2013-02-18

Workaround for rtl8192cu driver on archlinux

archlinux i686
kernel package 3.7.8-1

The realtek rtl8192cu driver for rtl8188cus 802.11n device (hwid: 0bda:8176) does not work properly. An AUR package needs to be installed alternatively.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dkms-8192cu/

This works fine but some messages are repeated on dmesg. It can be fixed to create a file /etc/modprobe.d/8192cu.conf with the following contents.

options 8192cu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0


References
http://linux-sunxi.org/Wifi