Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wifi

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Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wifi

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I'm a brand spanking new Linux user trying to dump Windows. I have Linux Mint 17 installed on an old gaming computer so that I can become familiar with LINUX, It connects to the internet via a wired connection, I'm using that connection now. The system does not have an internal wifi card, I have an external USB attached wifi adapter installed. However the Driver Manager does not detect the usb attached wifi. I have a driver CD for the wifi device. How do I go about getting the drivers installed? I was going to provide the mintwifi results, but I can't seem to do a copy (ctl+v) and paste (ctl+v) to this entry.
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Re: Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wif

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Fred60 wrote:I'm a brand spanking new Linux user trying to dump Windows. I have Linux Mint 17 installed on an old gaming computer so that I can become familiar with LINUX, It connects to the internet via a wired connection, I'm using that connection now. The system does not have an internal wifi card, I have an external USB attached wifi adapter installed. However the Driver Manager does not detect the usb attached wifi. I have a driver CD for the wifi device. How do I go about getting the drivers installed? I was going to provide the mintwifi results, but I can't seem to do a copy (ctl+v) and paste (ctl+v) to this entry.
Use your mouse or trackpad to highlight, then right click will allow you to copy from terminal, CTRL+SHIFT+c might copy also
nomko

Re: Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wif

Post by nomko »

@ Fred60:

Connect the external Wifi adaptor and run the following terminal command:

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lsusb
Paste the output here.
Fred60

Re: Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wif

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nomko wrote:@ Fred60:

Connect the external Wifi adaptor and run the following terminal command:

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lsusb
Paste the output here.
fdred60@Linux1 ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:3010 Dell Computer Corp. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
fdred60@Linux1 ~ $
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Re: Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wif

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Fred60 wrote:
nomko wrote:@ Fred60:

Connect the external Wifi adaptor and run the following terminal command:

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lsusb
Paste the output here.
fdred60@Linux1 ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:3010 Dell Computer Corp. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
fdred60@Linux1 ~ $
Try this http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 89#p953725 after blacklisting the kernel module that should support that card

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echo "blacklist r8172u" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Fred60

Re: Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wif

Post by Fred60 »

OK, followed the instructions. The system now recognizes that the adapter is there but will not connect to my router, It asks for my password. I gave it the proper password but it keeps comming back and asking for the password.
Fred60

Re: Driver Manager doesn't detect external USB attached wif

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I just executed the lsusb command and got this
fdred60@Linux1 ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:3010 Dell Computer Corp. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
fdred60@Linux1 ~ $
It doesn't seem to see the WIFI adaptor. Should I have had the CD for this adaptor in the CD drive when I executed the previously suggested commands?

UPDATE: Apparently it did not connect because I had the wired port hooked up. Just before dropping my effort for the night, I decided to power off and then power back on without the wired plug in. The WIFI came up automatically. Did the lsusb comkmand and it now shows the adaptor.

fdred60@Linux1 ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:3010 Dell Computer Corp. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
fdred60@Linux1 ~ $

Thanks for all the help. Also, looking at your site and working through thetips. :D :D

Next is to get my wireless connected printer running :?
Fred60

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