BBB TP-Link WL8200ND

Note: I never could get the adapter to actually associate on the network. I ended up acquiring a TP-Link TL-WN722N that was plug and play.

Edit ~/linux-dev/KERNEL/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c, adding the line for the WN8200ND at line 361.

Before:

   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x2001, 0x330a, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*D-Link-Alpha*/
   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x2019, 0xab2b, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*Planex -Abocom*/
   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x20f4, 0x624d, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*TRENDNet*/
   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x7392, 0x7822, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*Edimax -Edimax*/
   {}

After:

   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x2001, 0x330a, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*D-Link-Alpha*/
   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x2019, 0xab2b, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*Planex -Abocom*/
   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x20f4, 0x624d, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*TRENDNet*/
   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x2357, 0x0100, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*TP-Link WN8200ND*/
   {RTL_USB_DEVICE(0x7392, 0x7822, rtl92cu_hal_cfg)}, /*Edimax -Edimax*/
   {}

Edit ~/linux-dev/build_kernel.sh

Before:

export LINUX_GIT
 
#@unset FULL_REBUILD
FULL_REBUILD=1
if [ "${FULL_REBUILD}" ] ; then

After

export LINUX_GIT
 
unset FULL_REBUILD
#FULL_REBUILD=1
if [ "${FULL_REBUILD}" ] ; then

Rebuild the kernel:

./build_kernel.sh

When complete, copy the following files from the VM to the BBB (assuming ssh is running, and you can scp. Otherwise, figure a way to move them). You may wish to rename the original files on the BBB, first.

cd KERNEL/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi
scp rtlwifi.ko                  root@bbb:/lib/modules/3.8.13-bone32/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi
scp rtl8192c/rtl8192c-common.ko root@bbb:/lib/modules/3.8.13-bone32/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c
scp rtl8192cu/rtl8192cu.ko      root@bbb:/lib/modules/3.8.13-bone32/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu

Connect the TP-Link WN82000ND to the USB port, and install the drivers:

modprobe rtl8192cu

Verify the driver loaded and found the WN8200ND:

dmesg

If found, the resulting output should look something like this:

...
[839175.080125] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[839175.239278] rtl8192cu 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
[839175.239348] rtl8192cu 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
[839175.240340] rtl8192cu: Chip version 0x11
[839175.313294] rtl8192cu: MAC address: a0:f3:c1:26:0a:73
[839175.318739] rtl8192cu: Board Type 0
[839175.323171] rtlwifi: rx_max_size 15360, rx_urb_num 8, in_ep 1
[839175.329839] rtl8192cu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
[839175.339578] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu
[839175.375301] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc'
[839175.381781] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on