hi guys,
i am on elementary OS Loki, updated to latest.
currently my wifi is not working as in ubuntu and the wifi tab in network setting shows disabled even tho i have it clicked.
the wifi is working fine in ubuntu 16.04 tho.
any help appreciated.
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2 Answers
Open a terminal emulator and type this:
sudo nmcli radio wifi on
The Realtek RTL8188EU chipset doesn't work out of the box in Linux Mint 18.x and Ubuntu 16.04.x. Also, it has an optical bug: the strength of available wireless networks is wrongly shown as 0 %.
For installing it, you can proceed like this:
a. First establish internet connection by other means, for example by ethernet cable.
b. Launch a terminal window.
c. Check the currently running driver for your wireless chipset:
lsmod | grep 8188
The outcome should show the name of the current driver: r8188eu.
d. Install the required build packages (the building tools with which you're going to build the driver):
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential dkms git
e. Download the driver packages by means of git, with this command:
git clone https://github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8188eu
f. Now you're going to compile the required kernel module from the driver packages. Copy/paste this line into the terminal, in order to enter the folder with the driver packages:
cd rtl8188eu
And then run this command:
make
g. Install the compiled module with this command:
sudo make install
h. Reboot your computer.
i. Check the currently running driver for your wireless chipset: copy/paste the following command line into the terminal:
lsmod | grep 8188
The outcome should now show the name of the new driver: 8188eu.
j. Click on the icon of Network Manager in the system tray, in order to connect with your wireless network.
Note: do NOT install newer kernels, because then you'll probably lose the driver again!
