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Chu_Meo_E_Then
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:32 pm    Post subject: How do I connecting to wifi Reply with quote

My wifi usb use RLT8188FTV chip, I will buy another wifi usb soon but i want to try if there's another way so i go here to ask you guys if there's some ways to installing Gentoo with this wifi usb :D
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chu_Meo_E_Then,

Welcome to Gentoo.

The easy way is to find a live distro that supports your WiFi, and use that as the toolkit to achieve your install.
None of the live distro, even the Gentoo live media, ends up in your install.

The harder way is with sneakernet.
Beware that post is almost 20 years old. The method is correct, the detail is not.
This won't work if kernel support for your RLT8188FTV chip is missing.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To expand on NeddySeagoon's suggestion, the live distro supporting your device _probably_ needs a kernel >=6.4.

Per the link below, kernel.org's linux-firmware package has rtl8188fufw.bin which supposedly works for the device you mentioned.

I also confirmed that the latest stable Gentoo linux-firmware-20241210-r1 includes rtl8188fufw.bin.

https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=788378#p788378
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