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Realtek RTL88x2BU WiFi USB Driver for Linux
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[Question] Something about USB 3.0 #154

Closed RaptaG closed 2 years ago

RaptaG commented 2 years ago

Hi!

I got my WiFi adapter (RTL88x2bu) connected to a USB 3.0 port and it works just fine. If I follow these instructions from the README, will they improve anything?

RinCat commented 2 years ago

Hi. If you are using it with 5Ghz, enable USB 3.0 may increase your network speed.

RaptaG commented 2 years ago

Hi. If you are using it with 5Ghz, enable USB 3.0 may increase your network speed.

Ok, thanks!

RaptaG commented 2 years ago

Btw, if the restart loop bug happens, how do I remove the parameter and reload the driver (force USB 3.0)? Also will this reset with kernel updates?

Sorry if I bother you @RinCat

RinCat commented 2 years ago

The restart loop is this kernel module, not your system. So it will keep retrying to connect your adapter, but will not damage anything. You can simply unload the driver by using modprobe -r 88x2bu. Also it has nothing to do with kernel updates.

RaptaG commented 2 years ago

My connection seems to be a bit instable now..

RinCat commented 2 years ago

Then you can just disable it. Maybe power supply not enough or higher speed causes packets loss.

RaptaG commented 2 years ago

Then you can just disable it. Maybe power supply not enough or higher speed causes packets loss.

By forcing USB 2.0?

RinCat commented 2 years ago

By remove rtw_switch_usb_mode=1. It usually use 2.0 by default.

RaptaG commented 2 years ago

By remove rtw_switch_usb_mode=1. It usually use 2.0 by default.

From where?

RinCat commented 2 years ago

From where you added it. If you use README, it is in /etc/modprobe.d/99-RTL88x2BU.conf.