Contents. Guides Many of these are applicable to many adapters. tested with an Airlink 101 AWLL5099. tested with a TP-LINK WN725N (RTL8188CUS chipset). also for other adapters under Debian Squeeze.

• D-link Dwa-132 Usb Driver

tested with Lightberry Wifi (RT5370 chipset) Notes. Raspberry Pi 3 Model B has a BCM43143 on board. That one should work out of the box.

A Wi-Fi adapter will probably need more power than the Raspberry Pi USB port can provide, especially if there is a large distance from the Wi-Fi adapter to the Wi-Fi Access Point, or it is transferring large amounts of data. Therefore, you may need to plug the Wi-Fi adapter into a powered USB hub. If you need to install a driver yourself, chances are that it is in your distro's non-free package repository. You may need to enable the non-free repository in your package manager's settings. In general, devices with RTL8188CUS work great as wifi access point.

If you plan to use your raspberry pi in ad hoc mode, you must verify that your adapter is using the nl80211 driver. Wifi adaptors using RTL8188CUS driver will not work in ad hoc mode. See. Some WiFi adaptors, including Ralink brand, may not work reliably unless 'wireless-power off' is included in /etc/network/interfaces. For more details see:. If you plan to use GNU/Linux on your Raspberry Pi you may also want to check out the driver overview.

Working USB Wi-Fi Adapters These adapters are known to work on the Raspberry Pi. This list is not exhaustive, as other adapters may well work, but have not yet been tried. You can help by expanding it. See also: Manufacturer Name Hardware description Distro support Works w/o hub AP mode Ad hoc Notes Debian Raspbian Other 3COM 3CRUSB10075 ZyDAS zd1211rw??????

7DayShop W-3S01BLK Ralink RT5370 USB: 148f:5370 (Ralink Technology Corp.) MAC mfr.: 7cdd90 (Shenzhen Ogemray Technology Co., Ltd.) Wheezy preinstalled, but stops after 3-4 hours even with Yes OpenELEC Rev 2 Yes? Created wpa.conf, edited 'interfaces' file and restarted the networking. W-3S01BLKTWIN Adafruit Realtek RTL8192cu Wheezy preinstalled preinstalled RetroPie v2.3 preinstalled OpenELEC v4.0.5 preinstalled Sometimes?? ALFA Network Inc. AWUS036NEH Ralink RT3070 Squeeze install firmware-ralink?

ALFA Network Inc. AWUS036NH Ralink RT3070 Wheezy install firmware-ralink install aircrack-ng Arch use rt2800usb module? ALFA Network Inc. AWUS036H (500mW version) Ralink RT3070?

Install aircrack-ng?? This product is end-of-life. ALFA Network Inc. AWUS036H (1W version) Realtek 8187L? Install aircrack-ng? This product is end-of-life. ALFA Network Inc.

AWUS036NHA Atheros AR9271? Install aircrack-ng? Power: Pi does not boot with adapter inserted; insert after boot. ALFA Network Inc. AWUS036NHR Realtek RTL8188RU?

AirLink101 Realtek RTL8188CUS Wheezy use install script (see notes)????? Based on the OEM Edimax EW-7811Un.

For automatic installation, See MrEngmanns script listed below under the Edimax device. AirLink101 Realtek RTL8188CUS? Wheezy preinstalled? AirLink101 Realtek RTL8191SU USB: 0b05:1786 (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.) Driver: r8712u? Wheezy preinstalled?

Dongle gets hot under use. Asus Realtek RTL8188SU USB: 0b05:1786 (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.) Driver: r8712u Squeeze or install firmware-realtek Wheezy preinstalled Fedora Remix preinstalled Arch preinstalled OpenELEC preinstalled Yes? Yes Does not support nl80211 APIS, so hostapd won't work.

