In order to do this, you might need to set an administrator password in the BIOS first.ĭisabling Secure Boot is no loss: it adds no meaningful security anyway.

If it reports that Secure Boot is enabled: reboot and disable Secure Boot in the BIOS. In Mint this has changed: you'll see asterisks when you type. In Ubuntu this remains entirely invisible, not even dots will show when you type it, that's normal. Sudo apt-get install mokutil & mokutil -sb-state Copy/paste the following command line into the terminal: First establish temporary internet connection for your computer by means of your cell phone.Ĭ. Below you'll find a how-to for installing another driver for your RTL8192EU WiFi chipset.

Use Google to find out what the type name of that chipset is.ĭriver for the Realtek RTL8192EU chipset (2357:0109)Ģ. The combination of characters and numbers that I've printed in red, is the unique ID of your Realtek chipset. Now you should see at least one line that approximately resembles the following output (example from my own computer):īus 002 Device 007: ID 0bda:b720 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.į. You can then proceed as follows:įor a USB WiFi dongle, use copy/paste to transfer the following word into the terminal :įor an internal PCI WiFi card, use the terminal command lspciĮ. But in a few cases, inxi doesn't give sufficient information. In the complete hardware overview you get to see then, you should also find your WiFi chipset.ĭ. (if you type: the letter F is a capital letter, and don't omit the space after inxi!) Use copy/paste to transfer the following command into the terminal: (You can launch a terminal window like this: *Click*)Ĭ. If it's a USB WiFi dongle, connect it to your computer. Ordinarily, you can determine your WiFi chipset like this:Ī. Are you unsure what Realtek WiFi chipset you have? That can happen easily, because the brand and type printed on a USB WiFi dongle or internal PCI card are meaningless 'under the hood' it can be anything.

Check the Draft tips for more Realtek WiFi solutions (RTL8188CUS, RTL8192CU, RTL8188EU, RTL8188FU, RTL8192DU, RTL8821CU)ġ. The rtw89 driver from lwfinger for the RTL8852AE chipset Driver for the Realtek RTL8814AU WiFi chipset The rtw88 driver from lwfinger for the RTL8723DE, RTL8821CE, RTL8822BE and RTL8822CE chipsets HP laptop with RTL8723DE chipset: try antenna selection or a new driver Driver for the Realtek RTL8723BU chipset (0bda:b720) HP laptop with RTL8723BE chipset: try antenna selection Driver for the Realtek RTL8192EU chipset (2357:0109)

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