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When I type in lsusb, the device appears as ID 2357:0108

That's right, it's blank at the end. I've updated the usb ids yet its always blank. I have no idea what to install to make this thing work. I'm dual booting on mac osx

Zanna
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Bryan Huang
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I suggest that, with a temporary working internet connection by ethernet, tethered or whatever means possible, open a terminal and do:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8192eu-linux-driver
cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8192eu

You wireless should now be working.

When Update Manager installs a later kernel version, also known as linux-image, after the required reboot, then recompile:

cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver
make clean
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8192eu

Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.

chili555
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  • They have an official driver: http://static.tp-link.com/res/down/soft/TL-WN822N(EU)_V4_160315_Linux.zip – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Oct 02 '16 at 00:51
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    @AndroidDev The driver is for older kernels: 2.6~3.16 –  Oct 02 '16 at 00:54
  • This works! However, now it doesn't recognize the chipset when I type in lsusb; it just shows a blank – Bryan Huang Oct 02 '16 at 01:13
  • Sorry about lsusb; I believe that information is coded by the device manufacturer, not the operating system. If my answer has been helpful, please accept it: http://askubuntu.com/tour – chili555 Oct 02 '16 at 01:15
  • Is "git clone https://github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8192eu-linux-driver" same as " wget https://github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8192eu-linux-driver"? What is git clone and how does it work? – Emad Arshad Alam Oct 02 '16 at 01:30
  • GIT clone clones a git, i.e., it copies all the contents and folder structure from the remote git site to your local drive. –  Oct 02 '16 at 01:51
  • The wget method you suggest gets an HTML file; not the required driver files. – chili555 Oct 02 '16 at 01:52
  • I've put the files from the GitHub repo on a USB stick, copied the files over to a folder on my ubuntu machine, and accessed the folder from the terminal. After make, make install & modprobe I'm still not seeing the wireless signal searching for network. Thoughts? – Tom Granot Jan 28 '17 at 00:16
  • Oh Sweet, I figured it out: When you download from GitHub the branch name is appended to the file name, so rtl8192eu-linux-driver becomes rtl8192eu-linux-driver-master. After mving the folder back to its original name (rtl8192eu-linux-driver) it works like a charm. Thanks so much for this! – Tom Granot Jan 28 '17 at 00:22