My TP-LINK Archer T2U Plus doesnt work

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 9:29pm

Hello, I use a TP-LINK Archer T2U Plus that works fine on my Windows 7 boot; But I couldnt make it work on my EndeavourOS KDE boot since I installed it recently.

Here is my lsusb
[~]$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046a:0010 Cherry GmbH SmartBoard XX44
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 017: ID 2357:0138 TP-Link 802.11ac NIC
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 18f8:0f99 [Maxxter] Optical gaming mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
[ ~]$

My systemctl status NetworkManager

● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service.d
└─NetworkManager-ovs.conf
Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-01-25 18:42:18 CET; 3h 33min ago
Docs: man:NetworkManager(8)
Main PID: 560 (NetworkManager)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 9447)
Memory: 15.8M
CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
└─560 /usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

ene 25 21:03:38 *** NetworkManager[560]: [1611605018.6190] policy: set ‘WIFI-A65C’ (wlan0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS
ene 25 21:03:38 NetworkManager[560]: [1611605018.6193] dns-mgr: Writing DNS information to /usr/bin/resolvconf
ene 25 21:03:38 NetworkManager[560]: [1611605018.6619] device (wlan0): Activation: successful, device activated.
ene 25 21:03:38 * NetworkManager[560]: [1611605018.8791] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL
ene 25 22:08:01 NetworkManager[560]: [1611608881.5862] device (wlan0): state change: activated → unmanaged (reason ‘removed’, sys-iface-state>
ene 25 22:08:01 NetworkManager[560]: [1611608881.6048] dhcp4 (wlan0): canceled DHCP transaction
ene 25 22:08:01 NetworkManager[560]: [1611608881.6049] dhcp4 (wlan0): state changed bound → done
ene 25 22:08:01 NetworkManager[560]: [1611608881.6269] dns-mgr: Removing DNS information from /usr/bin/resolvconf
ene 25 22:08:01 NetworkManager[560]: [1611608881.6683] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
ene 25 22:08:01 *** NetworkManager[560]: [1611608881.6721] radio killswitch /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:03:00.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/iee>
lines 1-22/22 (END)

My ip link

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp9s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 70:85:c2:3a:50:a5 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

And my journalctl -f when I unplug & plug my TP Link

ene 25 22:19:03 *** kernel: usb 1-6: USB disconnect, device number 19
ene 25 22:19:09 * kernel: usb 1-6: new high-speed USB device number 20 using xhci_hcd
ene 25 22:19:09 ** kernel: usb 1-6: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=0138, bcdDevice= 2.10
ene 25 22:19:09 * kernel: usb 1-6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
ene 25 22:19:09 ** kernel: usb 1-6: Product: 802.11ac NIC
ene 25 22:19:09 kernel: usb 1-6: Manufacturer: Realtek
ene 25 22:19:09 * kernel: usb 1-6: SerialNumber: 123456
ene 25 22:19:09 * mtp-probe[39913]: checking bus 1, device 20: “/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:03:00.0/usb1/1-6”
ene 25 22:19:09 * mtp-probe[39913]: bus: 1, device: 20 was not an MTP device
ene 25 22:19:10 * mtp-probe[39937]: checking bus 1, device 20: “/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:03:00.0/usb1/1-6”
ene 25 22:19:10 ****** mtp-probe[39937]: bus: 1, device: 20 was not an MTP device

I did tried blacklist & unblacklist either (and even both) r8168 and r8169. I used rtl88xxau-aircrack too. But neither worked.
PLEASE, HELP ME.

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 9:35pm

Hello @Omixen88
With the TP-Link plugged in are you able to post your hardware output after booting into EndeavourOS with the following.

inxi -Fxxxz --no-host

pebcak · January 25, 2021, 9:39pm

Welcome to the community @Omixen88 !

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 9:52pm

Here. If you ask the other WIFI USB (D Link Rangebooster, I think its called) is one I had before, that works for me, but its notably less powerfull than the TP Link one (In Windows 7)
EDIT: I FORGOT TO PLUG THE TP LINK. SO SORRY.

