No Wifi option under settings -> networks. How to debug.

  • Tried to install latest 8.1.1 libreelec to an Odriod C2 box with an Edimax AC1200 USB wifi adapter that uses the RTL8188CUS chip. All looks good except I have no ability to enable the wifi under setting networks. The wired option is there but no line for wireless. I have ssh'ed in and I see the Edimax is installed on the usb hub via lsusb. It was plugged in when I ran the disk image installer and the sub boot. It looks like LibreElec supports this network adapter via linux kernels but I can't confirm anywhere. So, how do I go about debugging this or installing drivers? Thanks any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Here is the log : PgXD

    Edited once, last by howiroll614 (September 1, 2017 at 11:03 PM).

  • Getting this from the modprobe rtl8192cu to modify the kernal. Looks like their are no module files for the rtl8192cu chip.

    modprobe: FATAL: Module rtl8192cumodprobe not found in directory /lib/modules/3.14.29

    Looks like I need to do a get and make to compile the drivers. Is their a repository with the drivers for this version of linux out there or do I need to do it by hand with drivers from manufacturer which I have. Will it even work or am I going to have to install a ton to make this happen?

  • After some more digging into the drivers from Edimax and putting it on a Unbuttu system it is not the rtl8192cu chipset that was posted on the wiki but rtl8822bu chipset. I have only seen kernal drivers with a kernal version of 4.+ with these. I assume this are not in the distribution because modprobe didn't work and didnt see them in the distribution. Is there a list of the kernel drivers installed on the current version of libreelec so I can confirm. Thanks.

    Edited once, last by howiroll614 (September 2, 2017 at 6:58 PM).