With RPi2 works with no powered USB hub (tested with 2A PSU) Asus rev B1 (A1 is different) Realtek RTL8192CU USB: 0b05:17ab (ASUSTek Computer, Inc. ) Driver: 8192u?? Occidentalis v0.1 preinstalled??? Asus WL-167G v1 Ralink RT2571 USB: 0b05:1706 (ASUSTek Computer, Inc. ) Squeeze preinstalled?? Asus WL-167G v3 Realtek RTL8188SU USB: 0b05:1791 (ASUSTek Computer, Inc. ) Squeeze preinstalled Wheezy preinstalled?

Asus USB-AC51 USB: 0b05:17d1 (ASUSTek Computer, Inc. Yes; DC Output: 5 V with max. 0.5 A current (NTB Verified)??

AusPi Technologies Ralink Driver: rt2800usb? Wheezy preinstalled OpenELEC preinstalled RaspBMC preinstalled???

Belkin F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v3000 Ralink RT2571W install firmware-ralink and add usbcore to /etc/modules; use????? Belkin F5D8053 ver.6001 Wireless N Adapter Realtek RTL8188SU? Wheezy preinstalled OpenELEC preinstalled RaspBMC preinstalled Sometimes; works as sole USB device on 5V 800mA power with 6 overvolt?? Belkin F6D4050 V1/V2 Ralink RT3070 USB: 050d:935a/935b Driver: RT3572STA(recommended), RT2800USB, RT2870STA? Using Arch using Yes Yes? Belkin F7D1101 v1 Basic Wireless Adapter Realtek RTL8188SU USB: 050d:945a Driver: r8712u install firmware-realtek and Wheezy preinstalled????

Belkin F7D2102 N300 Micro Wireless USB adapter Realtek RTL8192CU USB: 050d:2103 Driver: rtl8192cu? Wheezy Occidentalis v0.1 RaspBMC Yes?? Belkin F9L1001 V1 N150 Wireless USB Adapter Realtek RTL8188SU USB: 050d:945a Driver: r8712u?

Yes Ad hoc tested on Raspberry Pi 2 Model B running Raspbian Jessie release 8.0 Belkin F9L1002v1 N300 Wireless USB Adapter? Confirmed with RPi2.

Belkin Surf Micro WLAN USB-Adapter, N150?? Blitzz Atmel AT76C505 USB: 12fd:1001 Driver: at76c50x-usb? Wheezy install atmel-firmware???? Broadcom Broadcom BCM43143? Yes OpenELEC RaspBMC XBian??? Supports Broadcom WICED sense BlueProton Realtek RTL8187L USB: 0bda:8187 Driver: rtl8187 Yes Yes Fedora Arch??? Buffalo AirStation N150 Wireless USB Adapter (WLI-UC-GNM) Driver: rt2800usb?

Wheezy preinstalled RaspBMC Yes?? Tested without hub on Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and Raspbian 2015-01-31 Buffalo AirStation N300 Wireless USB Adapter (WLI-UC-G300N)??? RaspBMC preinstalled??? Buffalo HWU54G rev. Z2 USB: 07b8:6001 Does NOT work with Raspbian 2015-02-16, see 'Problem' section?

OpenELEC 5.0.5??? D-LINK AirPlus G DWL-G122 rev.

B1 Ralink RT2571 USB: 2001:3c00?? Arch preinstalled Yes Yes? D-LINK AirPlus G DWL-G122 rev. C Ralink RT2571 USB: 07d1:3c03?? Arch preinstalled Yes Yes? D-LINK AirPlus G DWL-G122 rev. E Ralink RT2870 USB: 07d1:3c0f Yes Yes Arch preinstalled Yes Yes?

On Debian requires the firmware-ralink package from the Squeeze-firmware non-free repository. Crashs have been on Raspbian 2012-07-15 after a few minutes of load.