System:
  Kernel: 5.10.10-arch1-1 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM 
  Distro: EndeavourOS base: Arch Linux 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: AB350M-HDV serial: <filter> 
  UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P3.10 date: 07/17/2017 
CPU:
  Info: Quad Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen rev: 1 
  L2 cache: 2 MiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
  bogomips: 51113 
  Speed: 1765 MHz min/max: 1550/3200 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1765 
  2: 1958 3: 2198 4: 1719 5: 1374 6: 1375 7: 1375 8: 1375 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Baffin [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] 
  vendor: Sapphire Limited driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 0a:00.0 
  chip ID: 1002:67ff 
  Display: x11 server: X.org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: 
  loaded: amdgpu,ati unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
  resolution: <missing: xdpyinfo> 
  OpenGL: 
  renderer: Radeon RX 560 Series (POLARIS11 DRM 3.40.0 5.10.10-arch1-1 LLVM 11.0.1) 
  v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.3 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] 
  vendor: Sapphire Limited driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 0a:00.1 
  chip ID: 1002:aae0 
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 12:00.3 chip ID: 1022:1457 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.10-arch1-1 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock 
  driver: r8169 v: kernel port: f000 bus ID: 09:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: enp9s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: TP-Link 802.11ac NIC type: USB driver: usb-network bus ID: 1-2:24 
  chip ID: 2357:0138 serial: <filter> 
  Device-3: D-Link System DWA-140 RangeBooster N Adapter(rev.B1) [Ralink RT2870] 
  type: USB driver: rt2800usb bus ID: 1-6:23 chip ID: 07d1:3c09 serial: <filter> 
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.62 TiB used: 1.17 TiB (44.7%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DM006-2DM164 size: 1.82 TiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: CC26 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD6400AAKS-65Z7B0 size: 596.17 GiB 
  speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 3B01 
  ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: J4.3 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 577.15 GiB used: 444.65 GiB (77.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 15.3 MiB (0.2%) priority: -2 
  dev: /dev/sdb2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 43.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 38.0 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 948 
Info:
  Processes: 259 Uptime: 4h 15m wakeups: 0 Memory: 7.76 GiB used: 2.83 GiB (36.4%) 
  Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 clang: 11.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1373 
  Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 running in: konsole inxi: 3.2.02

Changed to be more readable / @manuel.

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 10:02pm

When you post the output it best to encapsulate it with ``` before and after so it is easier to read. This is a Ralink RT2870 which uses the rt2800usb kernel module. So it should load when it boots. May need to blacklist some modules.

