How to install TP link WN822N on Ubuntu?

Question

When I type in lsusb, the device appears as ID 2357:0108

That's right, it's blank at the end. I've updated the usb ids yet its always blank. I have no idea what to install to make this thing work. I'm dual booting on mac osx

Solution

I suggest that, with a temporary working internet connection by ethernet, tethered or whatever means possible, open a terminal and do:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8192eu-linux-driver
cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8192eu

You wireless should now be working.

When Update Manager installs a later kernel version, also known as linux-image, after the required reboot, then recompile:

cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver
make clean
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8192eu

Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.

Comments

[You'reAGitForNotUsingGit]

lsusb doesn't give the chipset?

[Bryan Huang]

no it just comes up as blank

[You'reAGitForNotUsingGit]

They have an official driver: static.tp-link.com/res/down/soft/…

[Bryan Huang]

This works! However, now it doesn't recognize the chipset when I type in lsusb; it just shows a blank

[Emad Arshad Alam]

Is "git clone github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8192eu-linux-driver" same as " wget github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8192eu-linux-driver"? What is git clone and how does it work?

[Admin]

GIT clone clones a git, i.e., it copies all the contents and folder structure from the remote git site to your local drive.

[chili555]

The wget method you suggest gets an HTML file; not the required driver files.

[Tom Granot]

I've put the files from the GitHub repo on a USB stick, copied the files over to a folder on my ubuntu machine, and accessed the folder from the terminal. After make, make install & modprobe I'm still not seeing the wireless signal searching for network. Thoughts?

[Tom Granot]

Oh Sweet, I figured it out: When you download from GitHub the branch name is appended to the file name, so rtl8192eu-linux-driver becomes rtl8192eu-linux-driver-master. After mving the folder back to its original name (rtl8192eu-linux-driver) it works like a charm. Thanks so much for this!