That's Larry Finger's driver and it might be different from the kernel.org driver. I've added him to the CC list. If you look in /var/log/messages there may be some useful warning messages from when the driver loaded to when it crashed? regards, dan carpenter On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 07:12:36PM -0700, dborlaug.t@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Dear All, > > Thank you kindly in advance for your help. Please forgive any trivial > questions or mistakes by me. I am new to linux (1 month). Hope this is > the proper place for such a question. Here goes. > > I have a number of tp-link tl-wn725n usb adapters that I want to use in > laptops. The laptops are running debian wheezy v.7.8 fully updated. I > can use the laptops with the tp-link adapters fine for web surfing, > downloading a file, etc.. For such things my laptop tp-link combos work > great, everything is fine. > > I installed the tp-link adapters via: > http://brilliantlyeasy.com/ubuntu-linux-tl-wn725n-tp-link-version-2-wifi-driver-install/ > > using the following commands: > apt-get update > apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) > apt-get update > apt-get install build-essential > apt-get install git > git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu > cd rtl8188eu > make all > make install > insmod 8188eu.ko > > The problem is that when I attempt to vnc over an ssh connection to a > debian box running either x11vnc or tightvncserver, I can make the > connection, but then the laptop is freezes. This freeze happens withing > 2 seconds of making the connection. When the laptop freezes the adapter > lights go dark. The laptop becomes unresponsive, from what I can tell, > and I have to do a hard reboot. I have tried vnc over ssh with same > laptop over the ethernet nic with the tp-link wireless removed from the > laptop and I have no problems. I have also tried another laptop, same > behavior, vnc over ssh works with wired, freezes laptop with tp-link. > laptops are lenovo x120e and z40-70, if this helps. > > Hopefully I have provided some good information that helps. Please let > me know if there is something I've done wrong, such as missed the latest > driver, etc. Happy to try to get this working and report back. > > Thank you kindly, > anon > > > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel
