TPLINK WN8200ND usb wifi not working

Question

i have an ubuntu version in a desktop pc, and i have an usb wifi adaptador brand TP-LINK WN8200ND with a chipset brand REALTEK rtl8192cu, and i can't make it work. I've tried everything, ndiswrapper, driver's linux and when i put 'lsusb' not recognize and when i put 'iwconfig' not appear 'wlan0'

Answer 1

First of all, ensure you have the necessary prerequisites:

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

Clone the updated driver with git:

git clone https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes.git

Set it up as a DKMS module:

sudo dkms add ./rtl8192cu-fixes

Build and install the driver:

sudo dkms install 8192cu/1.8

Refresh the module list:

sudo depmod -a

Ensure the native (and broken) kernel driver is blacklisted:

sudo cp ./rtl8192cu-fixes/blacklist-native-rtl8192.conf /etc/modprobe.d/

Let's not take any chances. Instruct Ubuntu to load the new driver when it starts up.

echo 8192cu | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Reboot.

You're done.

_{Thanks to P. Varet for this awesome fix.}