8192cu dkms

About:

Allows easy installation of patched rt8192cu driver via dkms.

Before installation:

This is only relevant if you have installed a driver for rt8192cu once before!

• Remove the none dkms version of this driver:
  • Change to the old driver directory (where the "Makefile" is)
  • Open terminal in this directory
  • Type: sudo make uninstall
• Remove the dkms version of this driver:
  • Change to the driver directory (where the "./remove_driver.sh" is)
  • Open terminal
  • Type: sudo ./remove_driver.sh

Install dkms-driver:

1. Unpack rt8192cu_dkms.zip
2. Open terminal in rt8192cu_dkms
3. Type: sudo make install_dkms

Uninstall dkms-driver:

1. Open terminal in rt8192cu_dkms
2. Type: sudo make uninstall_dkms

Uninstall dkms-driver manually:

1. Open terminal
2. Type: sudo dkms remove -m 8192cu -v 4.0.2.9000.20130911 --all
3. Type: sudo rmmod 8192cu
4. Type: sudo modprobe rtl8192cu

Info:

• Newest realtek driver:
  • Name: RTL8192CU
  • Version: 4.0.2_9000
  • Release: 2013/10/29
• Tested on Ubuntu & Arch distributions
• Using procfs implementation from: https://github.com/kolasa/RTL8188C_8192C_USB (tested on kernels up to 4.5)
• Use makefile to install / uninstall driver