install tar.bz2 file which don't have configure file

[aditya02]

hello linux mint community.
i am new to linux and linux mint

I have a terabyte 600mbps wireless adapter which comes with installation cd containg drivers for windows, linux and mac.
The problem is that the drivers for linux is a .tar.bz2 file and when i extract it, it does not have any configure file. How can i install the drivers. I don't have wired internet connection.

Note: right now my hard disk is dead so i don't have linux mint installed in any system.

[Tomgin5]

Install a hard drive with LM 18.3, 19, or 19.1 cinnamon 64 and the archive manager will pick out a driver from the disk. Or xfce19.1 64 or 32.
Those are the only ones I have tried with that adapter and disk. It worked fine on all of the above.

[aditya02]

Hi Tomgin5 and thanks for replying.

I had already tried that and it did not worked for me.

[kc1di]

Usually there is a readme file or installation instructions with the compressed files. Some drivers do not need to be configured. Just copied to a certain location where they will be picked up.
Also if you know the chipset used, there may already be a driver for that device available through regular software channels.

[aditya02]

hello kc1di
you are right. there is a readme file in extracted files but it is very long and complicated and i am unable to understand it.

[kc1di]

Ok lets try this first I have no Idea what chips set that one uses, many of them use realtek and the can be hard to set up.
Go to Menu, system, Driver Manager and see if it offers you a driver (make sure the usb wife stick is plugged in.) if it offers a driver install and reboot.
If not with stick plugged in, go to a terminal and run this command

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inxi -Nn

and post the output here.

[aditya02]

I cannot currently run the code as my hdd is dead and get new one after few months.
So i will send you output maybe after few months or may be i get the solution until then.

Thanks a lot to try to solve my problem.

[Tomgin5]

I forgot to mention. I had no problem with the disk loading the drivers because I also had a wired connection.

[phd21]

Hi aditya02,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!

It would help to know more about your system setup. If you run "inxi -Fxzd" and "lsusb" from the console terminal prompt, highlight the results, copy and paste them back here, that should provide enough information.

Archive installation files can contain anything, so without you giving us more information, we would be guessing to give you further instructions on that. There are usually readme and or installation text files that should help within the archive file.

Exactly what make and model of WiFi adapter do you have and is it internal or USB external? Can you provide a link to the Linux drivers archive file? If the archive file is small enough you could attach it in your post or a reply. A quick search indicated that some of these might not need any drivers installed, just boot up Linux Mint and see if it works.

Amazon.com: Terabyte 600MBPS Wireless N USB Adapter: Home Audio & Theater
https://www.amazon.com/Terabyte-600MBPS ... B078K8TBT9

Terabyte USB 802.11N 600 Mbps Wi-Fi LAN Network Card Adapter with Antenna (Black) - Buy Terabyte USB 802.11N 600 Mbps Wi-Fi LAN Network Card Adapter with Antenna (Black) Online at Low Price in India - Amazon.in
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How are you connected to the Internet now to make your post using what operating system?

If you have another WiFi adapter that works, you can use that until you install the drivers this WiFi adapter. If you have another WiFi router, even a portable WiFi router, you can "bridge" (connect) that wirelessly to your existing Internet router and use an Ethernet cable connected to your computer temporarily.


If you have a nice USB stick that is 16gb or larger (preferably larger 32gb +), then you can fully install Linux Mint onto that and use it like you would a hard drive.

Hope this helps ...

[aditya02]

Here is my wifi adapter
https://www.amazon.in/Terabyte-USB-2-0- ... QRPM1QW53H#
Sorry for late reply. It took me time to find this.

[phd21]

Hi aditya02,

It would help to know more about your system setup. With that USB WiFi adapter plugged in, run "inxi -Fxzd" and "lsusb" from the console terminal prompt, highlight the results, copy and paste them back here, that should provide enough information.

I know this may sound obvious, but have you tried the USB WiFi adapter in your Linux Mint and does it work without installing the drivers? FYI: I have noticed that the first time with some WiFi adapters, you may have to boot into Linux Mint and unplug the adapter wait about 12+ seconds and plug it back in and wait a few seconds more for it to be recognized. You can also try restarting the network manager using the command below.

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sudo service network-manager restart

If you can provide a link to the drivers that were included with the adapter, or if the archive file (tar.bz2) is less than 200kb you could attach it to a forum post or reply, and we could look at those as well.

Hope this helps ...

[aditya02]

sorry i can't run the command as my hdd is dead and get a new one after few months. it is the only pc i have.

Before my hdd was dead i have installed windows 10 on that. I have once tried ubuntu on that and faced the same problem due to which i have removed ubuntu. After sometimes i tried linux mint in live usb mode and i am unsure whether adapter worked there or not as i have not tried it.
So this is my story of trip of linux for just one week.
Now i am planning that whenever i get a new hdd i will install linux mint 19.1 xfce or mate and don't want to face the same problem of adapter as this is the only way to connect my pc to internet. So i am asking the question in advance.

I cannot provide the drives of adapter as i don't know where it exist on internet. I have got a cd with this which contains the driver. I am writing this answer through my android phone.

[phd21]

Hi aditya02,

sorry i can't run the command as my hdd is dead and get a new one after few months. it is the only pc i have.

Before my hdd was dead i have installed windows 10 on that. I have once tried ubuntu on that and faced the same problem due to which i have removed ubuntu. After sometimes i tried linux mint in live usb mode and i am unsure whether adapter worked there or not as i have not tried it.

If you have the USB stick with the live installation version of Linux Mint, then you can boot to that and run the console terminal commands and to check if your USB WiFi adapter works as "plug-n-play" without having to install the drivers.

So this is my story of trip of linux for just one week. Now i am planning that whenever i get a new hdd i will install linux mint 19.1 xfce or mate and don't want to face the same problem of adapter as this is the only way to connect my pc to internet. So i am asking the question in advance.

As I stated before if you have another USB stick of at least 16gb or more (preferably 32gb or more), you can install the full version of Linux Mint onto that; of course you need to be connected to the Internet.

FYI: You might seriously consider getting an SSDrive as they are readily available for less than $30us ( ₹2135.31Rupee) and up which is less than the cost of some USB sticks.

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I cannot provide the drivers of adapter as i don't know where it exist on internet. I have got a cd with this which contains the driver. I am writing this answer through my android phone.

Can you connect USB sticks to your Android phone? If you copy the WiFi adapter's drivers file to a USB Stick and connect that to your phone you could then upload that to this forum or to a free cloud provider and get a shared link that you can post back into the forum so we could see what the drivers look like. Did you see if there is a "readme" or "install" file in the driver's archive file? If yes, what does it say regarding Linux?

Tip: For anyone that connects to the internet using WiFi (internal or external adapters) or using wired Ethernet, I highly recommend getting another USB WiFi adapter that is known to be "plug-n-play" with Linux and Linux Mint and requires no driver installation as a backup WiFi adapter or for your primary WiFi adapter like Panda Adapters (150mbps, 300mbps, 600mbps, etc...) and some other brands. I recommend at least 300mbps or higher. Some of these are only around $10-$20us.

Amazon.com: usb wifi adapter linux
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss ... pter+linux

Panda Wireless PAU06 300Mbps N USB Adapter - Buy Panda Wireless PAU06 300Mbps N USB Adapter Online at Low Price in India - Amazon.in
https://www.amazon.in/Panda-Wireless-PA ... inux+panda

Another option is to get a WiFi router even a mini WiFi portable travel router where you can connect that to your existing WiFi and then use an Ethernet cable to your computer for "WiFi -> Wired" Internet access. Some of these are only around $20us which is around the cost of some of the USB WiFI adapters.

I have this mini router and it works great and it is only $20us = ₹1423.54 rupee, but for some reason more in India

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Hope this helps ...

[WharfRat]

Moderator Note:

Moved this topic here from introduce yourself because it went well beyond an intro.

[aditya02]

Moderator Note:

Moved this topic here from introduce yourself because it went well beyond an intro.

how to do that?

[aditya02]

I don't have mint installed on any usb stick. Also i don't have 16gb usb stick to install linux mint on it and i am considering getting a 500gb or 1tb hdd.

I can't connect usb to my phone and not sure even is it possible or not.

Thank you for trying to help me. It took time to write such big replies. I appreciate your help and kindness. I will try to send readme file to forum if possible.
Until then goodbye

[aditya02]

Hello
I have do some research and found that it has realtek chipset 8188CU.

[WharfRat]

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Moved this topic here from introduce yourself because it went well beyond an intro.

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[phd21]

Hi aditya02,

You are welcome...

[phd21]

Hi aditya02,

I have do some research and found that it has Realtek chipset 8188CU.

Assuming you are correct and that WiFi adapter you have uses the Realtek 8188CU chipset, then you may have to install the drivers or tell the system to use them.

In principle, this chipset is supported by the 8192cu kernel module. However, the USB ID of the stick. rtl8192cu is a USB driver for RTL8192CU/RTL8188CU devices. It's going to be replaced by rtl8xxxu.

I still recommend that you get one of the low-cost WiFi adapters that does not require installing drivers for your Linux system. I have another WiFi adapter that has Linux drivers but every time I update the Linux Kernel I have to compile and install them again, and I have noticed that it would not work with Linux Kernels above 4.15.

en:users:drivers:rtl819x [Linux Wireless]
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/use ... rs/rtl819x

* ASUS USB-N10 Nano - WikiDevi
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/ASUS_USB-N10_Nano

* pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes: Realtek 8192 chipset driver, ported to kernel 3.11.
https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes

* RTL8192cu fix, works on recent Linux kernels (3.x and 4.x)
https://adamscheller.com/systems-admini ... -fix-wifi/

[SOLVED] 16.04.2 64-bit, kernel 4.8, rtl8192cu, connected to wifi but no internet
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2352681

I have a low-cost Bolse 600n Dual-Band WiFi adapter that was supposed to be plug-n-play, but it has not been that way. It shows up as
lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:8194 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

I found these older instructions which are the same as "pvaret" and I just tried installing them and they worked for my adapter using the 8194 Realtek Chipset, but you can see they are the same type of instructions for your WiFi adapter's rtl8192cu chipset. I was using the 8192du drivers, but they would not work for me in Linux Kernel 4.18. In order to do these instructions, you have to be connected to the Internet. Fortunately, I do have an older USB 300n WiFi adapter that is "plug-n-play" and does not require any driver installation, so I could run these instructions to get the other WiFI adapter drivers installed which did work on Linux Kernel 4.18. You may have to go to someone you know that does have Internet access you can connect with to get your current WiFi adapter to work.

Note: My Bolse WiFi adapter does not show up in "inxi -Fxzd" even though it is working well now after installing the drivers, but it does with "pinxi -Fxzd"? I also had 2 connection options as if this provided 2 different WiFi adapters to connect with (wlxe84e0628c687 or wlp0s29f7u1) anyone know why this is and would one be better than the other?

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sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms git

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git clone https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes.git

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sudo dkms add ./rtl8192cu-fixes

This had to be changed to v1.11 at the end.

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sudo dkms install 8192cu/1.11

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sudo depmod -a

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sudo cp ./rtl8192cu-fixes/blacklist-native-rtl8192.conf /etc/modprobe.d/

reboot afterward

Hope this helps ...