[Le Potato] TL-WN725N WiFi Adapter Issue

    I have LE 11.0.6 on le potato with TL-WN725N wifi adapter, but the wifi doesn't show up as an available network. I only see my wired connection. I have ssh into LE and it seems to recognize the adapter as being connected. How can I make it show up as a option in kodi?

    Please provide a full debug log.

    How to post a log (wiki)

    1. Enable debugging in Settings>System Settings>Logging
    2. Restart Kodi
    3. Replicate the problem
    4. Generate a log URL (do not post/upload logs to the forum)

    use "Settings > LibreELEC > System > Paste system logs" or run "pastekodi" over SSH, then post the URL link
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    Feb 16 18:11:03.067888 LibreELEC kernel: r8188eu: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
Feb 16 18:11:03.212474 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {create} index 3 type 1 <ETHER>
Feb 16 18:11:03.212608 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {update} flags 4098 <DOWN>
Feb 16 18:11:03.212657 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {newlink} index 3 address 14:EB:B6:A9:5E:BF mtu 1500
Feb 16 18:11:03.212695 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {newlink} index 3 operstate 2 <DOWN>
Feb 16 18:11:03.214879 LibreELEC connmand[513]: Adding interface wlan0 [ wifi ]
Feb 16 18:11:03.223865 LibreELEC kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver r8188eu

    It looks working from a driver perspective but the interface is in a <down> state. What happens if you do "ifconfig wlan0 up" ?

    Quote from chewitt
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    Feb 16 18:11:03.067888 LibreELEC kernel: r8188eu: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
Feb 16 18:11:03.212474 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {create} index 3 type 1 <ETHER>
Feb 16 18:11:03.212608 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {update} flags 4098 <DOWN>
Feb 16 18:11:03.212657 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {newlink} index 3 address 14:EB:B6:A9:5E:BF mtu 1500
Feb 16 18:11:03.212695 LibreELEC connmand[513]: wlan0 {newlink} index 3 operstate 2 <DOWN>
Feb 16 18:11:03.214879 LibreELEC connmand[513]: Adding interface wlan0 [ wifi ]
Feb 16 18:11:03.223865 LibreELEC kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver r8188eu

    It looks working from a driver perspective but the interface is in a <down> state. What happens if you do "ifconfig wlan0 up" ?

    I get the below response.

    ifconfig: ioctl 0x8914 failed: Operation not permitted

    Thanks for the help!! But please forgive my ignorance. How do I create the image from the .tar file?

    Is there a tutorial for it?

    I am on my windows laptop. I used Win32 Disk Imager 1.0. To write the .tar to SD Card. It said it was successful but the potato won't boot.

    Thanks.

    Gave it a try. update seemed to work but still no wifi. new log file url below. It looks like the firmware failed to load.

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    Jan 24 13:57:55.194495 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: usb 1-2: RTL8188EU rev D (TSMC) romver 0, 1T1R, TX queues 2, WiFi=1, BT=0, GPS=0, HI PA=0
Jan 24 13:57:55.196156 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: usb 1-2: RTL8188EU MAC: 14:eb:b6:a9:5e:d6
Jan 24 13:57:55.198178 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: usb 1-2: rtl8xxxu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin
Jan 24 13:57:55.201246 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: usb 1-2: Direct firmware load for rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin failed with error -2
Jan 24 13:57:55.203099 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: usb 1-2: request_firmware(rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin) failed
Jan 24 13:57:55.204755 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: usb 1-2: Fatal - failed to load firmware
Jan 24 13:57:55.210624 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: rtl8xxxu: probe of 1-2:1.0 failed with error -11
Jan 24 13:57:55.210805 GaragePotato1-LibreELEC kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8xxxu

    https://paste.libreelec.tv/wired-seahorse.log

    I made a mistake when updating the image last time so the firmware file wasn't included. If you update to the same file again, this time it has the firmware inside. Then share a log again.

    I'll add the firmware to official LE12 images in the next set of changes I push (which is overdue). You can use the ones I have in my test share until then. Thanks for reporting back :thumbup: