How to install a wireless adapter D-Link DWA-131?

Question

Recently I built new PC with Ubuntu OS 14.04 (64bit). I noticed the D-Link Wireless N Nano USB Adapter doesn't get detected and installed automatically.

Following are the adapter specifications:

• Model No: DWA-131
• Hardware Version : E1
• Firmware Version : 5.00

How to install this wireless adapter?

Solution 1

I added a driver for this adapter to PPA. It can be installed by running:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rtl8192eu-dkms

Solution 2

Here's exactly what and where you have to edit:

• Download the source of the DWA-131 (version E1) Linux driver.

• Extract your source and go to /20140812_rtl8192EU_linux_v4.3.1.1_11320/os_dep/linux/.

• Edit the os_intfs.c file.

• Search for the following line: DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_info and change

  #endif
          return NOTIFY_DONE;
  
      DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_info_, FUNC_NDEV_FMT" state:%lu\n", FUNC_NDEV_ARG(dev), state);
  
      switch (state) {
      case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
          rtw_adapter_proc_replace(dev);
          break;
      }
  
      return NOTIFY_DONE;
  } 
  

  into

  #endif
          return NOTIFY_DONE;
  
      //ed, 20150426 //DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_info_, FUNC_NDEV_FMT" state:%lu\n", FUNC_NDEV_ARG(dev), state);
  
      switch (state) {
      case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
          //ed,20150426 //rtw_adapter_proc_replace(dev);
          break;
      }
  
      return NOTIFY_DONE;
  }
  

  You have to actually insert this: //ed, 20150426 //

• Then write the file and do:

  1. make
  2. make install

• I also did the following:

  wget http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-3-stable/v3.0.0/compat-wireless-3.0-2.tar.bz2
  tar jxvf compat-wireless-3.0-2.tar.bz2
  make
  make install
  

  (Please note that the build-essential package is already installed on the machine. You'll have to apt-get install it if you want to be able to make and make install anything on the machine.)

Hope this helps make the process clearer. Thanks to the first author for the files to modify.

Fabrice Clerc

Comments

[Panther]

Sounds as if, after a diligent search on your part, your hardware is not linux compatible. Your options are to contact the vendor and ask for a linux driver, write a kernel module for yourself, or purchase Linux compatible hardware. Of the 3, linux compatible hardware is by far the easiest solution.

[Merlijn Sebrechts]

Can you please edit your answer and explain a bit more which lines to change to what? I find your explanation very confusing. Thanks!

[Guillermo Garcia]

Why do you need to install this guy? compat-wireless-3.0-2.tar.bz2

[Mateusz Piotrowski]

Doesn't work for me on 15.10.

[Pilot6]

Did it build without errors? Did you install some other drivers? Are you sure you have a 8192eu device? You'd better ask a new question.

[Mateusz Piotrowski]

This solution works for me so I'll just stick to it.

[Mateusz Piotrowski]

At first I tried the one from your repo but it didn't work. The interface showed up in the Wifi menu in the system tray after installation. It disappeared after rebooting however.

[Pilot6]

It is weird. Many people use it.

[Nearoo]

If I try make I get the error Makefile:1329: recipe for target 'modules' failed... ideas how to solve this? I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.

[BlackBurn027]

Same issue here recipe for target 'modules' failed , ubuntu 16.04

[BlackBurn027]

This worked perfectly fine for me , i did this and also did what is told in answer of this question askubuntu.com/questions/152157/… , rebooting the system made it work i am running ubuntu 16.04 !!

[Fidel Pérez Menéndez]

Not working in Ubuntu 16.10 (couldn't compile).

[math2001]

can you explain why you have to edit that file?