7

I'm brand-new to the world of Ubuntu, and completely clueless. I am trying to install a TP-Link Archer T1U USB wireless adapter, but I can't find an appropriate driver. The TP-Link website only states driver support up to kernel 3.16. I tried following their instructions anyway, but of course it didn't work.

My lsusb report:

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c31c Logitech, Inc. Keyboard K120
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c048 Logitech, Inc. G9 Laser Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 2357:0105
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

And no proprietary or additional drivers show up under "Software & Updates".

Help!

Improve this question
5

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
5

I got this wireless adapter working on Ubuntu with kernel 4.4.

I added a driver to my PPA. It can be installed by

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mt7610u-dkms
Improve this answer
12
  • All I get is E: Unable to locate package mt7610u-dkms
    – Daniel Buckmaster
    Mar 25, 2017 at 3:13
  • This works great on Ubuntu 16.04. Doesn't work on Linux Mint 18.1 sadly. I am new to Linux so cannot add much to why it doesn't work on mint.
    – Samaursa
    Mar 31, 2017 at 4:13
  • I tried this on Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty) and got this error: E: The repository 'ppa.launchpad.net/hanipouspilot/rtlwifi/ubuntu zesty Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
    – Adam Dingle
    Jun 5, 2017 at 20:56
  • This PPA does not support zesty.
    – Pilot6
    Jun 5, 2017 at 21:47
  • Further to my last comment: I just tried this again with Ubuntu 16, not 15, and it seems to work!
    – Daniel Buckmaster
    Jul 6, 2017 at 23:39
2

As stated here

http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?84046-AC-450-Wireless-Nano-USB-Adapter-Archer-T1U-Linux-drivers

the official driver is not compiling anymore.

One workaround (using kernel 4.4.0-45-generic here atm) is to replace all occurrences of "-Wall" with "-Wno-unused-variable -Wno-error=date-time" in MODULE/os/linux/config.mk

After "make install" succeeded, reinsert the stick and check with "iwconfig" if device "ra0" (or similar) shows up.

Improve this answer

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.