ChrisAdmin Posted September 19, 2017 Posted September 19, 2017 After finally compiling the github 8188cu-fixed, blacklisting the old driver, I'm left with an interface name starting with lx and continuing with the mac address. I really need it to just say wlan1, so that I can use this sd-image for multiple orangepi-lite boards. Each usb wifi stick I plug in comes up with a different MAC address, hence the interface name changes accordingly. Example: One stick may have a MAC address 00-b6-56-0a-34-b2, and the interface ends up being called lx00b6560a34b2 I've had a look at the leading Ubuntu Xenial solutions, so far none of them work, mainly they use a grub based solution. Hope someone can help.
ChrisAdmin Posted September 19, 2017 Author Posted September 19, 2017 Found the answer, apologies for adding a self answering thread to this forum, but hopefully this helps others. https://askubuntu.com/questions/947519/ubuntu-17-04-how-to-rename-a-usb-network-interface-based-on-path-not-based-on/947852#947852 sudo ln -s /lib/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules
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