Raspberry pi usb wifi drivers

Raspberry pi usb wifi drivers

I bought my first raspberry pi 2b in 2015, couldn’t figure out a way to install driver for the wifi dongle so i ordered the pi 3 when it came out. fast forward 3 years later, i now have 4 raspberry pis without wireless internet access. I need this to change in this new year. I would like someone here to kindly show me how i should go about installing the driver (I have the files already.)

RaTTuS Posts: 10828 Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:12 am Location: North West UK

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

what files ?
just put the info inthe correct wpa_supplicant file

and what new year — 2019 ? or now ?

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Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

what files ?
just put the info inthe correct wpa_supplicant file

The driver files for the Rtl881 wifi dongle.

and what new year — 2019 ? or now ?

SurferTim Posts: 2054 Joined: Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:27 am Location: Miramar Beach, Florida

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

I have 3 RPi3s and a Zero W, and all connect to the internet through wifi, and one through a usb wifi unit. No additional driver was required.

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Posts: 6400 Joined: Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:36 pm

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

If you run into issues, please post the specifics.

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

The dongle is not plug and play. It needs the driver to run. adding my wifi details to the wpa_supplicant didn’t make it work.

SurferTim Posts: 2054 Joined: Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:27 am Location: Miramar Beach, Florida

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

The dongle is not plug and play. It needs the driver to run. adding my wifi details to the wpa_supplicant didn’t make it work.

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

The dongle is not plug and play. It needs the driver to run. adding my wifi details to the wpa_supplicant didn’t make it work.

SurferTim Posts: 2054 Joined: Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:27 am Location: Miramar Beach, Florida

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

The dongle is not plug and play. It needs the driver to run. adding my wifi details to the wpa_supplicant didn’t make it work.

There are various RTL8188 Chipsets, plug it in and post output of lsusb

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

Re: USB wifi driver installation procedure

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Couldn’t open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
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bcdUSB 2.00
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iSerial 0
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Configuration Descriptor:
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bDescriptorType 2
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iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xe0
Self Powered
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 2mA
Interface Descriptor:
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Endpoint Descriptor:
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bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
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Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Couldn’t open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 9 Hub
bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused
bDeviceProtocol 1 Single TT
bMaxPacketSize0 64
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iProduct 2
iSerial 1
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Configuration Descriptor:
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bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xe0
Self Powered
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 0mA
Interface Descriptor:
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bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 9 Hub
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iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
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bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0004 1x 4 bytes
bInterval 12

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Couldn’t open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 1
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0424 Standard Microsystems Corp.
idProduct 0xec00
bcdDevice 2.00
iManufacturer 0
iProduct 0
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 39
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xe0
Self Powered
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 2mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 3
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 255
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0010 1x 16 bytes
bInterval 4

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 413c:2501 Dell Computer Corp.
Couldn’t open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 32
idVendor 0x413c Dell Computer Corp.
idProduct 0x2501
bcdDevice 1.30
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 84
bNumInterfaces 3
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xa0
(Bus Powered)
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
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bNumEndpoints 1
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bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass
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HID Device Descriptor:
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bCountryCode 0 Not supported
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Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
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bDescriptorType 5
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bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
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Usage Type Data
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bInterval 10
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
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bNumEndpoints 1
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HID Device Descriptor:
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bcdHID 1.11
bCountryCode 0 Not supported
bNumDescriptors 1
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Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
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bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0008 1x 8 bytes
bInterval 10
Interface Descriptor:
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bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 2
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass
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bcdHID 1.11
bCountryCode 0 Not supported
bNumDescriptors 1
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Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
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bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
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Bus 001 Device 005: ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, Corp.
Couldn’t open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.01
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
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bcdDevice 0.00
iManufacturer 1
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Configuration Descriptor:
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bDescriptorType 2
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bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
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Interface Descriptor:
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bAlternateSetting 0
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bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
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Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
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bDescriptorType 5
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bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
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Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
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bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
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bDescriptorType 5
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bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
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bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
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bDescriptorType 5
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bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x09 EP 9 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval

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How to install TP-Link Nano WLAN USB adapter on Raspberry Pi 2B

Raspberry Pi 2B doesn’t have a inbuilt WLAN interface so I’m using TP-Link Nano WLAN usb adapter to connect to internet. Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian) does not have a default driver for TP-Link nano, so every time I reset my Pi, it’s a little hassle to setup the Wi-Fi.

I’m a Linux dummy so every time I had to google search the forum threads to do this. Therefore in this post, I’ve listed all the steps needed to setup the driver, how to enable SSH and connect remotely for my own reference. Hope it will help you somehow 😎

Finding the Correct TP-Link Driver Version for your Pi

This will print the Linux version

Version installed in my Pi is 5.10.17-v7 #1403

Get the Driver Version

Once you found the Linux version, download the correct driver to the PC (I’m using Windows) from Fars Robotics Wi-Fi Drivers.

Driver name is defined with the Linux version so it’s important to get the correct driver for the Linux build

driver name: 8188eu-[LINUX VERSION].tar.gz

Download the driver and transfer to Pi using usb stick

Install the Driver

I’ve copied the file to the home directory. Open terminal and type following commands to extract and install. Once the driver is installed, reboot Pi.

tar xzf 8188eu-[LINUX VERSION].tar.gz ./install.sh sudo reboot

Once the Pi is rebooted, you should see the available Wi-Fi networks in top right corner.

Enable SSH

Go to Interface Options –> P2 SSH, Enable SSH

then type ifconfig in terminal to find the IP of your Pi.

Go to windows, open Putty (Download Link) and open a session

password: password given when you setup Pi

Now you are connected to the Pi!

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