Compile Realtek rtl8812AU/8821AU USB WiFi driver on Debian Jessie

Install the driver first from github:

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
sudo cp -R . /usr/src/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux-1.0
sudo dkms add -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
sudo dkms build -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
sudo dkms install -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0

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Use two wireless network interfaces on Raspberry Pi 3

Recently I have made some physical changes to my home network. Moved the WiFi router to a more central position to get better coverage, but that meant also my main media player running Xbian could no longer be connected via Ethernet cable, but had to switch to WLAN.

Well wireless adapter on Pi3 is ok for basic stuff, but it does not have good antenna to achieve better network quality or it could run at least 150Mbits which I required. Continue reading “Use two wireless network interfaces on Raspberry Pi 3”

Force ntp update with systemd

Old way most of us are used to is not working with underlying operating systems that use systemd. After trying a lot of things with ntpd and ntpdate I found out that correct way to force sync the clock is:

timedatectl set-ntp true

128GB Samsung Micro SDXC EVO+ works on Sony Xperia Z2 LTE Tablet

I used to have 64GB micro SDXC card in my Xperia Z2 LTE tablet, but space became inadequate so I started to think about upgrading it. I needed more storage but according to GSMArena this tablet could handle up to 64GB. I did some research and saw that there are reports of users with 128GB cards.

I decided to test it since I really needed more space. In the past I was really satisfied with Samsung EVO+ sd cards 32/64GB capacity so I decided to try 128GB one from Samsung. Continue reading “128GB Samsung Micro SDXC EVO+ works on Sony Xperia Z2 LTE Tablet”