[arch-general] TP-link tl-wn823n v2.0 wifi dongle not working

[Tim Ye]

Hi Ralph,

Thank you for your reply.

On 2019-12-24 10:17+0000, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Hi Tim,
> 
> > I'm trying to make tl-wn823n v2.0 work on arch linux.  I followed the
> > this[1] guide.  [1]https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=218152
> 
> Have you also been following this guide in the wiki?
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_configuration/Wireless
I followed this wiki, but my adapter is still not showing in the output 
of command "ip link".

What I did was installing the this[1] aur package, then manually insert 
the module into the kernel.
> 
> > I was able to install the driver:
> >
> >     $ lsmod | grep 8192
> >     8192eu               1544192  0
> >     cfg80211              851968  1 8192eu
> >     vmw_vmci               81920  0
> 
> The forum thread you reference is from 2016 and says
> 
>     Something interesting, support for this device will be in the 4.9
>     kernel using the rtl8xxxu driver, then you won't need any external
>     drivers anymore
> 
> It's not clear what parts you have done from that thread, and whether
> you'd be better off ignoring it and following the wiki.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers, Ralph.

- Tim
[1]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rtl8192eu/