D-LINK DWA-131 rev E1 Realtek RTL8192eu USB: 542a:a2a6? Panda Wireless PAU05 PAU06 PAU07 PAU09 Driver: rt2800usb install firmware-ralink Wheezy & Jessie preinstalled OpenELEC Use an AC Adapter (2A@5V) Yes? Tested without hub on Raspberry Pi 2/3 running the latest Raspbian Wheezy and Jessie. TP-LINK TL-WN722N TL-WN722NC Atheros ath9khtc USB: 0cf3:9271?? Arch preinstalled People seem to have different experiences here. Model B may need one Yes Yes Supports Access point or Ad hoc mode, not both together. TP-LINK TL-WN822N v1.1 Atheros AR-9170 USB: 0CF3:1002??

Arch preinstalled Yes Yes? TP-LINK TL-WN822N v2 AR-9170 USB: 0cf3:7015?? Arch preinstalled People seem to have different experiences here. TP-LINK TL-WN822N v3 Realtek rtl8192cu USB: 0BDA:8178?? Arch preinstalled Yes Yes?. Comfast.

WU710N: chipset RTL8188CUS. The rtl8192cu kernel driver is loaded automatically in the latest Raspian distribution. Wifi access point configuration -. WU712P: chipset RTL8188EU.

Requires powered USB hub. Works with `usbmaxcurrent=1` on Raspberry Pi B+ without powered USB hub. In-built drivers are buggy. Had to use drivers and. WU810N (150M): Works out of the box on wheezy raspbian of version 2012-12-16. Update: New versions of this device use an 8188EUS chip and will not work out of the box on raspbian as this driver is not compiled, although it is available in staging. Conceptronic.

C300RU. Works out of the box in Raspbian. Causes reboot when plugging on a live Rev. 2 Raspberry Pi.

Conrad. WLAN Stick N150 mini.

Works out of the box in OpenELEC,. Works also out of the box with Raspian Jessie version Linux raspberrypi 4.1.13-v7+. WLAN Stick N150 Nano Realtek RTL8188CUS. Requires a powered USB hub. See Micronet SP907NS for installation instructions and script. Wifi access point configuration -. DealExtreme.

ISG-1507N Mini USB 2.4GHz 150Mbps 802.11b/g/n WiFi. Has the ralink 5370 chipset, works directly plugged into the Raspberry Pi rev.1 under OpenELEC.

Note: Driver (rt2800usb) only permits B/G operation and throughput is low (10Mbit). DX Original Mini Nano USB 2.0 IEEE802.11n/b/g 150Mbps Wi-Fi / WLAN Wireless Network Adapter, SKU 256382. Has Ralink RT2870 chipset. Works out of the box in latest Raspbian Wheezy (7.2). I ( ) have been using it in powered USB hub with Raspberry Pi model B and also directly in model A's single USB slot. DELL. Wireless 1450 Intersil ISL3887.

Works out of the box, but it requires a powered hub (the Raspberry Pi boots with this dongle plugged in, recognizes and configures it, works for some time, but then it crashes randomly under heavy traffic. A powered hub seems to fix the issue). DIGICOM. USBWAVE54 chipset Zydas ZD1211. Works out of the box in OpenELEC. With Raspbian or Debian squeezy/Wheezy works with zd1211-firmware. USBWAVE300C chipset Ralink 2870.

Works out of the box in OpenELEC. With Raspbian or Debian squeezy/Wheezy works with firmware-ralink. Digitus., USB ID 0bda:8176, RTL8188CUS. Works out of the box with Raspbian Wheezy. Works even after uninstalling firmware-realtek from the raspbian non-free repository. No powered USB hub needed. GNU GPLv3 printed on paper and included in the package.

Another version of the same Wifi Dongle is USB ID 148f:7601 ( Digitus do not label versions by revision ), this version requires manual driver installation. D-Link. DWA-110 (Version A1). Requires the ralink package from the non-free repository on Debian. DWA-121 (Version A1). Wireless N 150 Pico.

Works out-of-the-box with Arch Linux (3.12.1), Raspian Wheezy (2012-09-18) and Raspbmc (2012-11-06) using Network-Manager addon (see Program - Addons). Wifi access point configuration -. DWA-123 (Version A1).

