I'm on 14 still I think I should > upgrade > >> > to 16 but before doing that I'd like to get it to work in 14. > >> > > >> > >> Ah, the problem is I forgot to mention creating the directory extra if > >> it didn't exist, so when you did cp 8188eu.ko /lib/modules/`uname > -r`/extra > >> it copied the module to a file with that name. I'm used to that > >> directory being there since I use RHEL and Fedora all the time. > >> > >> > >> So delete that file and then: > >> > >> sudo mkdir -p /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra > >> sudo cp 8188eu.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/ > >> sudo depmod -a > >> sudo modprobe 8188eu > >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Jerry Snitselaar < > dev@snitselaar.org> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Michael Butash @ 2017-04-14 03:20 GMT: > >> >> > >> >> > Seeing the passthrough comment reminded me I have a weird issue > with > >> my > >> >> usb > >> >> > wlan nic doing something odd, might affect you doing much the > same. I > >> >> > forget the flavor of nic, but once I plug it into linux, the > drivers > >> >> would > >> >> > kick in and start locking the device. My goal usually with it is > to > >> tend > >> >> > to a windoze instance that also runs some wireless spectrum > analyzer > >> >> tools, > >> >> > but I end up having to rmmod the driver prior to giving it to > >> virtualbox > >> >> or > >> >> > windows just sees it as a broken driver state with the angry (!). > >> >> > > >> >> > Might be something like that why it doesn't always come and go? > >> >> > > >> >> > -mb > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> I don't think Stephen was using passthrough, I was just being lazy > >> >> because I didn't want to install ubuntu on a system. > >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Stephen Melheim 602-400-7707 SMelheim85@gmail.com