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StolenBanana

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Registered: 2014-12-09

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Slow connection after 2nd latest upgrade with AUR 8192cu-dkms package

I have a wireless network connection with a "EDUP Ultra-Mini Nano USB 2.0 802.11n 150Mbps Wifi/WLAN Wireless Network Adapter", witch has the rtl8192cu chippset.
From the start I have hade problems with lag, droped packages and slow connection with the original rtl8192cu package. So after a while I installed the 8192cu-dkms package from AUR and it worked prefectly. Before I would just reach speed at between 5 to 60 KB/sec, but after I installed the package I would reach the maximum of ca 800 KB/sec.

After the next to last kernel upgrade (I think it was linux 3.17.3-1-ARCH or 3.16.???-ARCH) the speed droped back down to 15 to 100 KB/sec and it stared to lag. (And yes, I reinstalled 8192cu-dkms everytime I upgraded the kernel.) And the original drivers are still loosing more packages and have slower speed then 8192cu-dkms.

I have other computers on the same network and they allways reach ca 800 KB/sec and I have tried diffirent router settings and I am certain that the problem is with my drivers.

I use wifi-menu to connect to my network, since wpa_supplicant apperantly dosen't work with 8192cu-dkms.

I have tried reinstalling them with no improved results. And I am out of ideas.
Any one have the same problem or a solution?
Is it a good or bad idea to downgrade to the last kernel version were it worked?

StolenBanana

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Registered: 2014-12-09

Posts: 3

Re: Slow connection after 2nd latest upgrade with AUR 8192cu-dkms package

It seams to have fixed it self some how, just before the 3.17.6-1 linux upgrade...

l0vot

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Registered: 2011-08-26

Posts: 117

Re: Slow connection after 2nd latest upgrade with AUR 8192cu-dkms package

It seams to have fixed it self some how, just before the 3.17.6-1 linux upgrade...

Wireless is weird, sometimes my network manager would straight up refuse to connect to my router after a reboot, even though manual connection worked fine, then after rebooting again it would be back to normal, some network managers would simply decide that they didn't support my hardware anymore. There are people who thing that there are gremlins screwing with their WiFi.

StolenBanana

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Registered: 2014-12-09

Posts: 3

Re: Slow connection after 2nd latest upgrade with AUR 8192cu-dkms package

AAAAAAAAnd it's back to it slow self again. I accept your gremling theory, I must have feed my wifi after midnight and spiled water on it.
How to get rid of it, hummm, I just traded my flamethrower for a sack of potatoes and a bucket...

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: Slow connection after 2nd latest upgrade with AUR 8192cu-dkms package

This is basically my experience with every Realtek wireless chipset I have ever used on Linux.  Honeslty, if you have the means, get something else.  Realtek does a pretty shitty job writing and maintaining their Linux drivers.

Edit: See this thread for another user's awesome experience of a recent Realtek wireless chipset.

When I was struggling with a rtl8192ce a while back, I remember that there were a few module options that made it run slightly better.  This was basically just to set it to use software encryption, and turn off any and all low power states.

Last edited by WonderWoofy (2014-12-13 23:58:09)