On Dec 29, 2012 2:08 PM, "Barry" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 26/12/12 18:19, Nick Rout wrote: >> >> On Dec 26, 2012 3:39 PM, "Barry"<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I have just bought a Realtech wifi dongle. Not only does it not work,it >> >> kills the mouse onscreen display, and a hardware probe discovers it listed >> under scanners. It is purported to work under linux. To get the mouse >> visible it has to be unplugged and plugged in again. >>> >>> >> >> Perhaps it isn't supported by your distro's kernel. What module does it >> require? What kernel version? Certainly looks like your system doesn't have >> a midule for it. Try some googling with the vendor:product ids. > > > Module appears to be rtl8092ce. It is in the distro & can be loaded with modprobe along with 4 others but I guess it then has to be activated.
What do you mean 'activated '? Do you have another ethernet device after you modprobed the driver? >Should be loaded at boot but which file do I modify for this please? > > TIA >> >> >>> The system is Mageia 1. >>> >>> lsusb shows it as follows: >>> >>> Bus 003 Device 012: ID 0bda:8178 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. >>> -------------------------------------- >>> Hardware probe lists it under Scanners& gives the following: >>> >>> >>> Identification >>> Vendor: 802.11n WLAN Adapter >>> >>> Description: 802.11n WLAN Adapter >>> >>> Media class: >>> >>> Connection >>> Bus: USB >>> >>> Bus PCI #: 3 >>> >>> PCI device #: 17 >>> >>> Vendor ID: 0x0bda >>> >>> Device ID: 0x8178 >>> >>> Misc >>> Module: unknown >>> -------------------------------------------- >>> After plugging it in I get the following msgs from /var/log /messages >>> >>> Dec 26 15:11:36 TheBox kernel: usb 3-2: new high speed USB device using >>> ehci_hcd and address 20 >>> Dec 26 15:11:36 TheBox mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 20: >>> "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.2/usb3/3-2" >>> Dec 26 15:11:36 TheBox kernel: usb 3-2: New USB device found, >> >> idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8178 >>> >>> Dec 26 15:11:36 TheBox kernel: usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, >>> Product=2, SerialNumber=3 >>> Dec 26 15:11:36 TheBox kernel: usb 3-2: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter >>> Dec 26 15:11:36 TheBox kernel: usb 3-2: Manufacturer: 802.11n WLAN Adapter >>> Dec 26 15:11:36 TheBox kernel: usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001 >>> Dec 26 15:11:37 TheBox mtp-probe: bus: 3, device: 20 was not an MTP device >>> >>> Is this likely to be a faulty dongle?, missing software?, incorrect setup? >>> >>> Any help greatly appreciated >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Barry >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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