Drivers for TP-LINK TL-WN8200ND v2

Question

I'm testing Ubuntu 18.04 with my current desktopand everything works correctly except for the Wi-Fi adapter. I'm using a TP-LINK TL-WN8200ND version 2.

As requested here, my wireless-info output is at this pastebin.

I've tested Mint 19, Kubuntu and KDE neon, with similar results.

Is there an official driver that works out of the box?

Solution 1

For newer kernels (>=5) you could use the driver from https://github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux

I tried with success from Ubuntu 19.04:beta (kernel 5.0.0-7-generic)

First, install kernel-headers, build-essentials, git, binutils and dkms packages.

sudo apt install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential git binutils dkms

Finally, download the driver and install as root

sudo bash
cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux.git
cd rtl8192eu-linux/
./install_wifi.sh

Solution 2

On Ubuntu 20.04 this should work for TL-WN8200ND.

Using the terminal, type the commands below:

sudo apt update;

sudo apt-get install git linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms;

git clone https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver;

cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver;

sudo dkms add .;

sudo dkms install rtl8192eu/1.0;

echo "blacklist rtl8xxxu" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu.conf;

echo -e "8192eu\n\nloop" | sudo tee /etc/modules;

echo "options 8192eu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/8192eu.conf;

sudo update-grub; sudo update-initramfs -u;

systemctl reboot -i;

Source: https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver

Adapter image:

Solution 3

With a working internet connection by ethernet, tethering or whatever means possible, open a terminal and do:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms git
git clone https://github.com/luckynzm/tlwn8200nddriver.git
cd tlwn8200nddriver
sudo dkms add .
sudo dkms install rtl8192eu/1.0

This will take some time; please be patient.

Next, blacklist the built in driver that isn’t working:

sudo -i
echo “blacklist rtl8xxxu”  >>  /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
exit

Reboot. Your wireless should be working.

Comments

[mozart_ar]

It works for me with a TP-Link TL-WN8200ND on Ubuntu 20.04

[Richard Aguirre]

works for me too with a TP-Link TL-WN8200ND on Kali 2021.03