Wi-Fi is very unstable
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I am a Windows user for years. But now I am ready to make the switch. I have tinkered with Ubuntu before in my old PCs, but with my new PC Ubuntu has some problems with Wi-Fi.
I haven't installed Ubuntu but tried out in Live mode (Is this what it's called?) in version 17.10. In Live mode, I've seen strange behaviour in Wi-Fi connections, such as dropping, disconnecting and never being able to reconnect again.
I've searched the internet a lot for a fix. Even tried Linux Mint but it had the same issue. The fixes I found on the internet usually inclused installing something called "rtlwifi_new" or "rtl8192cu_fixes". Which one should I try? There is also a network manager named "wicd". But I am afraid of installing it as I've heard it broke people's systems. My Wi-Fi card is a USB stick with a RTL8192CU chip.
I am nearly a complete n00b so please explain a bit more understandable for me.
Edit: After getting out of the Live environment and properly installing the OS, the Wi-Fi worked normally. So maybe that "install third party software" thing on the setup DID installed a driver. :D In order for it to do that I connceted my phone to the computer and activated the USB Ethernet mode so the setup had accessed to the Internet.
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I am a Windows user for years. But now I am ready to make the switch. I have tinkered with Ubuntu before in my old PCs, but with my new PC Ubuntu has some problems with Wi-Fi.
I haven't installed Ubuntu but tried out in Live mode (Is this what it's called?) in version 17.10. In Live mode, I've seen strange behaviour in Wi-Fi connections, such as dropping, disconnecting and never being able to reconnect again.
I've searched the internet a lot for a fix. Even tried Linux Mint but it had the same issue. The fixes I found on the internet usually inclused installing something called "rtlwifi_new" or "rtl8192cu_fixes". Which one should I try? There is also a network manager named "wicd". But I am afraid of installing it as I've heard it broke people's systems. My Wi-Fi card is a USB stick with a RTL8192CU chip.
I am nearly a complete n00b so please explain a bit more understandable for me.
Edit: After getting out of the Live environment and properly installing the OS, the Wi-Fi worked normally. So maybe that "install third party software" thing on the setup DID installed a driver. :D In order for it to do that I connceted my phone to the computer and activated the USB Ethernet mode so the setup had accessed to the Internet.
networking drivers wireless network-manager internet
asked Feb 13 at 22:14
emreovus33
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Please start with the terminal command:sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cuIf it works, I'll propose an answer with a more complete explanation.
– chili555
Feb 13 at 22:21
Alright. I entered the command you specified in a live environment of Linux Mint. (It is Ubuntu based so I don't think it would make a difference.) However, it outputtedERROR: the rtl8192cu module couldn't found.
– emreovus33
Feb 14 at 18:54
What driver is loaded?lsmod | grep rtl
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Feb 15 at 15:22
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I am a Windows user for years. But now I am ready to make the switch. I have tinkered with Ubuntu before in my old PCs, but with my new PC Ubuntu has some problems with Wi-Fi.
I haven't installed Ubuntu but tried out in Live mode (Is this what it's called?) in version 17.10. In Live mode, I've seen strange behaviour in Wi-Fi connections, such as dropping, disconnecting and never being able to reconnect again.
I've searched the internet a lot for a fix. Even tried Linux Mint but it had the same issue. The fixes I found on the internet usually inclused installing something called "rtlwifi_new" or "rtl8192cu_fixes". Which one should I try? There is also a network manager named "wicd". But I am afraid of installing it as I've heard it broke people's systems. My Wi-Fi card is a USB stick with a RTL8192CU chip.
I am nearly a complete n00b so please explain a bit more understandable for me.
Edit: After getting out of the Live environment and properly installing the OS, the Wi-Fi worked normally. So maybe that "install third party software" thing on the setup DID installed a driver. :D In order for it to do that I connceted my phone to the computer and activated the USB Ethernet mode so the setup had accessed to the Internet.
networking drivers wireless network-manager internet
asked Feb 13 at 22:14
emreovus33
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I am a Windows user for years. But now I am ready to make the switch. I have tinkered with Ubuntu before in my old PCs, but with my new PC Ubuntu has some problems with Wi-Fi.
I haven't installed Ubuntu but tried out in Live mode (Is this what it's called?) in version 17.10. In Live mode, I've seen strange behaviour in Wi-Fi connections, such as dropping, disconnecting and never being able to reconnect again.
I've searched the internet a lot for a fix. Even tried Linux Mint but it had the same issue. The fixes I found on the internet usually inclused installing something called "rtlwifi_new" or "rtl8192cu_fixes". Which one should I try? There is also a network manager named "wicd". But I am afraid of installing it as I've heard it broke people's systems. My Wi-Fi card is a USB stick with a RTL8192CU chip.
I am nearly a complete n00b so please explain a bit more understandable for me.
Edit: After getting out of the Live environment and properly installing the OS, the Wi-Fi worked normally. So maybe that "install third party software" thing on the setup DID installed a driver. :D In order for it to do that I connceted my phone to the computer and activated the USB Ethernet mode so the setup had accessed to the Internet.
networking drivers wireless network-manager internet
networking drivers wireless network-manager internet
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Please start with the terminal command:sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cuIf it works, I'll propose an answer with a more complete explanation.
– chili555
Feb 13 at 22:21
Alright. I entered the command you specified in a live environment of Linux Mint. (It is Ubuntu based so I don't think it would make a difference.) However, it outputtedERROR: the rtl8192cu module couldn't found.
– emreovus33
Feb 14 at 18:54
What driver is loaded?lsmod | grep rtl
– chili555
Feb 15 at 15:22
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Please start with the terminal command:sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cuIf it works, I'll propose an answer with a more complete explanation.
– chili555
Feb 13 at 22:21
Alright. I entered the command you specified in a live environment of Linux Mint. (It is Ubuntu based so I don't think it would make a difference.) However, it outputtedERROR: the rtl8192cu module couldn't found.
– emreovus33
Feb 14 at 18:54
What driver is loaded?lsmod | grep rtl
– chili555
Feb 15 at 15:22
Please start with the terminal command:
sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cu If it works, I'll propose an answer with a more complete explanation.– chili555
Feb 13 at 22:21
Please start with the terminal command:
sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cu If it works, I'll propose an answer with a more complete explanation.– chili555
Feb 13 at 22:21
Alright. I entered the command you specified in a live environment of Linux Mint. (It is Ubuntu based so I don't think it would make a difference.) However, it outputted
ERROR: the rtl8192cu module couldn't found.– emreovus33
Feb 14 at 18:54
Alright. I entered the command you specified in a live environment of Linux Mint. (It is Ubuntu based so I don't think it would make a difference.) However, it outputted
ERROR: the rtl8192cu module couldn't found.– emreovus33
Feb 14 at 18:54
What driver is loaded?
lsmod | grep rtl– chili555
Feb 15 at 15:22
What driver is loaded?
lsmod | grep rtl– chili555
Feb 15 at 15:22
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Please start with the terminal command:
sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cuIf it works, I'll propose an answer with a more complete explanation.– chili555
Feb 13 at 22:21
Alright. I entered the command you specified in a live environment of Linux Mint. (It is Ubuntu based so I don't think it would make a difference.) However, it outputted
ERROR: the rtl8192cu module couldn't found.– emreovus33
Feb 14 at 18:54
What driver is loaded?
lsmod | grep rtl– chili555
Feb 15 at 15:22