Description of problem: The rtl8192cu wireless driver isn't very good. The rtl8xxxu driver is much better, but isn't used. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-core-4.9.6-200.fc25.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce:r 1. Use default rtl8192cu driver 2. Measure wireless bandwidth with iperf3 3. Wonder why it's so bad. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: The rtl8192cu driver in F25 doesn't work very well but is what's used for my dual antenna Rosewill USB wireless adapters, listed by lsusb as Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8178 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8192CU 802.11n WLAN Adapter Since Dec 2013 I have downloaded an improved version git clone https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes.git which has provided vastly better performance. Sadly, this improved version no longer loads in Fedora 25, and I've had to use the staging version - with poor bandwidth. With help from poma <pomidorabelisima>, I read https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/rtl819x and discovered that "rtl8192cu is a USB driver for RTL8192CU/RTL8188CU devices. It's going to be replaced by rtl8xxxu." A bit of serendipity led me to discover that this new rtl8xxxu driver is already included in Fedora 25, but the non-functioning rtl8192cu is used by default. Simply adding a /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu.conf file containing blacklist rtl8192cu is enough to cause the newer rtl8xxxu module to be used. The wireless bandwidth, measured by iperf3, increased dramatically from a ragged 18. Mb/s to a solid 44. Mb/s. Based on this, please remove the rtl8192cu driver from the Fedora 25 staging area. It doesn't work, and the newer rtl8xxxu will be automatically used instead, with much better performance.
+1 for this change to happen as soon as possible, although this is up to Jes to decide when is the best timing.
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Hi, I've spent hours tracking a lose connection after 5 minutes issue with my Belkin wifi dongle before came accross this bug. rtl8192cu was the culprit, blacklisting it like specified in the comment of this bug resolved my issue. rtl8xxxu works well and ihmo should be loaded by default. Please tell me if need some infos.
Well, a kernel ago, actually two kernels ago, my Belkin N300 adapter broke and this thread sorted me out, only it's kinda weird, as since I have blacklisted the rtl8192cu driver + rebooted, WiFi does work, only the adapter's blue led's not flashing anymore and then although I seem to get decent speeds like, I mostly only get one/two bars fluctuating on my network manager. So is the rtl8xxxu driver supposed to work that way? PS: my current kernel is 4.15.4-300.fc27.x86_64 and I just conducted three tests on speedtest.net, which results are : 1/ 14.03 Mbps 2/ 10.80 Mbps 3/ 11.66 Mbps