rtw88
A backport of the Realtek Wifi 5 drivers from the wireless-next repo. (by lwfinger)
USB-WiFi
USB WiFi Adapter Information for Linux (by morrownr)
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rtw88
Posts with mentions or reviews of rtw88.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-22.
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Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops
Not a high end device (Dell Vostro 15 3515), but it comes with preinstalled Ubuntu as well. It has some serious problems with wireless (10ec:c821). The default driver frequently loses connection on some wifi networks (it has issue with many networks though surprisingly not all of them). Sometimes reloading the driver helps, sometimes it just hangs my system. https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 seems to work a bit better though still has the same problem sometimes. It turns out that rfkill block wlan && sleep 3 && rfkill unblock wlan works better than reloading the driver. At least this way I haven't hanged my system yet. And wifi does not seem to be able to work at the same time as bluetooth.
Otherwise a fine device.
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RTL8821CE WiFi card not working.
this is one i recognize from other support threads: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88
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RTL8821ce WIFI Adapter Work Around. Can I use a USB WIFI Adapter?
So my laptop has the RTL8821ce WIFI adapter, which doesn't like to work with the Linux OS. I've tried both the official rtw88 driver, and the unofficial rtl8821ce-dkms-git drivers, and although they work, they are less than ideal to say the least. (Connection drops randomly, range is abysmal, and net speed is painful)
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Laptop overheating with rtw_8723de
I have installed Larry Finger’s rtw_8723de wifi driver for my chip rtl8723de. I have to blacklist it from loading at boot as the system does not boot if I don’t blacklist it. Is there a way to figure what goes wrong?
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wireless Wi-Fi problem
I have the same wifi adapter. Unfortunately, it does not work out of the box in linux. You need to install this exact driver for it work properly. Instructions for ubuntu are written there. And obviously you are going to need an internet connection first. I use an ethernet cable for this, but if you lack that, you may be able to download the necessary packages through windows, move them to linux storage and do an offline install there but I don't know the specifics of that procedure.
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ASUS TUF A15 (FA506IH) - Wireless NIC issue and ACPI bug, or any BIOS update?
- On Linux: post suspend/sleep got the the same error like: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88/issues/56 - I tried to disable `aspm` and/or `msi` and the workaround mentioned in the issue, but it does not work.
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Huawei MateBook D14 Wi-Fi connection problems
I've tried to install these drivers: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88, but it still doesn't work.
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From win to PopOs, WiFi issue
Maybe this https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 works.
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Help! Confused between which drivers to choose
The driver for that card is rtw88. It should be included in the kernel or in this github repo. Since you're on Manjaro it's probably in the AUR as well.
- everyone who has problems with Realtek RTL8821CE
USB-WiFi
Posts with mentions or reviews of USB-WiFi.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-06.
- USB-WiFi Main Menu
- I found a wifi adapter does linux support this? Its a AC1600
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WiFi Adapters - Support, Power and Range
I've already had a look at this but unsure how often it's updated, 6 months ago according to github: https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/The_Short_List.md
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Wifi Adapters For Chrome OS
Just google "raspberry pi wifi adapter" or see https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
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Still no love for WPA3 on the Raspberry Pi 5
Just a note that if you're _serious_ about WiFi on the Raspberry Pi... you should use an external WiFi adapter—either PCIe or USB.
With the Compute Module 4, I've successfully tested a variety of adapters [1], from WiFi 6E to older mini PCIe and M.2 cards. There's even a board made for the purpose of multi-WiFi testing, the Seaberry [2].
The Raspberry Pi 5 works with all the PCIe WiFi chips I've tested (haven't had time to summarize testing on pipci database site yet, including a mt7921u-based WiFi 6E USB adapter (haven't written that up, but check out [3]).
[1] https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/#network-cards-nics-and-wifi-...
[2] https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm/seaberry.html
[3] https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/issues/137#issuecomment...
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Looking for a specific WiFi adapter recommendation for PineTab2
Hey all, I've read the Github list of Linux WiFi adapters (https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/The_Short_List.md) but I've seen sporadic comments of certain users saying some haven't worked for them. I'm a bit risk averse buying something most likely from the USA and waiting a while for it to get to Australia and it not work, so I was hoping some people could comment with their specific models that have worked for them.
- Help needed with getting a Wifi Usb to work. it does work on a raspberry pi with raspbian or ubuntu. and on windows
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Pi 3B is slow.. like 2mpbs slow. Help please!
It would. These should work, as clients and in AP mode. https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
- Wifi not working Linux mint
- What is the best USB wi-fi adapter for Pop!_OS?