##https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu
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RTL8188FU driver for Linux kernel 4.15.x ~ 6.5.x (Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Debian Derivatives)
info: rtl8188fu support will be add to rtl8xxxu module of Linux kernel. https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/
How to install
sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu
sudo dkms install ./rtl8188fu
sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
Configuration
Disable Power Management
Run following commands for disable power management and plugging/replugging issues.
sudo mkdir -p /etc/modprobe.d/
sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
echo "options rtl8188fu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0 rtw_ips_mode=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
Disable MAC Address Spoofing
Run following commands for disabling MAC Address Spoofing (Note: This is not needed on Ubuntu based distributions. MAC Address Spoofing is already disable on Ubuntu base).
sudo mkdir -p /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/
sudo touch /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/disable-random-mac.conf
echo -e "[device]\nwifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no" | sudo tee /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/disable-random-mac.conf
Blacklist (alias) for kernel 5.15 and 5.16 (No needed for kernel 5.17 and up)
If you are using kernel 5.15 and 5.16, you must create a configuration file with following command for preventing to conflict rtl8188fu module with built-in r8188eu module.
echo 'alias usb:v0BDApF179d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFFin* rtl8188fu' | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/r8188eu-blacklist.conf
Blacklist (alias) for kernel 6.2 and up
If you are using kernel 6.2 and up, you must create a configuration file with following command for preventing to conflict rtl8188fu module with built-in rtl8xxxu module.
echo 'alias usb:v0BDApF179d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFFin* rtl8188fu' | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu-blacklist.conf
Then you must update initramfs
For initramfs
sudo update-initramfs -u
For dracut
sudo dracut -q --force
Enable rtl8188fu module
Run following command for up to kernel 6.1
sudo modprobe rtl8188fu
Run following commands for kernel 6.2 and up
sudo modprobe -r rtl8188fu
sudo modprobe rtl8188fu
How to uninstall
sudo dkms remove rtl8188fu/1.0 --all
sudo rm -f /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8188fufw.bin
sudo rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
How to install from PPA repository
You can install rtl8188fu driver with following commands from PPA.
for xUbuntu 16.04-18.04-20.04-22.04-23.04-23.10 / Linux Mint 20.x-21.x
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/kablosuz
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install rtl8188fu-dkms
You can purge packages with following commands
sudo apt purge rtl8188fu-dkms