[Question] How to check if it works?
nicola02nb opened this issue · 12 comments
I've executed all installation steps without getting any error on Debian 11, how do i check if it works?
I'm kind a newbie on this.
You can check iw dev. It should show an interface that wasn't there before.
I doesn't show any device... I'll guess it isn't working
Maybe you have not loaded the module yet: sudo modprobe rtl8xxxu_git
If loading the module does not help, then check the logs. 'sudo dmesg | less' will get you those. Look for missing firmware, etc.
Maybe you have not loaded the module yet:
sudo modprobe rtl8xxxu_git
The module is loaded, and I can see it with lsmod | grep rtl8xxxu
If loading the module does not help, then check the logs. 'sudo dmesg | less' will get you those. Look for missing firmware, etc.
I haven't found nothing I think is relevant yet, if you want I can provide the all log form dmesg
The full output from dmesg would be very helpful.
That's the log.
rtl8xxxu does not handle 0bda:c811. You need either https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 or https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916
I have a Tenda U9 with the same USB ID as your device, and it doesn't work with rtw88. It can't connect to my network. If you have that problem too, the other driver will work.
Oh, but when I do lsusb it reports as model RTL8188GU ....
Tho I worked it out with the second one (https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916), thanks.
Is it advertised as a "Wifi 5" card? In that case, rtw88 is the proper directory. ID 0bda:c811 is an RTW8821CU. That ID should not be included in rtl8xxxu.
Yes, it's advertised as Wifi 5.
As I said, it actually works with the 8821cu.
Thanks for all your help