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Wifi won't work after update to Volumio 3

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Wolfman74 April 12, 2022, 9:32pm 7

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Volumio 3.198 removed rtl8192eu driver (for DLINK DWA 131 wifi dongle)? Help and Support

The issue is that we upgraded the kernel (to add Pi 4 1.5 support), but the Wi-Fi drivers for some external dongles are not available on this kernel. The additional WiFi drivers (not included in Pi Kernel) are fetched thanks to the work of Mr Engman, which compiles and hosts them (he is the creator of install-wifi script). Unfortunately, it seems that the latest kernels have not received his attention and the drivers are not compiled. We are studying a way to fix this, but it’s not a trivial …

Usb wifi dongle compatibility with RPI devices Compatibility Lists

Hi guys, After the latest kernel update on RPI devices, some USB WIFI DONGLES are no longer supported. Here it is the list to date: NON WORKING: TP-LINK TL WN8200ND WIFI USB ADAPTER DLINK DWA 131 Edimax EW-7811 TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano TP-Link Archer T2U WORKING ASUS USB-AC51 Please follow up this thread with your updates. Thanks for your kind support and our apologize for any inconvenience Best DAVIDE VOLUMIO TECH SUPPORT

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