How to Install a Belkin F7D2101 in Ubuntu
- 1). Click "Dash," "More Apps," "Accessories" and "Terminal" to open the terminal in Ubuntu.
- 2). Type "sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/network_drivers.rules" to open the network driver's rules script in the text editor. Add "ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="USB", ATTR{idVendor}=="050d", ATTR{idProduct}=="845a", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -qba r8192s_usb"" anywhere in the text. Click "File" and "Save," then close "gedit."
- 3). Type "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf" to edit the network driver's configuration script. Add the line; "install r8192s_usb /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install r8192s_usb $CMDLINE_OPTS; /bin/echo "050d 845a" > /sys/bus/USB/drivers/rtl819xU/new_id" anywhere in the file. Save and close "gedit" again.
- 4). Navigate to Debian firmware download page and download the latest revision to your system (see Resources). Type "sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU" into the terminal. Type "cp rtl8192su.bin /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/" to copy the file to the needed directory.
- 5). Plug in the Belkin F7D2101, Ubuntu can now recognize it.
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