Setting up the Belkin USB wireless adapter

[Ertain]

Hello everyone!  If you bought a Belkin Basic USB wireless adapter (model F7D1101, product ID 050d:945a) and you find that you can't get it to work, even after you've plugged it in and loaded a couple of drivers, then this might help you.

I found this off of a website which I can't seem to remember at the point.   But anyway, here's the procedures to getting it to work.

Get the file from here and untar it (alternatively, use Ark).  Next, create the directory /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/, and place rtl8192sfw.bin in the directory, using this command:

Code:

sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/
sudo cp /directory/with/rtl8192sfw.bin /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/

Add some rules to udev, using this command (I'll use kwrite):

Code:

sudo kwrite /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf

And adding this line of code:

Code:

install r8192s_usb /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install r8192s_usb $CMDLINE_OPTS; /bin/echo "050d 945a" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rtl819xU/new_id

This should automattically detect the wireless adapter, and you should be able to connect to a wireless hub or wireless router.

[smarks]

I have tried your advice here and I do not seem to get my USB to respond. Can you give any further assistance? I am a new user.

[nerdful1]

If that belkin has the rtl8192se in it you're in for a tough ride. I just spent all day today trying kernels, googling, ndiswrapper stuff, etc. 

[Ertain]

Aw, nuts, it works for me. Hmm, when you plug it in does your computer at least note it is there?  If so then try loading the r8192s_usb kernel module (use the command "sudo modprobe r8192s_usb" or become a Super User with "su" [be sure to type in your root password] and then try "modprobe r8192s_usb").

Also make sure that wireless adapter is the one I have described.

[nerdful1]

Sorry for jumping in. The POS (Point of Sale in case of underaged readers) I have is an internal PCI card. Maybe the usb version is better supported.
Good luck.

[rk40413]

Hello Ertain,

I have followed your steps but I am getting the bellow error when i run the command "modprobw r8192s_usb"
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[root@localhost drivers]# modprobe r8192s_usb
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong into /etc/modprobe.d/.
FATAL: Module r8192s_usb not found.
sh: /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rtl819xU/new_id: No such file or directory
FATAL: Error running install command for r8192s_usb
[root@localhost drivers]#

[root@localhost rules.d]#
[root@localhost rules.d]#
[root@localhost rules.d]# dmesg | tail -n25
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 6
usb 1-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
usb 1-5: New USB device found, idVendor=0781, idProduct=5151
usb 1-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-5: Product: Cruzer Micro
usb 1-5: Manufacturer: SanDisk
usb 1-5: SerialNumber: 2103230A79D05CF9
scsi5 : usb-storage 1-5:1.0
scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  Cruzer Micro     8.02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 15695871 512-byte logical blocks: (8.03 GB/7.48 GiB)
sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 08
sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdb: sdb1
sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
SELinux: initialized (dev sdb1, type vfat), uses genfs_contexts
usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=050d, idProduct=945a
usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-2: Product: Belkin USB Wireless Adaptor
usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Manufacturer Realtek
usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
[root@localhost rules.d]#

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Could you please help me

Thanks,

[Ertain]

Seems something has changed in the kernel since I wrote this.

Instead of using r8192s_usb, try using r8712u.