USB ID 2001:3c17, Ralink RT2800. Working out-of-the-box on Arch image from 2012-04-29.

(working without UBS Hub - not yet sure if it achieves full speed though.). DWA-127ModelA1 works out of the box direct or on hub (2015.

DWA-127ModelB1 has different intenal HW to A1. Could not get to work. Is LSUSB id is not in the known list (2015). DWA-125 (Version A2). Works out of the box on Raspian Wheezy (2013) and Raspbmc (2013). DWA-130 (rev.

E1) Works out of the box with Raspbmc Frodo. Updated Raspbmc upon plugging in and powering up. Had issues timing out. Changed DNS to openDNS address. Works good after that. DWA-131 (rev.

A1) USB ID 07d1:3303,Realtek RTL8192SU, 802.11n Wireless N Nano. Important: revision A1 works, revision B1 works now with Raspbian's kernel 3.6.11+! Otherwise get the last Linux firmware on DLink Website:. Works out of the box on Raspbian “Wheezy”.

Verified with direct USB: no powered USB hub needed. Also verified when Nano used in powered USB hub. Someone had trouble configuring SSID/Passphrase in etc/network/interfaces file. But no problem & very easy to configure using wicd: wicd is a gui interface on LXDE for network configuration. Install it using command-line: apt-get install wicd. Once configured ith wicd to auto-run on boot, no need to turn back to LXDE. DWA-131 (rev.

542a:a2a6 works with this on Raspbian. Pretty sure that compiling the same driver on other distros will work the same way. DWA-132 (rev.

D-link Dwa-132 Usb Driver

USB ID 2001:3c25, works out of the box with Arch Linux (4.0.9). DWA-140 (Version B1). USB ID 07d1:3c09, Ralink RT2870. On Debian requires the firmware-ralink package from the Squeeze-firmware non-free repository. DWA-140 (Version B2). USB ID 07d1:3c0a, Ralink RT3072. Workaround for faulty firmware binary: Place file rt2870.bin from in /lib/firmware.

DWA-140 (Version B3). USB ID 2001:3c15, Works out of the box with Raspbmc (only tested with powered hub). DWA-140 (Version D1).

USB ID 2001:3c20, Follow instructions, but replace the vendor and product IDs with 2001:3c20. DWA-160 (Version B1). USB ID 07d1:3c11, Ralink RT2870. On Debian requires the firmware-ralink package from the Squeeze-firmware non-free repository. DWA-160 (Version A2). USB ID 07d1:3a09, Atheros AR9170. (NOTE: I can only get it to work through powered USB hub) requires carl9170-fw firmware.

WUA-1340 (Version A1). Works with Raspbian Wheezy after installing the firmware-ralink package from the non-free repository on Debian. Edimax EW-7811Un 150 Mbps Wireless 11n Nano Size USB Adapter. USB ID 7392:7811, RTL8192CU, driver blob via, works with WPA2-AES-CCMP (B) -. Note: With current Raspbian (2012-09-18-Wheezy) it is recognized immediately, the default module works fine; the configuration is easy using wireless-essid and wireless-key in /etc/network/interfaces.

Note:Used in an access point setup, this chip did not work well for me. Got lots of 'Deauthenticated due to local deauth request' caused by EAPOL requests not answered by the client. However, it keeps working if I do not issue massive downloads. The EW-7811Un can be powered directly from the Raspberry Pi if the Raspberry Pi is powered using a well regulated power supply. Wifi access point configuration -.

EW-7811Un for Debian & Raspian with screenshots can be found here:. A script-based installation for the by MrEngman can be found. Tested with Debian Squeeze and Raspbian. Instructions for getting the working in Raspbmc (tested RC3) can be found. Simple step-by-step instructions for which uses the RTL8192 chipset.

with the RTL8188UCS chipset works out of the box as a client with Raspbian (as of August 2013), requires a special version of hostapd to work as Wi-Fi access point -. EW-7811UnUSB ID 7392:7811(Raspbian Wheezy, 2012-12-16, Prod. Model B, Rev 2) Worked right out of the box - only needed to configure WPA. Doesn't work in monitor mode with default drivers in latest Raspbian (2013-09-25-wheezy-raspbian) due to lack of support of nl80211 in driver.

