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doc:appunti:hardware:jumper_ezbook_s3 [2018/07/31 12:45] – [WiFi Resume Problem Workaround] niccolodoc:appunti:hardware:jumper_ezbook_s3 [2018/08/01 09:31] (current) – [How To Make the WiFi Working] niccolo
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 ===== How To Make the WiFi Working ===== ===== How To Make the WiFi Working =====
  
-The integrated WiFi card is attached to the USB bus, it is identified by ID **obda:b720**.+The integrated **WiFi card** is attached to the **USB bus**, it is identified by ID **obda:b720**.
  
 The WiFi did not work with the stock installation. The **scanning** for available access points **is indeed working**, but **associating fails**. After the failed association, even the scanning stops working. We upgraded the kernel to **linux-image-4.17.0-1-amd64** in the hope that this will fix the WiFi problem, but nope. The WiFi did not work with the stock installation. The **scanning** for available access points **is indeed working**, but **associating fails**. After the failed association, even the scanning stops working. We upgraded the kernel to **linux-image-4.17.0-1-amd64** in the hope that this will fix the WiFi problem, but nope.
  
-We downloaded the sources of a kernel module which expressly states the compatibility with that device. This is the source code **[[https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bu|GitHub page]]**.+We downloaded the sources of a kernel module (developed by **lwfinger**) which expressly states the compatibility with that device obda:b720. This is the source code **[[https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bu|GitHub page]]**.
  
 <code> <code>
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 git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bu.git git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bu.git
 cd rtl8723bu cd rtl8723bu
-# In Makefile: commented-out from the line EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_CONCURRENT_MODE+# In Makefile: commented-out the line EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_CONCURRENT_MODE
 make make
 make install make install
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 </code> </code>
  
-An automatic workaround seems to be creating file **/usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/fix_internet.sh** with:+An automatic workaround seems to be creating an executable file **/lib/systemd/system-sleep/fix-wifi** with:
  
 <code bash> <code bash>
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 esac esac
 </code> </code>
 +===== Suspend and Hibernate =====
 +
 +Tried with success the command line version of the commands:
 +
 +<code>
 +systemctl suspend
 +systemctl hibernate
 +</code>
 +
 +The hibernate requires a swap partition equal or greather than the available RAM.
 +
 +
 ===== TODO ===== ===== TODO =====
  
   * How to prevent the notebook to go into stand-by mode, which make it unreachable from the network (e.g. ssh login).   * How to prevent the notebook to go into stand-by mode, which make it unreachable from the network (e.g. ssh login).
   * Bluetooth not working?   * Bluetooth not working?
-  * How to hibernate instead of stand-by?+  * FIXME **Enter** key misbehaving in **less**. Problem: e.g. man page, backslash to search, hit Enter does not work, it prints **ESCOM** string instad. Workaround: use **Ctrl-M**. Tips: ''xev'' says that Enter sends ''KP_Enter'' instead of ''Return'', but changing keysym with ''%%xmodmap -e "keysym KP_Enter = Return"%%'' does not resolve. Use ''.lesskey'' to modifiy
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