Wifi boost raspberry pi 4

jocoman · July 25, 2024, 4:55pm

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2357:012d TP-Link
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
volumio@portable:~$ lsusb -t
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/1p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
|__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 480M

I rebooted and did another lsusb and lsub -t command for you. I’m pretty sure it is similar to yours and should be ok. Let me know if you think otherwise. No led still. This dongle should have the RTL8812BU chipset and this lines up with the github link you referenced. for some reason it defaults to internal wifi and does not load the driver from what I can tell. Really appreciate the help

jocoman · July 27, 2024, 8:41pm

I have come so close to getting this working…
I found this instructable where this amazing person did this write up and got ta AC1300 adapter to work. Here is the link.

Step 7 has all the instructions to get the driver installed . However to my utter dismay, it failed to install the driver
This was the error message when I tried to install it.

Your kernel header files aren’t properly installed.
Please consult your distro documentation or user support forums.
Once the header files are properly installed, please run “sudo ./install-driver.sh”

I’m so disappointed…
Any help would be great…

Today’s update (if anyone cares…).
I did a “volumio kernelsource” and then I was able to load the driver. so exciting!
Did a reboot, no LED on the dongle, but wait!.. I need to set it to usb 3 mode in the driver config.
Did that, did a reboot and…wait for it… NOTHING. still no led on dongle and it is not working. So… I think I’m at the end of this road. Maybe the TP-Link WN823N would work? I sure would like to hear from anyone that has a working usb dongle.

Rochambeaux · July 30, 2024, 12:01am

I installed this today on a Pi5 running new install of Volumio and it was straight PnP - took settings from the internal WiFi and rocked on . It’s pretty beastly so I got an extension to give the Pi some personal space

jocoman · July 30, 2024, 11:33am

Thank you sooo much. You are really getting some great speeds out of that adapter. I also like the extension dock. What a great combo.
I really would like to hear from others that have working wifi dongles, as the EDUP AX3000M is a bit hard to source where I live, (not impossible ). So great that it is a PnP, surely there are other dongles out there that can do this as well. Please share your wifi dongle setups…Again, thanks
BTW I was able to order this apapter. I can’t wait to try it!

Rochambeaux · July 30, 2024, 10:40pm

I can’t take any blood , sweat and tears credit for this - I found this and picked the EDUP from here:

github.com

morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/USB_WiFi_Adapters_that_are_supported_with_Linux_in-kernel_drivers.md#tri-band-usb-wifi-adapters-that-are-supported-with-linux-in-kernel-drivers

## USB WiFi adapters that are supported with Linux `in-kernel` drivers

USB WiFi adapters that are supported with `in-kernel` drivers are plug-and-play with most desktop distros. Additional work may be required for server distros as the maintainers of server distros seem to think that there are ethernet cables everywhere a user may choose to locate a server. Linux `in-kernel` drivers are preferable over `out-of-kernel` drivers for most users and use cases as problems with locating, installing and maintaining drivers are dramatically reduced allowing for a better experience.

Note: All USB WiFi adapters listed here are single-state (no Windows driver inside), single-function (no Bluetooth support) and use in-kernel drivers (Plug and Play). Buying adapters that meet this criteria greatly increases the probability of a satisfying experience that should last for many years.

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Recent changes:

- 2024-07-18 - added Panda PAU0F (AXE3000) to mt7921au chipset section.
- 2024-07-10 - added Fenvi FU-AX1801D (AXE3000) to mt7921au chipset section.
- 2024-06-14 - checked and updated adapter links and prices.
- 2024-06-12 - updated BE6500 section with some new information, no adapters yet.
- 2024-06-12 - updated and moved EDUP EP-AX1672 (AXE3000) in mt7921au chipset section.
- 2024-03-24 - added EDUP EP-AX1672 (AXE3000) to mt7921au chipset section. 
- 2024-03-24 - added PIX-LINK LV-UAC04 (AC1200) to mt7612u chipset section.
- 2024-01-31 - added new category for adapters based on the new mt7925 chipset (WiFi 7)
- 2024-01-13 - added generic Realtek rtl8812bu adapter (AC1200) to rtl8812bu chipset section.
- 2023-10-17 - added kernel information to BrosTrend AC3L entry.

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I’m a “water” kind of guy - path of least resistance

jocoman · August 3, 2024, 4:06pm

I have made some solid progress with that new edup ax3000 dongle.
Here is my ifconfig
wlan0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.211 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether e8:4e:06:aa:84:f2 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 14652 bytes 18928305 (18.0 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 181 bytes 32499 (31.7 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

wlan1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.251 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether dc:a6:32:94:57:d2 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 50671 bytes 68263006 (65.1 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 29755 bytes 4485673 (4.2 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

It seems I have 2 wifi adapters going, each with their own MAC adresses.
I’m guessing both the internal wifi and the external dongle get connected at start up.
I believe the wlan0 is the external wifi dongle as it has a faster speed. (I would hope so…)
So what can I do to only have one adapter working? I’m afraid if I turn off wifi in the config.sys I will lose all connection to the device.
txs

jocoman · August 4, 2024, 12:42am

ok, figured it out just made the change to userconfig.txt