USB ID 148f:2573, rt73usb. RT2573 chipset. Works with powered usb-hub or shorted polyfuses., Ralink RT2870, works perfectly on Arch with a powered hub (not tested without yet). Simply required wirelesstools and wpasupplicant, the drivers/firmware are included in kernel 3.0.

I followed the Arch instructions. Dual band, good range. Works on OSMC: first connect by ethernet and use the following to enable Wifi and connect to your network.

Or follow the simpler guide. Raspbian and PiMusicbox require manual and manual update after each kernel upgrade. edup. USB ID: 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp.

RT5370 Wireless Adapter. Driver is the RT2800USB module, I had to install the firmware as rt2870.bin in /lib/firmware. (B). USB ID: ID 0bda:8176 Works stable when using VLC for internet radio receiver.

Works stable 24/7 on two of my Raspberries used as webserver. Use method shown for Debian. Seems to be the same as EW-7811Un using the RTL8188CUS chipset. Use method shown for Debian. Requires powered USB hub for adequate power. When directly powered by Raspberry Pi, it fails after a few minutes.

(B) Unusable with analog audio because when data is being send or received the audio get distorted. Use script from for Wheezy. Eminent. EM4575 - rt2800usb driver. EnGenius. EUB9603 EXT - Realtek r8712u driver.

Fritz.box! AVM Berlin.

Fritz Wlan Stick N - Work only with this driver 'sudo apt-get install firmware-linux-free'. Gigabyte. Gigabyte GN-WB32L 802.11n USB WLAN Card. Works with the rt2800usb driver. GMYLE. Wireless 11n USB Adapter.

Uses RTL8188CUS chipset - cheap on eBay. Installs and works using the install-rtl8188cus-latest.sh script.

Micro Mini USB Wireless B/N/G 802.11n RTL8192CU WiFi LAN Adapter. As noted elsewhere, RTL8192 driver is in current Raspbian distribution.

Wifi access point configuration -. Hawking. HWU54G rev. Z2 (802.11g) (B). Requires 'zd1211-firmware' package.

Hercules. Hercules Wireless N LB USB / HWNU-LB-150 (802.11n/g/b). Identified by USB ID 06f8:e034 Guillemot Corp. And driver is in current Raspbian. No external power needed but warning when hot plug because RPi is rebooting. Intelbras. USB Wireless Adapter N 150 Mbps WBN 900.

Uses the Ralink RT3070L chipset. Works out of the box, no powered hub needed. Tested on Retropie and OSMC. IOGear. USB ID 0bda:8172, r8712u staging driver, included on Fedora Remix & Arch, must for Debian Squeeze and install firmware - Realtek from non-free Squeeze repository. No need to download firmware when using Debian Wheezy (B).

ISY. USB Wireless Micro Adapter IWL 2000, tested on Raspbian; follow instructions. Kozumi. K-1550UN works out-of-the-box even without USB powered hub, has the RTL8188CUS chipset, works as AP, tested on Raspbian. Leoxsys.

Leoxsys LEO-NANO150N USB Adapter,tested on Raspbmc,Auto recognized,Just use in-built network configuration settings. It works by default on Ubuntu Mate Release 15.04 (Kernel Linux 3.18.0-20-rpi2). Works great on OSMC. Works in ArchLinux. Linksys. Linksys (Cisco) WUSB100 ver.2 1737:0078, tested on Raspbian; follow instructions; not stress tested, but it works without issues for light network load. Linksys (Cisco) WUSB600N, test on Raspbian, details.

