I686 and x86_64

[fpilee]

Hello :)
First of all thanks for maintaining the driver.

I have tried the driver in:
Ubuntu 12.04 i686(kernel 3.2),
Linux mint 13 x86_64 (kernel 3.2)
Ubuntu 13.10 i686 (kernel 3.11)
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 (kernel 3.11).

The old driver version(1.4mb) doesn't compile in Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64, the last version(700kb) compiles in Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 but it doesn't work.

The old driver (1.4mb) works fine for ubuntus i686 ( kernel 3.2 and 3.11) the last driver version compiles but doesn't work.

In mint 13 x86_64 doesn't work any version driver

It's this correct XD? you have the same experience or i'm doing something wrong?

The procedure that i follow is:

$ make
manually send modules rtl8192cu, rtl8192c_common, rtlwifi to the blacklist in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
$ sudo make install
$modprobe 8188eu

device info:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
TL-WN723N

[lwfinger]

Did you install the firmware for the latest version? Whenever something does not work, always check the dmesg output to see what is wrong.

There is no need to blacklist anything for this device. It does not share any USB IDs with any rtl8192cu deice.

On my x86_64 system, and on the Raspberry Pi, the latest version compiles and works on kernel 3.8 and higher. I have not tested anything as old as 3.2, but it should work.

[fpilee]

In the latest driver version is present one file called rtl8188eufw.bin ,
I don't know how install it, i tried it copying in /lib/firmware/RTL8188EU but it doesn't work.(tested in Ubuntu 13.10 i686 kernel 3.11)
this is my dmesg output

[ 41.562889] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 47.800377] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[ 47.933330] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8179
[ 47.933344] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 47.933352] usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n NIC
[ 47.933359] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 47.933364] usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 00E04C0001
[ 47.935328] Chip Version Info: CHIP_8188E_Normal_Chip_TSMC_A_CUT_1T1R_RomVer(0)
[ 48.071147] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready

edit:
I cp to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi. Now it working.

[lwfinger]

Exactly correct.

[fpilee]

Hi XD. It doesn't compile in Ubuntu x86_64 13.10 kernel 3.11. It say something about x86_x32 and no binutil support and no rule. XD. Works only in Ubuntu I686... i will copy the message error.

edit:
config_x86_x32 enabled but no binutils support

[lwfinger]

For whatever reason, your kernel headers and/or kernel configuration file are messed up. On a 64-bit system, CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_X86_32 is not defined. The message says that your system does not meet that criterion.

Switch to kernel 3.12 and the driver is built in.

[fpilee]

Are you sure?
I switched to the kernel 3.12 using another usb adapter but the device still doesn't work...
dmesg doesn't show "wlan0: link is not ready"
But network manager doesn't show the wifi networks...

[lwfinger]

Of course I am sure.

Did you install the firmware? What does dmesg say? Perhaps your distro does not turn on drivers in staging.

[fpilee]

the firmware is copied in /lib/firmware/rtlwifi
dmesg says this (with another numers inside [] )
[ 47.800377] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[ 47.933330] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8179
[ 47.933344] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 47.933352] usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n NIC
[ 47.933359] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 47.933364] usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 00E04C0001

[fpilee]

It's seem to be a bug with the compiler.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/367838/compiling-error-while-installing-realtek-rtl8111e-in-64-bit-13-10-config-x86-x

Now i can compile the driver, but i think is not included in the kernel 3.12. At least in ubuntu. Maybe we have to manually compile the kernel and check the support for the 8188eu in the menuconfig.

It soo slow. I think i gonna use Windows for now, or maybe i buy a new adapter. Thanks for the help

[lwfinger]

That link reported a problem in directory naming, not a compiler error. If you use a name that has a space in it, such as "~/home/realtek Driver", you get the problem.

As to the Ubuntu configuration, you should be able to 'zcat /proc/config.gz | less' and fine the line with "8188EU" in it. That will tell is they have built the staging driver.

[fpilee]

Could be a trouble of gcc or a trouble with the code. The old driver works more faster