what does lsmod show

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:04pm

Module                  Size  Used by
wl                   6467584  0
88XXau               2043904  0
ccm                    20480  6
rt2800usb              28672  0
rt2x00usb              28672  1 rt2800usb
rt2800lib             139264  1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib              90112  3 rt2800usb,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
mac80211             1110016  3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
libarc4                16384  1 mac80211
cfg80211              987136  4 wl,rt2x00lib,mac80211,88XXau
rfkill                 28672  5 cfg80211
joydev                 28672  0
mousedev               24576  0
usbhid                 65536  0
snd_hda_codec_realtek   143360  1
snd_hda_codec_generic    98304  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     73728  1
ledtrig_audio          16384  1 snd_hda_codec_generic
snd_hda_intel          57344  7
snd_intel_dspcfg       24576  1 snd_hda_intel
soundwire_intel        45056  1 snd_intel_dspcfg
soundwire_generic_allocation    16384  1 soundwire_intel
soundwire_cadence      36864  1 soundwire_intel
snd_hda_codec         172032  4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_core          106496  5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
edac_mce_amd           32768  0
amdgpu               6578176  36
kvm_amd               114688  0
snd_hwdep              16384  1 snd_hda_codec
soundwire_bus          90112  3 soundwire_intel,soundwire_generic_allocation,soundwire_cadence
kvm                   933888  1 kvm_amd
snd_soc_core          323584  1 soundwire_intel
irqbypass              16384  1 kvm
crct10dif_pclmul       16384  1
snd_compress           32768  1 snd_soc_core
crc32_pclmul           16384  0
ghash_clmulni_intel    16384  0
ac97_bus               16384  1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm_dmaengine      16384  1 snd_soc_core
aesni_intel           372736  4
ppdev                  24576  0
snd_pcm               147456  9 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_hda_core,snd_pcm_dmaengine
wmi_bmof               16384  0
mxm_wmi                16384  0
gpu_sched              45056  1 amdgpu
crypto_simd            16384  1 aesni_intel
i2c_algo_bit           16384  1 amdgpu
cryptd                 24576  2 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
ttm                   114688  1 amdgpu
glue_helper            16384  1 aesni_intel
snd_timer              45056  2 snd_pcm
drm_kms_helper        274432  1 amdgpu
rapl                   16384  0
snd                   114688  22 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm
cec                    69632  1 drm_kms_helper
syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt              16384  1 drm_kms_helper
r8168                 565248  0
soundcore              16384  1 snd
fb_sys_fops            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
ccp                   118784  1 kvm_amd
r8169                  98304  0
realtek                24576  1
mdio_devres            16384  1 r8169
rng_core               16384  1 ccp
libphy                151552  3 r8169,mdio_devres,realtek
pinctrl_amd            32768  0
parport_pc             53248  0
parport                69632  2 parport_pc,ppdev
sp5100_tco             20480  0
wmi                    36864  2 wmi_bmof,mxm_wmi
mac_hid                16384  0
k10temp                16384  0
i2c_piix4              28672  0
gpio_amdpt             20480  0
pcspkr                 16384  0
gpio_generic           20480  1 gpio_amdpt
acpi_cpufreq           28672  0
pkcs8_key_parser       16384  0
crypto_user            20480  0
fuse                  163840  5
drm                   569344  16 gpu_sched,drm_kms_helper,amdgpu,ttm
agpgart                53248  2 ttm,drm
bpf_preload            16384  0
ip_tables              32768  0
x_tables               53248  1 ip_tables
ext4                  933888  1
crc32c_generic         16384  0
crc16                  16384  1 ext4
mbcache                16384  1 ext4
jbd2                  151552  1 ext4
crc32c_intel           24576  2
sr_mod                 28672  0
cdrom                  77824  1 sr_mod
xhci_pci               20480  0
xhci_pci_renesas       20480  1 xhci_pci

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 10:05pm

Sorry,
I see you have two wifi? So the one that is working is the D-link?

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:06pm

Yes.

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 10:08pm

Okay that is the Ralink that uses the rt2800usb. I can’t tell what the chip is for the TP-Link? and i assume it’s not working at all?

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:09pm

Nope. It nevers detects any Wifi from my modem or other, and I tried multiple things, with its reboots.

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 10:16pm

I think it is a Realtek chip that might use rtl8812au? You could try the dkms version from the AUR. I would try the bottom one.

Edit: This is just a guess.

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 10:19pm

Did you not have the TP-Link plugged in when posting the hardware? maybe you can look at it again and see if it shows?

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:20pm

If you mean at the
inxi -Fxxxz --no-host

I edited the post.

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:25pm

Installed it, but no change. Maybe I should blacklist r8168/8169, or try to make the TP Link take the installed drivers (tell me how)

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 10:29pm

Did you reboot after installing it?

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:31pm

no, I will do it.

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:41pm

Nothing…

● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
    Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service.d
             └─NetworkManager-ovs.conf
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-01-25 23:33:13 CET; 3min 13s ago
       Docs: man:NetworkManager(8)
   Main PID: 565 (NetworkManager)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 9447)
     Memory: 17.3M
     CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
             └─565 /usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

ene 25 23:33:15 ******* NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613995.1465] dhcp-init: Using DHCP client 'internal'
ene 25 23:33:15 ***** NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613995.4469] settings: Loaded settings plugin: keyfile (internal)
ene 25 23:33:16 ******* NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613996.0423] device (lo): carrier: link connected
ene 25 23:33:16 ******* NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613996.0428] manager: (lo): new Generic device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1)
ene 25 23:33:16 ****** NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613996.0443] manager: (enp9s0): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
ene 25 23:33:16 ******* NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613996.0648] settings: (enp9s0): created default wired connection 'Conexión cableada 1'
ene 25 23:33:16 ****** NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613996.0655] device (enp9s0): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
ene 25 23:33:16 ****** NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611613996.4436] ovsdb: No se pudo conectar: No existe el fichero o el directorio
ene 25 23:33:22 ****** NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611614002.2854] manager: startup complete
ene 25 23:33:55 ****** NetworkManager[565]: <info>  [1611614035.1561] agent-manager: agent[284c6040bc44c911,:1.22/org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement/1000]: agent registered


lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
rfkill                 28672  3
mousedev               24576  0
joydev                 28672  0
snd_hda_codec_realtek   143360  1
snd_hda_codec_generic    98304  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     73728  1
ledtrig_audio          16384  1 snd_hda_codec_generic
snd_hda_intel          57344  4
snd_intel_dspcfg       24576  1 snd_hda_intel
edac_mce_amd           32768  0
kvm_amd               114688  0
kvm                   933888  1 kvm_amd
soundwire_intel        45056  1 snd_intel_dspcfg
amdgpu               6578176  22
irqbypass              16384  1 kvm
soundwire_generic_allocation    16384  1 soundwire_intel
soundwire_cadence      36864  1 soundwire_intel
crct10dif_pclmul       16384  1
snd_hda_codec         172032  4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
crc32_pclmul           16384  0
snd_hda_core          106496  5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
ghash_clmulni_intel    16384  0
aesni_intel           372736  0
snd_hwdep              16384  1 snd_hda_codec
soundwire_bus          90112  3 soundwire_intel,soundwire_generic_allocation,soundwire_cadence
ppdev                  24576  0
crypto_simd            16384  1 aesni_intel
snd_soc_core          323584  1 soundwire_intel
wmi_bmof               16384  0
mxm_wmi                16384  0
cryptd                 24576  2 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
glue_helper            16384  1 aesni_intel
gpu_sched              45056  1 amdgpu
r8168                 565248  0
snd_compress           32768  1 snd_soc_core
ac97_bus               16384  1 snd_soc_core
i2c_algo_bit           16384  1 amdgpu
snd_pcm_dmaengine      16384  1 snd_soc_core
rapl                   16384  0
snd_pcm               147456  8 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_hda_core,snd_pcm_dmaengine
ttm                   114688  1 amdgpu
ccp                   118784  1 kvm_amd
drm_kms_helper        274432  1 amdgpu
r8169                  98304  0
snd_timer              45056  1 snd_pcm
cec                    69632  1 drm_kms_helper
snd                   114688  18 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm
syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt              16384  1 drm_kms_helper
soundcore              16384  1 snd
realtek                24576  1
fb_sys_fops            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
mdio_devres            16384  1 r8169
libphy                151552  3 r8169,mdio_devres,realtek
sp5100_tco             20480  0
rng_core               16384  1 ccp
mac_hid                16384  0
parport_pc             53248  0
parport                69632  2 parport_pc,ppdev
k10temp                16384  0
i2c_piix4              28672  0
pinctrl_amd            32768  0
wmi                    36864  2 wmi_bmof,mxm_wmi
pcspkr                 16384  0
gpio_amdpt             20480  0
gpio_generic           20480  1 gpio_amdpt
acpi_cpufreq           28672  0
pkcs8_key_parser       16384  0
crypto_user            20480  0
fuse                  163840  3
drm                   569344  10 gpu_sched,drm_kms_helper,amdgpu,ttm
agpgart                53248  2 ttm,drm
bpf_preload            16384  0
ip_tables              32768  0
x_tables               53248  1 ip_tables
usbhid                 65536  0
ext4                  933888  1
crc32c_generic         16384  0
crc16                  16384  1 ext4
mbcache                16384  1 ext4
jbd2                  151552  1 ext4
crc32c_intel           24576  2
sr_mod                 28672  0
cdrom                  77824  1 sr_mod
xhci_pci               20480  0
xhci_pci_renesas       20480  1 xhci_pci

ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp9s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 70:85:c2:3a:50:a5 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

ricklinux · January 25, 2021, 10:49pm

You can try uninstalling the r8168 package.

sudo pacman -R r8168

Edit: are you also able to remove the AUR package you tried?

Omixen88 · January 25, 2021, 10:54pm

“Couldnt be find” So I possibly deleted it before.

2000 · January 25, 2021, 10:55pm

If you installed rtl8812au… as @ricklinux hinted, you could then try to blacklist rtl8xxxu and reboot.

blacklist module
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu.conf

# Do not load the 'rtl8xxxu' module on boot.
blacklist rtl8xxxu