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Routine rtw_get_sec_ie() appears to suffer from a bug triggered under unusual circumstances. This bug is exposed by first sending a deauthentication frame and at the same time sending a much larger frame. After doing some debugging the cause of the lockup of the CPU was that while rtw_get_sec_ie() attempts to read the beacon frame sent by the router/AP, the size of the beacon is changed since it is a reference and not a copy. By having a "rogue" beacon frame being very large which isn't normal and not considered in the design, the computer was stuck in an endless CPU lockup. Routine translate_scan(), which calls rtw_get_sec_ie() is protected by a spinlock. Add that spinlock around other calls of the routine. Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> |
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| hal | ||
| hostapd-2.9 | ||
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| dkms.conf | ||
| Makefile | ||
| README.md | ||
| rtl8188eufw.bin | ||
| rtl_hostapd.conf | ||
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ:
Beginning on November 4, 2019, I will NO LONGER support people that have downloaded the source as a zip file. Using git has much more flexibility. In addition, there is much less likelihood that a user will contact me with a problem that is ALREADY fixed.
If your system says that /lib/modules/...../build does not exist, you have not installed the kernel headers, you have done it incorrectly, or you are not running the kernel for which the headers have been installed. The necessary steps are dependent on which distro you are using. Creating a new issue and asking at GitHub will not be productive.
Your kernel configuration MUST have CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT set.
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If a build fails that previously worked, perform a 'git pull' and retry before reporting a problem. As noted, if you had downloaded the source in zip form, then you would need to get an entirely new source file. That is why using git, which downloads only the changed lines, is required.
rtl8188eu
Repository for the stand-alone RTL8188EU driver.
Compiling & Building
Dependencies
To compile the driver, you need to have make and a compiler installed. In addition, you must have the kernel headers installed. If you do not understand what this means, consult your distro.
Compiling
make all
Installing
sudo make install
Submitting Issues
Frequently asked Questions
The network manager says: "Device is not ready"!
Make sure you copied the firmware (rtl8188eufw.bin) to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
NetworkManager does not list SSID
NetworkManager changes the Wi-Fi MAC address during scanning to improve privacy but this adapter does not support it. To address this issue, please create /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/80-wifi.conf with content:
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
and run systemctl restart NetworkManager