Linksys WUSB54GC (manufactured 07/2008) No issues! Needs powered hub on version 1.0 boards - 13b1:0020. Linksys WUSB54G ver.4, Works well even when plugged directly to the Raspberry Pi. Requires 300mA max, hence recommended to use powered usb hub for extended operation. LogiLink. Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Nano Adapter 802.11n LogiLink is working even USB powered.

Micro Wireless LAN USB Adapter is working good., USB ID 148f:5370 works, via a powered USB hub, used as access point, 150MBit 2,4MHz., USB ID 148f:5372 works, directly, used as AP or Bridge possible (hostapd nl80211) 300MBit 2,4 GHz 180mA. Lutec. Lutec WLA-54L (old version with ZD1211b chipset) is working even USB powered. Manhattan.

Micro 150N (uses Realtek RTL8188CUS) Works out of the box in Rasbian Wheezy, no hub, no drivers -. Micronet. Micronet SP907NS, 11N Wireless LAN USB Adapter (uses Realtek RTL8188CUS) works plugged directly into Raspberry Pi USB (B) IMPORTANT: read the instructions first to avoid problems, and. The script has been used to install other adapters using the RTL8188CUS chip. That handles the latest rpi-updates that kill the original driver, download for manual installation, automatically installed by the Auto-install script. Wifi access point configuration -. ModMyPi.

Wireless USB 11N Nano Adaptor 802.11N (Realtek RTL8188CUS) works plugged directly into Raspberry Pi USB without the need for a USB hub. No drivers need installing on Raspian, XBMC or OpenElec - plug and play! Available from the. Wifi access point configuration -.

Ultra Long Range High Gain with 5dBi Antenna Wireless USB Adaptor (Ralink 3070) works plugged directly into Raspberry Pi USB without the need for a USB hub. No drivers need installing on Raspian, XBMC or OpenElec - plug and play! Available from the. MSI. 0db0:6861 MSI-6861 802.11g Wi-Fi adapter (US54G): works with external powered USB hub, requires firmware from, power management must be disabled: iwconfig wlan0 power off. Mvix.

Mvix Nubbin (MS-811N): works out of the box on Raspbian 'Wheezy' and does not need a powered USB hub. Netgear. N150: Reported as WNA1100 device, uses the Atheros ar9271 chipset. On Debian, requires the firmware-atheros package from the Squeeze-backports non-free repository (!). N150: Some versions reported as Realtek RTL8188CUS device. Read Micronet entry above and use RTL8188CUS script for installation.

Works best plugged into powered USB hub. WG111v1: Prism54 chipset. Needs powered hub.

Follow info for Prism54 chipset on Debian wiki. WG111v2: Realtek rtl8187 chipset. Seems to draw a lot of power; e.g.

I can't power this and a USB thumb drive simultaneously. WG111v3: Realtek RTL8187B chipset. Works straight out of the box using a powered USB hub.

WNA1000M works with Raspberry Pi Model B Board v. However, when downloading torrents and when they pick up speed, the system becomes unresponsive.

WMA3100M works when connected to on-board USB. Also works in an un-powered hub. But like the WNA1000M during use the CPU can go to 100% at which point the system is VERY slow to respond.

OvisLink. Evo-W300USB: USB ID 148f:2270 Ralink Technology RT2770. Rosewill RNX-N250BE. RNX-G1 Wireless B/G Adapter. Realtek RTL8187 chipset, USB-ID 0bda:8187. Tested in Arch, works out of box.

USB hub required. RNX-MiniN1 (RWLD-110001) Wireless-N 2.0 Dongle (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter). Tested in Raspbian, powered from USB hub. Sabrent. USB-A11N: Mini USB 2.0 Wireless-N WiFi Network Adapter: USB ID 0bda:8176, works automatically in Raspbian using rtl8192cu driver along with Logitech BT mini-receiver (keyboard/mousepad) without external hub using 5.25V 1 A psu (4.99V T1/T2) on rev 2.0 (B). RTL8188CUS chipset. To get access point to work required compilation of vendor-supplied hostapd (Part of available from.) (Path to hostapd in driver package: /Wlan11nUSBlinux/wpasupplicanthostapd/wpasupplicanthostapd-0.8/hostapd).

