I was using libreelec with a usb wifi dongle but it broke.
I purchased a new one that looked the same but it does not work in libreelec
I have tested it in Windows and also Linux mint (linux mint needed me to install a driver but worked)
Is there a way to install this driver into libreelec?
How to install
sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu
sudo dkms add ./rtl8188fu
sudo dkms build rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo dkms install rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
Configuration
Disable Power Management
Run following commands for disable power management and plugging/replugging issues.
sudo mkdir -p /etc/modprobe.d/
sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
echo "options rtl8188fu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf