wireless adapter problem rtl8188ftv

**mrsparklefingers** · 2020-05-04

hi
i am using kali linux 5.5.0 on virtualbox i got rtl8188ftv wireless adapter

Code:

lsusb

Code:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

it didn't work in the first so i installed that driver
https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu.git
it works fine and it shows many networks but i doesn't support monitor mode and when i use airmon-ng i get an error that there is no wireless card

Code:

lwconfig

Code:


lo        no wireless extensions.


eth0      no wireless extensions.


wlan0     unassociated  Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Sensitivity:0/0  
          Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=0 dBm  Noise level=0 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

is there any method to solve that problem and turn on monitor mode or suggesting any driver that supports it

Code:

ifconfig

Code:

eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 10.0.2.15  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 10.0.2.255
        inet6 fe80::a00:27ff:fe5c:fd7e  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 08:00:27:5c:fd:7e  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 1579  bytes 2248875 (2.1 MiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 872  bytes 56338 (55.0 KiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0


lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        loop  txqueuelen 1000  (Local Loopback)
        RX packets 30  bytes 1416 (1.3 KiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 30  bytes 1416 (1.3 KiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0


wlan0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        ether 2e:e4:26:ec:77:94  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

**eyeflys** · 2020-05-08

can you run airmon-ng and report result?

**willy19** · 2020-05-13

Try putting "kali realtek 8188" into google and pressing enter. First link in google is this forum with instructions and up to date S/W. And did you bother looking at dates? You loaded a really old driver so it ain't surprising things dont work. Reload things to start fresh and follow the instructions. Just like you got told before.

**willy19** · 2020-05-14

Bottom of this thread: forums.kali.org/showthread.php?37911-Getting-RTL8188-to-work-with-Kali-in-monitor-mode

Driver, github, and instructions. Simple

**mrsparklefingers** · 2020-05-20

@willy19 hi i download the driver and followed all instructions in there but after installation there is no driver installed i followed these commands

Code:

echo blacklist r8188eu > /etc/modules/realtek.conf
make
make install
modprobe cfg80211
modprobe lib80211
insmod 8188eu.ko

@eyeflys i uninstalled the driver i mentioned when i found that it doesn't support monitor mode

Code:

root@kali:~# airmon-ng

PHY     Interface       Driver          Chipset

but before uninstalling it there was one more driver wlan0 rtl8188fu

**willy19** · 2020-05-31

Originally Posted by mrsparklefingers

@willy19 hi i download the driver and followed all instructions in there but after installation there is no driver installed i followed these commands

Code:

echo blacklist r8188eu > /etc/modules/realtek.conf
make
make install
modprobe cfg80211
modprobe lib80211
insmod 8188eu.ko

@eyeflys i uninstalled the driver i mentioned when i found that it doesn't support monitor mode

Code:

root@kali:~# airmon-ng

PHY     Interface       Driver          Chipset

but before uninstalling it there was one more driver wlan0 rtl8188fu

Then you didnt follow the instructions. not alot more to say. The airodump bug was fixed and everyone else reported it working great, and those instructions worked for me. You arent doing something right.

**mrsparklefingers** · 2020-06-08

@willy19 i am just a beginner to kali ,bro so why don't u just guide me that is the last thing i tried

https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8188eus

Code:

root@kali:~/Desktop/rtl8188eus# make
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/5.3.0-kali2-amd64/build M=/root/Desktop/rtl8188eus  modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.3.0-kali2-amd64'
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.3.0-kali2-amd64'
root@kali:~/Desktop/rtl8188eus# make install
install -p -m 644 8188eu.ko  /lib/modules/5.3.0-kali2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
/sbin/depmod -a 5.3.0-kali2-amd64
root@kali:~/Desktop/rtl8188eus# modprobe cfg80211
root@kali:~/Desktop/rtl8188eus# modprobe lib80211
root@kali:~/Desktop/rtl8188eus# insmod 8188eu.ko
root@kali:~/Desktop/rtl8188eus# airmon-ng

PHY     Interface       Driver          Chipset

**alexthefifth** · 2020-10-19

I am having the exact same problem described in this thread

I started with a clean kali install each time

Out of the box, kali 2020.3 did not recognize RTL8188FTV adapter (can see it using lsusb but nothing in iwconfig).

First attempt with https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8188eus (everything installed fine, rebooted after install)
-> no change -- wifi still doesn't work, can't see adapter

Second attempt with https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu.git (everything installed fine, started with a clean/stock kodi)
-> progress! the adapter shows up and I can connect to networks but can't put it into monitor mode

It seems there hasn't been much progress on the rtl8188ftv driver

Any help would be appreciated

**drygdryg** · 2020-10-28

Originally Posted by alexthefifth

Any help would be appreciated

Seems that monitor mode in rtl8188ftv is supported, but disabled by default. Try to use this driver: https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu : after cloning just find the following flags in the Makefile, disable power saving and enable monitor mode:

Code:

CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = y

and

Code:

CONFIG_WIFI_MONITOR = n

**bushi** · 2020-11-03

hi alexthefifth

I have the same problem with you.
Were you able to find a solution?

**nu11secur1ty** · 2021-01-02

Hello guys, this is not a problem, som of the RTL wifi and Lan adapters are just not supported by all OS's, especially after 2019.

Or their not completely software developed, which means, there have no modules for them, there have only for communication.

BR

**languide** · 2021-02-15

Thanks for the clarification

**gad3r** · 2021-03-23

You can install the driver for rtl8188ftv from this git repo : https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu

sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu
sudo dkms add ./rtl8188fu
sudo dkms build rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo dkms install rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/

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