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wifi driver

#1 Post by Pete/b »

hello I'm trying find and install the driver for my asus usb-n53 adapter can anyone help? thanks

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Re: wifi driver

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#3 Post by Pete/b »

i followed the installation guide and it doesn't seem to be working i added contrib non-free when i installed my graphics card drivers do i need to do it again?

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Re: wifi driver

#4 Post by None1975 »

Pete/b wrote: do i need to do it again?
No, you do not need to do this.
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Re: wifi driver

#5 Post by Pete/b »

I have gone through the installation no idea why it won't work can anyone help?

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#6 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

Pete/b wrote:I have gone through the installation
Are you sure?

Please post the output of

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apt policy firmware-misc-nonfree
ip link
EDIT: you need to reboot after installing the firmware.
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Re: wifi driver

#7 Post by Pete/b »

apt policy firmware-misc-nonfree

firmware-misc-nonfree:
Installed: 20161130-4
Candidate: 20161130-4
Version table:
*** 20161130-4 500
500 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian stretch/non-free amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp2s6: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:19:db:75:e3:f9 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

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Re: wifi driver

#8 Post by stevepusser »

Remove the adapter, then plug it back in again. Then run "dmesg" in the terminal (might need sudo or root on Debian). Copy and paste here in a code box the lines you see about and after at the end about the machine seeing a new usb device and trying to load a driver for it.
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[ 2909.881330] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 3000.928036] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[ 3001.077652] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=180b
[ 3001.077658] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 3001.077661] usb 1-4: Product: 802.11ac WLAN
[ 3001.077665] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: MediaTek Inc.
[ 3001.077668] usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 000000000
[ 3241.709708] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 4
[ 3280.156036] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-pci
[ 3280.305595] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=180b
[ 3280.305601] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 3280.305604] usb 1-4: Product: 802.11ac WLAN
[ 3280.305608] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: MediaTek Inc.
[ 3280.305612] usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 000000000

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[ 3280.305595] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=180b
Hmmm--that doesn't match the dmesg output on the wikidevi page for the USB ID, though they warn of different revisions for the device. I don't see that device ID in the modinfo output for the rt2800usb driver, either. Off to search the web for that 0b05:180b ID...

Oh, it's this thing: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/ASUS_USB-N53_B1 It needs you to build a driver from source, because it's not in the kernel.
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#11 Post by Pete/b »

Building a driver from source isn't something I've done before would I be better off getting a more compatible wifi adapter

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#12 Post by sunrat »

It's really easy to build most drivers. For this one, just follow the instructions here, four easy steps: https://github.com/jurobystricky/Netgear-A6210
You may need to install the packages build-essential and git first.
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sunrat wrote:It's really easy to build most drivers. For this one, just follow the instructions here, four easy steps: https://github.com/jurobystricky/Netgear-A6210
You may need to install the packages build-essential and git first.
Do you have a Net connection on the target machine? If so, install module-assistant and run as root or with sudo:

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m-a prepare
That will install the compilers and kernel headers automatically that you need to build a driver.

You can also directly download a tarball of the source from the "Releases" link on github without messing with git, or a zip of the source by pressing the "Download" button. You can search these forums for "mt7612u" too, since other users have had the same device.
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stevepusser wrote:You can also directly download a tarball of the source from the "Releases" link on github without messing with git, or a zip of the source by pressing the "Download" button.
I would just download it but I mentioned git as that's what the instructions on that Github page show. Easier than writing new instructions. :roll: :mrgreen:
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#15 Post by stevepusser »

Yeah...the build instructions assume the user has sudo enabled by default, which is not always the case in Debian. Don't want beginners to fall into that trap.
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#16 Post by Pete/b »

ok i have followed the instructions on the git hub page i can now select a network but it shows no available networks what now?

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#17 Post by OSBuildX »

Hmm, debian 9.x.0 installer actually screws this thing up and puts the adapted to sleep while it shutdown after installation for some reason with the non-free firmware is of course needed.

Easiest way to fix it seemed to be reboot, bios/efi and put network adapter pxe/boot up once and reboot again and seems to work miracles after.

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o yeah, and seems to affect 64-bit systems only (with 9.6.0 + non-free).

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OSBuildX wrote:Hmm, debian 9.x.0 installer actually screws this thing up and puts the adapted to sleep while it shutdown after installation for some reason with the non-free firmware is of course needed.

Easiest way to fix it seemed to be reboot, bios/efi and put network adapter pxe/boot up once and reboot again and seems to work miracles after.

-edit-

o yeah, and seems to affect 64-bit systems only (with 9.6.0 + non-free).
Reading this and trying to relate it to the thread is like relapsing to the fever dreams I suffered for a few nights this week..
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stevepusser wrote:Reading this and trying to relate it to the thread is like relapsing to the fever dreams I suffered for a few nights this week..
Well, sorry not a linux nerd came from the dark side

Just fighting with this same issue here. Only solution/way I got the NIC to raise back up was to boot with network, wlan was working just ok with 4.9.0-8-amd64 hd-media kernel and 9.6+nonfree firmware iso through install.

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#20 Post by stevepusser »

Are you talking about the exact same Mediatek mt-7612U wi-fi hardware that the OP hardware has, that we know already has no ready kernel driver and doesn't need any separate firmware package if you have to build that source yourself? If so, I can't make sense of what you're trying to say here.
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