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AMerePerson

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Registered: 2018-03-20

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[SOLVED] TP Link TL-WN725N Issues

Hello, this is my first post in the Arch Linux forums, but not the first time I've tried installing arch.

I have a setup with GNOME up right now, and I've been trying to get my TP Link TL-WN725N wifi dongle to work, but I don't know what to do. I've cloned and made the driver from (https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu) but I don't know where to go from there.

The issue was resolved. Please check the bottom post's edits for how I did it.

Last edited by AMerePerson (2018-03-20 07:23:09)

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] TP Link TL-WN725N Issues

Welcome to the arch linux forums AMerePerson.  Please document the steps to took in making the driver.

jasonwryan

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Re: [SOLVED] TP Link TL-WN725N Issues

The driver is in the kernel tree now. There is an AUR package for the -git version.

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AMerePerson

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Re: [SOLVED] TP Link TL-WN725N Issues

I made the driver by cloning the git repo and running the make all and make install commands from inside the cloned directory.

The AUR pacage gave me an error, which I'll post/edit into this post once I can copy it and get the formatting down.

DKMS make.log for 8188eu-v4.3.0.8_13968 for kernel 4.15.10-1-ARCH (x86_64)
Mon Mar 19 19:42:07 PDT 2018
make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.15.10-1-ARCH/build'
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/core/rtw_cmd.o
In file included from /var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/include/osdep_service.h:41:0,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/include/drv_types.h:32,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/include/osdep_service_linux.h: In function ‘_init_timer’:
/var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/include/osdep_service_linux.h:264:8: error: ‘_timer {aka struct timer_list}’ has no member named ‘data’
  ptimer->data = (unsigned long)cntx;
        ^~
/var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/include/osdep_service_linux.h:265:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’; did you mean ‘_init_timer’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
  init_timer(ptimer);
  ^~~~~~~~~~
  _init_timer
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:325: /var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build/core/rtw_cmd.o] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:1515: _module_/var/lib/dkms/8188eu/v4.3.0.8_13968/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.15.10-1-ARCH/build'

Edit: One of the problems I experience when following the wireless network configuration guide on the wiki is that the command
iw dev
gives no output. It doesn't give output with sudo either. After that, I can't follow any of the steps described because there's nothing to follow with manual setup.

Edit 2: I resolved it using the Connman connection manager.

The AUR driver install attempt worked, but the device was still in a powered down state for whatever reason. After using Connman's enable wifi command, it was put in a powered on state and I could proceed with the rest of the instructions on its wiki page.

Last edited by AMerePerson (2018-03-20 07:21:47)