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hi
wifi dongle not working. ifconfig and iwconfig and dmesg display no sign of the adapter.

Vu+ Ultimate WiFi Usb ID 0bda:8178 OpenPli 3.1.1

root@vuultimo:~# lsusb -v -d 0bda:8178

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8178 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0bda Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
idProduct 0x8178
bcdDevice 2.00
iManufacturer 1 Realtek
iProduct 2 802.11n WLAN Adapter
iSerial 3 00e04c000001
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 46
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 4
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x84 EP 4 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 1
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)

system_time_set wakeup mode get
system_time_set wakeup mode get 0xc4
fp update driver loaded
fpga update driver loaded
NET: Registered protocol family 10
r8192u_usb: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'TKIP'
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'CCMP'
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'WEP'

Linux kernel driver for RTL8192 based WLAN cards
Copyright © 2007-2008, Realsil Wlan
usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl819xU
r8712u: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
usbcore: registered new interface driver r8712u
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2500usb
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt73usb
usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8187
usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
USB Serial support registered for generic
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw
[VID]: VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE 0
[VID]: VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE 1
[VID]: VIDEO_PLAY 1 2 0
[VID]: VIDEO_CONTINUE 1 1
[VID]: VIDEO_CLEAR_BUFFER 1 1 0
[VID]: VIDEO_STOP 0 1
[VID]: VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE 0
[VID]: VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE 0
[VID]: VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE 1
[VID]: VIDEO_PLAY 1 2 0
[VID]: VIDEO_CONTINUE 1 1
[VID]: VIDEO_CLEAR_BUFFER 1 1 0
[VID]: VIDEO_STOP 0 1
[VID]: VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE 0
[LCD]: unknown cmd 0x1015

[F1reF0x]

workaround

echo "0bda 8178" -n > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/r8712u/new_id

[F1reF0x]

:/ ... still stuck .... even though the above will get the driver to load/attach and wlan0 is availiable via ifconfig and iwconfig ... all seems to get stuck once it tries to load the firmware ...