Version 2 of TP-Link TL-WN725N driver doesn’t come by default in Raspbian so it won’t work by just plug-ining it in.
You can compile the driver by yourself (slow) or just download an already compiled one and install it.
UPDATE!
Due to the problems people has been having with the error “ERROR: could not insert ’8188eu’: Exec format error.” I’ve compiled and tested the driver for both 2013-02-09-wheezy-raspbian and 2013-09-25-wheezy-raspbian for kernel 3.6.11+.
2013-02-09-wheezy-raspbian kernel 3.6.11+:
http://tech.enekochan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/rtl8188eu/liwei/2013-02-09-wheezy-raspbian-3-6-11/8188eu.ko
2013-09-25-wheezy-raspbian kernel 3.6.11+:
http://tech.enekochan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/rtl8188eu/liwei/2013-09-25-wheezy-raspbian-3-6-11/8188eu.ko
wget http://tech.enekochan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/rtl8188eu/liwei/2013-09-25-wheezy-raspbian-3-6-11/8188eu.ko sudo install -p -m 644 8188eu.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless sudo depmod -a sudo modprobe 8188eu
You’ll probably want your Raspberry PI to connect to the wifi on boot. In that case edit /etc/network/interfaces to configure the SSID and the password of your wifi network:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
allow-hotplug wlan0
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid "ssid"
wpa-psk "password"
Test it by turning down and up the connection and verifying with ifconfig that wlan0 now has an IP:
sudo ifdown wlan0 sudo ifup wlan0 ifconfig
If you see this messages don’t worry as far as everything works OK (I don’t know why those happend but the connection works anyway):
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not permitted ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
Previously I had been using the Wifi Config (wpa_gui) application to configure my wifi network settings under the desktop environment. This application automatically configures /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf files:
auto lo iface lo inet loopback iface eth0 inet dhcp allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet manual wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf iface default inet dhcp
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
network={
ssid="XXXX"
psk="XXXXXXXXXXXX"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP
auth_alg=OPEN
}
But it stoped working with the lastest version of the driver.
If you use this method and want to force wpa_supplicant to reconnect to the wifi just run this:
sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
I also had to configure the DNS servers to be able to resolve names from the internet. This is done by editing the /etc/resolv.conf file. Just add your DNS servers (usually your ISP gives you those IPs) or use 8.8.4.4 and 8.8.8.8 (DNS servers from Google):
nameserver 8.8.4.4 nameserver 8.8.8.8
Source: http://blog.pi3g.com/2013/05/tp-link-tl-wn725n-nano-wifi-adapter-v2-0-raspberry-pi-driver/
https://www.zhujunsan.net/index.php/2013/03/make-tp-link-tl-wn725n-v2-work-on-raspbian/
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-raspberry-pi-lesson-3-network-setup/setting-up-wifi-with-occidentalis
hi guys! does anybody know how to get this TP-Link TL-WN725N works on mac os x 10.8.3 ? did not find any working instruction on internet…thanks
Hola amigo, una consulta, hago todo los pasos pero al final me sale este error:
ericksystem ~ $ sudo modprobe 8188eu
FATAL: Error inserting 8188eu (/lib/modules/3.5.0-17-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/8188eu.ko): Invalid module format
Que cosa podrá ser….. gracias
Esta guía es para instalar el driver en Raspbian. Veo que tu host se llama “Pc-ErickSystem” así que… lo estás ejecutando en un PC?
Si amigo..
xbian ~ $ sudo depmod -a
xbian ~ $ sudo modprobe 8188eu
ERROR: could not insert ’8188eu’: Exec format error
No soy Google. Soy una persona y debes tratarme como tal. Poniéndome así las cosas esperas que te ayude?
be care of ssid need to be case sensitive, while its not in Windows world.
Well, my ssid is actually WLAN
Hi, I’m using this driver and I’ve been trying to change the MAC address for my wireless and it won’t seem to work. I’ve tried a few different methods to change it. When I use the ifconfig command like so:
sudo lfconfig wlan0 down
sudo ifconfig wlan0 hw ether
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
The MAC address remains unchanged and I receive no error.
When I use macchanger, I receive the following:
ERROR: Can’t read permanent MAC: Operation not supported
Permanent MAC: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (Xerox Corporation)
Current MAC: 64:66:b3:09:24:6a (unknown)
New MAC: 4e:53:50:4f:4f:46 (unknown)
Does this driver simply not support changing the MAC address?
Worked great. Thanks for posting this! Was stuck for a while trying to get this to work!
Hola amigo, buena aportación… no tendrás el controlador para el WN723N?? estoy haciendo pruebas con ambos
El controlador del TL-WN723N viene ya integrado de origen en Raspbian. Funciona sin tener que hacer nada en el kernel.
Hola, ya me he descargado el archivo que tu aportas. Y me gustaria saber como instalarlo. Lo meto en la SD de la raspberry? Me gustaria utilizarlo con RaspBMC. Y cuando lo instale como configuro eso que tu dices. Dandole a shift al principio cuando aparece para entrar?. Muchas gracias por tu ayuda y tu aporte y espero que me puedas ayudar.
Buenas! Muchas gracias por tu articulo y por dejar en enlance del modulo compilado, he seguido las instrucciones y cuando llega la hora de probarlo da error de formato:
root:~# sudo modprobe 8188eu
ERROR: could not insert ’8188eu’: Exec format error
he probado ambos links con el mismo resultado ¿? se te ocurre que puede ser? Gracias!
With the last rpi update the files dont works:
Linux raspberrypi 3.10.18+ #577 Tue Nov 5 12:33:36 GMT 2013 armv6l GNU/Linux
pi ~ $ sudo modprobe 8188eu
ERROR: could not insert ’8188eu’: Exec format error
Compile it for your specific kernel and it should work: http://tech.enekochan.com/2013/05/29/compile-and-install-driver-for-tp-link-tl-wn725n-version-2-in-raspbian/
Edit: This module driver looks like it’s not compatible with Linux >= 3.10.0.