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Sagem. Sagem Wireless USB stick XG-760N: USB ID 079b:0062, Module is not shipped in Debian image, but it can be 'sudo apt-get install zd1211-firmware'. Sempre. Sempre Wireless USB stick WU300-2: USB ID 0bda:8172, Realtek r8712u driver + firmware-realtek package. Module is shipped in Raspbian image. If you need to build it for other distros, read this:.

Sitecom. Sitecom Wi-Fi USB Adapter N300: USB ID 0a5c:5800, Realtek r8712u driver + firmware Realtek. Module available in shipped Raspbian image.

Contents. D-Link DWA-131 USB key is a low price 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n wifi adapter. Latest hardware revision DLink DWA-131 rev. B1 is not compatible with drivers of previous revisions. As a result, this new hardware revision is not recognised Out Of The Box under Ubuntu Precise 12.04. This article explains how to setup Ubuntu 12.04 to recognise DLink DWA-131 rev.

It has been tested under Ubuntu Precise 12.04 i386 and Amd64 but involves installation of a 3.8 kernel update. Connexion to WPA networks has been tested successfully. But it seems that connexion to WEP networks is giving problem. 1. Check Hardware First thing is to check that your key is the right one. You can check it by two ways:. package barcode showing H/W Ver.:B1 F/W Ver.:2.00.

USB Vendor ID 2001 and Device ID 330d # lsusb. Bus 002 Device 020: ID 2001: 330d D-Link Corp. 2. Install firmware Before going further, you have to make sure that you get the firmware file /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin needed by the USB key at cold boot. This firmware is provided by one of these two packages: # sudo apt-get install linux-firmware linux-firmware-nonfree 3. Install Latest Kernel 3.8 You need latest 3.8 kernel to be able to handle the USB key. At the time of this article, latest version is 3.8.10, available from.

Download the following packages:. linux-headers-3.8.10-0308103.8.10-004291235all.deb. linux-headers-3.8.10-030810-generic3.8.10-004291235 arch.deb. linux-image-3.8.10-030810-generic3.8.10-004291235 arch.deb where arch corresponds to your architecture (i386 or amd64). Then, install them: # sudo dpkg -i linux-.-3.8.0-.deb # sudo update-grub Reboot your computer. It will be running latest kernel 3.8.10.

4. Manual Setup The DWA-131 chipset is handled by rtl8192cu module. This module is not auto-loaded, it has to be loaded manually. To avoid any problem, it's better to load the module while disabling the hardware encoder with option swenc=1. # sudo modprobe rtl8192cu swenc=1 As the USB Vendor ID & Device ID are not known to the module, we need to declare it live as a new ID.

# echo '2001 330D' sudo tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rtl8192cu/newid You can now connect your D-Link DWA-131 rev B1 key. The blue light should switch on. The key has been loaded with the firmware file /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin It can now be used from Network Manager. 5. Automatic Setup Now that the DWA-131 rev B1 key works, all previous steps need to be done automatically at every boot.

You can load rtl8192cu module at every boot by adding it into /etc/modules: # sudo gedit /etc/modules /etc/modules. # DWA-131 rev B1 rtl8192cu You have to declare rtl8192cu module options to be used when loading: # sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/net-rtl8192cu.conf /etc/modprobe.d/net-rtl8192cu.conf options rtl8192cu swenc=1 Finally, declare USB vendor and Device ID of DWA-131 dynamic declaration at the end of /etc/rc.local: # sudo gedit /etc/rc.local /etc/rc.local. # Declare DWA-131 USB ID to rtl8192cu module echo '2001 330D' tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rtl8192cu/newid exit 0 You can now reboot your computer.

Wifi connexion should setup automatically. Hope it helps.