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Thread: Alfa AWUS036H issues on Thinkpad E540

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    Alfa AWUS036H issues on Thinkpad E540

    Hello everyone,

    I'm having some trouble getting a new Alfa WIFI adapter to work. The problem probably doesn't have anything to do with Kali, but maybe someone might have an explanation.
    Kali is running on a Thinkpad E540 with an i5 4200m, Windows 7 and Debian are also installed. The same (reconnecting) issue also occurs on Debian and Windows, with different outcomes. The adapter works without any issues on other PCs.

    On Windows 7 I get a BSOD after about 3 minutes of constant connectiong and disconnecting. iusb3xch.sys, the intel usb 3.0 driver, seems to be the Problem.

    Debian just crashes after a few minutes.

    On Kali the Adapter just reconnects forever.
    I was guessing this is some kind of usb-driver problem. I tried disabling usb 3.0 in the BIOS, did a BIOS update, tried different usb ports and reinstalled Kali. Still no luck.
    Will post /var/log/syslog from Debian-crash if needed, post too long.

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    I tried connecting the adapter through a powered USB-hub - works. are there known problems with the USB-Ports on this Laptop?

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    I think I have the same problem. I'm trying to use an Alfa AWUS036NH with a Thinkpad t440s running Fedora and get "phy0: Reset Timeout!" Errors in dmesg when I try to do anything at all with the card.

    A powered USB hub works fine for me as well.

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