BananaPi kernel 3.4.113, 8192cu: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout

[cvxx]

The following wifi dongle does not work with legacy kernel:

 

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:8176 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter

 

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[   11.388259] 8192cu: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout

 

$ uname -a
Linux bananapi 3.4.113-sun7i #40 SMP PREEMPT Thu Feb 2 01:44:33 CET 2017 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux

 

Freshly flashed Armbian_5.25_Bananapi_Ubuntu_xenial_default_3.4.113_desktop

[cvxx]

$ modinfo 8192cu | grep vermagic
vermagic:       3.4.113-sun5i preempt mod_unload modversions ARMv7 p2v8

 

[Igor]

Well, if in the tree driver does not work, try build on your own ... blacklist existing before start. 

https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Advanced-Features/#how-to-build-a-wireless-driver

[cvxx]

That worked after applying this patch: https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/master/extras/rtl8192cu.sh#L25-L50

Thanks