[Le Potato] TL-WN725N WiFi Adapter Issue

hwgoat · February 17, 2024 at 3:13 AM

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?

**chewitt** · February 17, 2024 at 5:51 AM

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

hwgoat · February 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM

log files pasted to https://paste.libreelec.tv/direct-chipmunk.log

**chewitt** · February 17, 2024 at 5:17 PM

Code

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" ?

hwgoat · February 17, 2024 at 5:26 PM

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

**chewitt** · February 18, 2024 at 5:24 AM

I have a hunch the AMLGX image is missing the firmware for the card. Please update to this (LE12) image and test again:

https://chewitt.libreelec.tv/testing/LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-11.80.0.tar

hwgoat · February 18, 2024 at 5:03 PM

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.

**chewitt** · February 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM

Put the .tar file in /storage/.update and reboot to update.

See: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/support/update

hwgoat · February 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

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.

Code

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

**chewitt** · February 19, 2024 at 5:16 AM

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.

hwgoat · February 21, 2024 at 11:08 PM

Success!!

Thank you for the help! log file below.

https://paste.libreelec.tv/champion-jennet.log

**chewitt** · February 22, 2024 at 11:37 AM

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