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Realtek RTL8188CE, RTL8188SU, RTL8191SU, RTL8192CE, RTL8192E, RTL8192SU, RTL8192U devices
This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Realtek 802.11n chipsets on Debian systems.
Contents
Drivers
r8712u, rtl8192ce, rtl8192e, rtl8192su and rtl8192u are drivers for Realtek 802.11n wireless LAN chipsets, included in the mainline Linux kernel.
The produced kernel modules are:
r8192_pci (supported devices)
r8192s_usb (supported devices)
r8192u_usb (supported devices)
r8712u (supported devices)
- Replaces r8192s_usb post-Squeeze.
- Supports USB devices based on the RTL8188SU, RTL8191SU and RTL8192SU chipsets.
Enabled in linux-2.6 2.6.37-1~experimental.1.
rtl8192ce (supported devices)
Non-free firmware is required, which can be provided by installing the firmware-realtek package. Firmware must be installed prior to device operation. RTL8192U and RTL8188CE/RTL8192CE firmware is currently not packaged (588142, 613536).
r8712u, rtl8192e, rtl8192su and rtl8192u are staging drivers and only available for the x86 and x86-64 architectures (Debian i386 and AMD64 ports respectively) at this time.
Realtek 802.11b/g devices are supported by different drivers.
Installation
Squeeze
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
# Debian Squeeze/6.0 deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-realtek and wireless-tools packages:
# aptitude update # aptitude install firmware-realtek wireless-tools
Firmware is required to be supplied for RTL8192U-based devices:
# aptitude install unzip && exit $ wget ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwa130_revC/Drivers/dwa130_revC_drivers_linux_006.zip $ unzip dwa130_revC_drivers_linux_006.zip $ su # mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware/RTL8192U # cp rtl8192u_linux_2.6.0006.1031.2008/firmware/RTL8192U/* /usr/local/lib/firmware/RTL8192U
- If not already performed, connect the device to your system.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via either:
# modprobe r8192_pci
or
# modprobe r8192s_usb
or
# modprobe r8192u_usb
Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Lenny
Add the Debian Backports repository to /etc/apt/sources.list, also including the "non-free" component. For example:
# Backported packages for Debian Lenny/5.0 deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports lenny-backports main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages:
# aptitude update
Install a Linux 2.6.32 kernel image appropriate for your system, along with the lenny-backports/firmware-realtek and wireless-tools packages. For example:
# aptitude -t lenny-backports install linux-image-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') firmware-realtek wireless-tools
Firmware is required to be supplied for RTL8192U-based devices:
# aptitude install unzip && exit $ wget ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwa130_revC/Drivers/dwa130_revC_drivers_linux_006.zip $ unzip dwa130_revC_drivers_linux_006.zip $ su # mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware/RTL8192U # cp rtl8192u_linux_2.6.0006.1031.2008/firmware/RTL8192U/* /usr/local/lib/firmware/RTL8192U
- Restart your system and boot with the newly installed kernel. If not already performed, connect the device to your system.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via either:
# modprobe r8192_pci
or
# modprobe r8192s_usb
or
# modprobe r8192u_usb
Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Wheezy
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
# Debian Wheezy (testing) deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-realtek and wireless-tools packages:
# aptitude update # aptitude install firmware-realtek wireless-tools
Firmware is required to be supplied for RTL8192U-based devices:
# aptitude install unzip && exit $ wget ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwa130_revC/Drivers/dwa130_revC_drivers_linux_006.zip $ unzip dwa130_revC_drivers_linux_006.zip $ su # mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware/RTL8192U # cp rtl8192u_linux_2.6.0006.1031.2008/firmware/RTL8192U/* /usr/local/lib/firmware/RTL8192U
Firmware is required to be supplied for RTL8188CE/RTL8192CE-based devices:
$ aptitude install git && exit $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git $ su # mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware/rtlwifi # cp linux-firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin /usr/local/lib/firmware/rtlwifi
- If not already performed, connect the device to your system.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via either:
# modprobe r8712u
or
# modprobe r8192e_pci
or
# modprobe r8192u_usb
or
# modprobe rtl8192ce
Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Supported Devices
r8192_pci / r8192e_pci
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo r8192_pci in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-30) kernel images.
PCI: 07AA:0044 (Vendor name unknown) (Device name unknown) PCI: 07AA:0047 (Vendor name unknown) (Device name unknown) PCI: 10EC:8192 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8192E Wireless LAN Controller
r8192s_usb
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo r8192s_usb in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-30) kernel images.
USB: 050D:815F Belkin Components F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter v6000 [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 06F8:E031 Guillemot Corp. Hercules HWNUm-300 Wireless N mini [Realtek RTL8191SU] USB: 07AA:0047 Corega K.K. CG-WLUSBNM USB: 07D1:3300 D-Link System DWA-130 802.11n Wireless N Adapter(rev.E) [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 07D1:3302 D-Link System DWA-130 802.11n Wireless N Adapter(rev.C2) [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 07D1:3303 D-Link System DWA-131 802.11n Wireless N Nano Adapter(rev.A1) [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 0B05:1786 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8171 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter USB: 0BDA:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter USB: 0BDA:8173 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8174 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8712 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8713 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0045 Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-353 Wireless USB Adapter 150N Nano USB: 0DF6:004B Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-349v3 Wireless Micro Adapter 150N X1 [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 0E66:0015 Hawking Technologies (Device name unknown) USB: 0E66:0016 Hawking Technologies (Device name unknown) USB: 1740:9603 Senao (Device name unknown) USB: 1740:9605 Senao (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7611 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7612 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7622 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown)
r8192u_usb
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo r8192u_usb in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-30) kernel images.
USB: 050D:805E Belkin Components F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter v5000 [Realtek RTL8192U] USB: 07AA:0043 Corega K.K. CG-WLUSB300N rev A2 [Realtek RTL8192U] USB: 0BDA:8192 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8192U 802.11n Wireless Adapter USB: 0BDA:8709 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0031 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 1740:9201 Senao (Device name unknown) USB: 2001:3301 D-Link Corp. DWA-130 802.11n Wireless N Adapter(rev.C1) [Realtek RTL8192U] USB: 5A57:0290 Zinwell ZW-N290 802.11n [Realtek RTL8192SU]
r8712u
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo r8712u in Debian 2.6.38 (2.6.38-3) kernel images.
USB: 0409:02B6 NEC Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 04F2:AFF2 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 04F2:AFF5 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 04F2:AFF6 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 050D:815F Belkin Components F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter v6000 [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 050D:845A Belkin Components F7D2101deSH [rtl8192su] USB: 050D:945A Belkin Components F7D1101 Basic Wireless USB Adapter v1000 [Realtek RTL8188SU] USB: 06F8:E031 Guillemot Corp. Hercules HWNUm-300 Wireless N mini [Realtek RTL8191SU] USB: 06F8:E032 Guillemot Corp. HWGUm-54 [Hercules Wireless G Ultra Mini Key] USB: 06F8:E034 Guillemot Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0789:0167 Logitec Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 07AA:0047 Corega K.K. CG-WLUSBNM USB: 07AA:0051 Corega K.K. CG-WLUSB300NM USB: 07B8:8188 AboCom Systems Inc (Device name unknown) USB: 07D1:3300 D-Link System DWA-130 802.11n Wireless N Adapter(rev.E) [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 07D1:3302 D-Link System DWA-130 802.11n Wireless N Adapter(rev.C2) [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 07D1:3303 D-Link System DWA-131 802.11n Wireless N Nano Adapter(rev.A1) [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 07D1:3306 D-Link System (Device name unknown) USB: 083A:C512 Accton Technology Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0B05:1786 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0B05:1791 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:5077 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8171 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter USB: 0BDA:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter USB: 0BDA:8173 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8174 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8712 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:8713 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0BDA:C512 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0045 Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-353 Wireless USB Adapter 150N Nano USB: 0DF6:0049 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:004B Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-349v3 Wireless Micro Adapter 150N X1 [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 0DF6:004C Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-352 802.11n Adapter [Realtek RTL8191SU] USB: 0DF6:0057 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0058 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0059 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0063 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0064 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0E66:0015 Hawking Technologies (Device name unknown) USB: 0E66:0016 Hawking Technologies (Device name unknown) USB: 0EB0:9061 NovaTech (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3306 IMC Networks Mediao 802.11n WLAN [Realtek RTL8191SU] USB: 13D3:3309 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3310 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3311 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3323 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3325 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3333 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3334 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3335 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3336 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3339 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3340 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3341 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 13D3:3342 IMC Networks (Device name unknown) USB: 14B2:3300 Ralink Technology, Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 14B2:3301 Ralink Technology, Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 14B2:3302 Ralink Technology, Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 1690:0752 Askey Computer Corp. [hex] (Device name unknown) USB: 1740:9603 Senao (Device name unknown) USB: 1740:9605 Senao (Device name unknown) USB: 177F:0154 Sweex (Device name unknown) USB: 2001:3306 D-Link Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 2019:4901 PLANEX (Device name unknown) USB: 2019:AB28 PLANEX GW-USNano USB: 2019:ED16 PLANEX (Device name unknown) USB: 2019:ED18 PLANEX (Device name unknown) USB: 20F4:646B (Vendor name unknown) (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7611 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7612 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7622 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown)
rtl8192ce
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo rtl8192ce in Debian 2.6.38 (2.6.38-3) kernel images.
PCI: 10EC:8176 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter PCI: 10EC:8177 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter PCI: 10EC:8178 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter PCI: 10EC:8191 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
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