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I have installed Ubuntu Mate 16.04 on a Raspberry Pi 2. I installed a TL-WN823N USB wireless USB device, however, unlike what I read on the internet about this device and ubuntu, it is in no way detected.

dmesg tells me its placed at device number 5, that its idVendor 2357 and idProduct 0109. Also; its Realtek.

lsusb lists the device as 2357:0109 - and thats all (no text / titles).

lsmod shows nothing wireless related

iw-config shows only lo - no wireless connection

It seems the device, in no way, is detected for what it is and no drivers are used. The drivers I can find help for, is x86 based, not arm. Any help is really appreciated.

Edit: this is raspberry pi specific. the possible duplicate points to precompiled binaries for x86. Does not necessarily answer this ubuntu+raspberry pi question.

Mads Soransen
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For everyone else, after sitting with this problem several hours and FINALLY deciding to ask a question, I find the answer a few minutes later.. go figure.

Its here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=148389&p=1028428

follow the debian process, it works just fine for ubuntu mate. after this, just go into networks, add a network - pick the new device that its found. This doesn't fix lsusb, but everything else shows the correct stuff :-)

Have fun.

Mads Soransen
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