#Rosewill media downloadable drivers rnx ac1300pce install#
#Rosewill media downloadable drivers rnx ac1300pce driver#

#Rosewill media downloadable drivers rnx ac1300pce install#

If this is the case, you will likely need to install the linux-backports-modules-compat-wireless package. If you get a Module Not Found error, that probably means the module isn't installed. Sudo modprobe to load the module and see if it works.

#Rosewill media downloadable drivers rnx ac1300pce driver#

Once you have determined the correct driver for the device, simply do Most likely that means the vendor uses another company's chipset- the other company's name will then be the one that shows up in lsusb's output. You'll notice that there is no vendor listing for Rosewill on this list. There are also compatibility lists like this: Googling the ID number along with 'linux' or 'kernel' sometimes works. Once you have determined the device ID for the adapter, you can search for the appropriate kernel module for it. Rosewill wireless rnx driver xp vista windowsRosewill rnx-ac1300pce wi-fi adapter / wireless adapter / pci-e network External impressions and cable configurationRosewill rnx-ac1200pce. Here's what my lsusb looks like:īus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:00dd Microsoft Corp.īus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hubīus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:0807 Logitech, Inc.īus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub The information you want to extract from the output of the command is a hexadecimal number of the format 'nnnn:nnnn' immediately following the string 'ID' on the line that contains the vendor's name. If you post the output of the command here, I will assist you in interpreting it. For non-USB devices you will generally use lspci It appears to be a USB wireless adapter, so you will use the lsusb command to get this information. The first step is to determine the device ID of the adapter. The good news is that you might not have to deal with all that. If your experience is anything like mine with ASUS, the provided code will be stale and will fail to compile. Presumably, the provided file is source code which will then have to be compiled in order to be used. The information you want to extract from the output. For non-USB devices you will generally use lspci. It is a Wrong Answer for the vendor to expect clients to download an unsigned driver file from the Web to make their device work for Linux. The first step is to determine the device ID of the adapter. It's a sad fact that many vendors which claim to support Linux don't really support it.