Installing AC1200 Dual-Band USB 3.0 Wifi Adapter (not A6210)

**praseodym** · February 10th, 2019

Or use an udev rule:

Code:

gksu gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/10-wlan-stick.rules

Add these lines

Code:

ACTION=="add", GOTO="device_check"
ACTION=="remove", GOTO="onboard_load"

LABEL="device_check"

SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="wlan1", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -rf ipw2200"

GOTO="rules_end"

LABEL="onboard_load"

SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="wlan*", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe ipw2200"

LABEL="rules_end"

Replace the red entries with your wireless interface name, and the greenish ones with your internal wifi card module name. Proofread carefully and reboot. This should unload the internal driver when the stick is plugged in

**bohicaman** · March 7th, 2019

I tried the code above and got several errors. ie: couldn't find files
Bob

**chili555** · March 7th, 2019

Originally Posted by bohicaman

I tried the code above and got several errors. ie: couldn't find files
Bob

Please start a new thread and include the exact errors. Also include the details of the device from the terminal command:

Code:

lsusb

**joselitux** · March 10th, 2019

Hi

followed instructions on post #23 worked like a charm, but I must run it every time I reboot.
How to make it permanent?

(ubuntu cosmic cuttlefish)

**jeremy31** · March 10th, 2019

Are you trying Ubuntu without installing it to hard drive?

**joselitux** · March 11th, 2019

Solved after connecting to a wireless signal and rebooting. Seems that is needed to connect to any wifi source to be permanent

**jurito** · June 18th, 2019

I just reinstalled ubuntu after a long hyatus, wifi didn't work. Found this thread and still couldn't manage to make it work, with a dell laptop and an amazon decent wifi dongle. Seriously, in 2019 i thought linux, or at least the more popular distros, were consumer ready. Sadly, they're not. Back in another 10 yrs.

**chili555** · June 18th, 2019

Originally Posted by jurito

I just reinstalled ubuntu after a long hyatus, wifi didn't work. Found this thread and still couldn't manage to make it work, with a dell laptop and an amazon decent wifi dongle. Seriously, in 2019 i thought linux, or at least the more popular distros, were consumer ready. Sadly, they're not. Back in another 10 yrs.

I don't think you should necessarily blame Ubuntu. The manufacturers of wireless devices are in an arms race to develop faster, and yet cheaper devices. They produce a Windows driver and ship the devices to the retailers. Most do not provide any Linux driver.

There are many USB wireless devices that work out of the box. Ubuntu is pretty consumer ready but is not yet all things to all people all the time.

**jurito** · June 18th, 2019

Actually, I'm quite sad about it. I had expectations and even just posting in an year old thread marked as solved, while the latest ubuntu ISO still don't work makes me sad. I tried but it's embarrassing, even as a non computer illiterate this is far too much a time waste.

**coffeecat** · June 18th, 2019

Old solved thread closed to prevent further hijack-necromancies.

If anyone needs help with a wireless device, please start your own fresh thread, not forgetting to post the output of the wireless script as described here: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=370108

A reminder - this is a support section of the forum, a place to get help, not for posting vague complaints.