I am afraid I am quite new to the DreamBox world and OpenPli in particular although I love OpenPli and I intend to stick with it. I have a DM500HD clone and I am running OpenPLi-2.1-beta-dm500hd-20120530-sim2-ssl84b normally with a LAN connection. Recently I tried to use the WLan via a usb dongle I had lying around. It is a RTL8188SU chipset. The box detected it, it could find the SSID and the gateway, I set up the password correctly, but when it came to activate the link it just locks up. Presumably version 2.1 contains a driver for the RTL8188, otherwise it would not be recognised, but something goes wrong when it comes to connecting the link.
Has anybody else had similar problems. Is there another driver that could be installed?
Thanks in advance
WLan lock up RTL8188SU
Started by uncinogb, 28 Nov 2012 13:23
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Re: WLan lock up RTL8188SU #2
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 13:38
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Re: WLan lock up RTL8188SU #3
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Posted 4 May 2013 - 08:18
I have similar question for openpli2.1 on a genuine dm800 (non se), in general if this chipset, rtl8188, or the more preferred rtl8192 ( due to 5gbs ) is supported on openpli2.1. please inform
Edited by dolphs, 4 May 2013 - 08:21.
Re: WLan lock up RTL8188SU #4
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Posted 4 May 2013 - 08:30
Openpli support most wifi sticks and even the 5Ghz however you need to have a kernel version which support the devices as well.
Most boxes use kernel 3.x and therefor better compatible with newest wifi devices.
To make the wifi drivers compatible with old kernels is a massive job and then even it will probably not work fine.
I think the only solution is to ask dmm to update the kernel to a newer release.
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Re: WLan lock up RTL8188SU #5
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Posted 5 May 2013 - 07:08
Yes I obviously meant 5ghz 
. OK so kernel 2.6 needs to be upgraded at least to latest 2.6.24 on this box so the realtek usb cards will be supported again. Maybe gutemine can put some light on this kernel issue on the dm800... Would be great to have at least the latest, 2.6.34, kernel in this box ...
. OK so kernel 2.6 needs to be upgraded at least to latest 2.6.24 on this box so the realtek usb cards will be supported again. Maybe gutemine can put some light on this kernel issue on the dm800... Would be great to have at least the latest, 2.6.34, kernel in this box ...
Edited by dolphs, 5 May 2013 - 07:10.
Re: WLan lock up RTL8188SU #6
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Posted 4 June 2013 - 19:59
I'm with the image openpli 3.0 however my wifi does not want to work anymore. The chipset is the RTL8188SU it and I can not find the drive that's right for him. If someone can help I am grateful. caixa DM800SE.
Edited by csusuario, 4 June 2013 - 20:04.
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