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**Pete** · March 19, 2015, 08:24 AM

Actually that is easy but it's a PITA cuz you will need to install the GCC/git/other stuff mostly cuz it not included probably in the primary build.

By default base Linux builds will get their time from NTP on the internet. You can set it manually by or via the GUI. If you power it down then it will lose the time until it talks to the NTP server. You can also install NTP which will provide a bit more stuff. (sudo apt-get install ntp - then go to the /etc/ntp.cfg file to show you what NTP servers are being used).

date --set="STRING"

date -s "2 OCT 2006 18:00:00"

date --set="2 OCT 2006 18:00:00"

date +%Y%m%d -s "20081128"

date +%T -s "10:13:13"

Thinking the WCUSB6300 driver was new last year and it might be included now in the base RPi build from what I see googling.

Try doing :

1 - sudo apt-get update
2 - sudo apt-get upgrade - note: I see changes almost every day now.

Leave the USB stick in place and it might load up the drivers automatically. (BTW Wireless AC works but better on paper than in vivo).

After that do a lsusb to see the device and validate that it is installed.

**doctorpd** · March 19, 2015, 08:34 AM

Thanks Pete
Where do we stand with the USB issue, because as of this moment none of my USB ports will see the original wireless dongle from Homeseer.
The new dongle was also not seen but I am not sure it is because of the driver or not.

**Pete** · March 19, 2015, 09:09 AM

There is an ever expanding USB device table that should be in your set up. It has (well it is said) every USB device known to mankind.

Look here and here.

Make sure you have whatever Homeseer stuff NOT running when you play and keep checking by doing update and upgrade.

Validate the hardware using Linux command line tools first (well even before using the GUI).

Most important first thing is to fix your time thing; as without time syncing you will have issues. Time stuff here is a hobby and it does relate to automation.

My cold booting touch tabletop tablets (series 1 and 2) do not have batteries and boot up to the year 1600 or sometime around that.....and it used to cause me grief.

1 - fix time
2 - fix USB drivers
3 - run Homeseer application

Do not do 3 until you can validate 1 and 2. Post your findings right here on the forum.

Linux is very stable and never breaks (well except now with the use of a GUI/Internet browsers introducing all sorts of stuff via the internet - but it looks nice).

**doctorpd** · March 19, 2015, 11:59 AM

Pete
OK time working now after installing NTP, Item 1 complete.

Now I need more guidance on the USB Drivers. I am not sure what the two links you supplied tells me or how to use them.
Where is the driver list located in the Z-Net.
I am a very, VERY new to Linux so I do not know what commands to use for the hardware check. I am OK with using the terminal window.

**Pete** · March 19, 2015, 06:30 PM

There is a default USB master list built in to the OS. Doing the update/upgrade should integrate new USB devices.

The links I provided just give you the background information. The master USB list buried in the two links is loaded by default into the RPi OS.

Doing lsusb afterwards should show both the zwave and wireless USB devices. If not lets try this.

Post your results to the following:

lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4

From here we can install some drivers.

Doing the update/upgrade should integrate new USB devices. Doing lsusb afterwards should show both the zwave and wireless USB devices.

**doctorpd** · March 20, 2015, 07:02 AM

Ok I am now running Update & Upgrade. Will get back with results.

I did some searching and found what I think are the USB ports in /sys/dev/bus/usb/001/. In this dir I see 001, 002, 003 & 004. When I unplug the wireless USB dongle 004 will disapear. When I plug it back in it comes back. I can do this in any of the open USB ports and get the same results. Just a FYI for you.

**doctorpd** · March 20, 2015, 07:58 AM

OK after the Update & Upgrade this is what I got with lsusb:

homeseer@Z-NET ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 13b1:003f Linksys
homeseer@Z-NET ~ $
I see it see's the Linksys but it still does not connect to it. I do a scan and it will not see it.

lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4 still give the same thing:

homeseer@Z-NET ~ $ lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4
pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci
lspci: Cannot find any working access method.
homeseer@Z-NET ~ $

**doctorpd** · March 20, 2015, 08:03 AM

I found there is no directory for the pci. The directory in bus is Input and in there is two files labeled devices & handlers.

**Pete** · March 20, 2015, 08:43 AM

What we want to see are the device names / ID's with lsusb.

Which one of the above is the Z-Wave stick?

I also see ID 0424:9514 which is the RaLink USB Wifi adapter. Remove this while we do the other one.

I also see 0424:ec00 is a USB to NIC adapter (guessing this is working fine eh?). ls usb should show:
ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC 9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter

ID 13b1:003f is wireless as you write. Googling found this and this.

I did a 'lsusb' and found the device in the list:
'Bus 002 Device 006: ID 13b1:003f Linksys'
But I don't have any drivers to install for it. Checked linksys website and they don't have any on there. I also did a google search but I came up empty handed. Does anyone have this device working with ubuntu, or have any suggestions?

Do the following. See if this works. It is for Ubuntu from here:

Part #1 of three parts.

1 - sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-headers-generic build-essential

2 - wget media.cdn.ubuntu-de.org/forum/attachments/29/51/6222752-rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100.tar.gz

3 - tar xvf 6222752-rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100.tar.gz

4 - cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100

5 - make

6 - sudo make install

Code:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-headers-generic build-essential
wget media.cdn.ubuntu-de.org/forum/attachments/29/51/6222752-rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100.tar.gz
tar xvf 6222752-rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100.tar.gz 
cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100
make
sudo make install

Part # 2 of three parts

1 - modinfo 8812au | egrep -i 'versi|filen|003f'
2 - sudo modprobe -v 8812au
3 - iwconfig
4 - iwlist chan

Code:

modinfo 8812au | egrep -i 'versi|filen|003f'
sudo modprobe -v 8812au
iwconfig
iwlist chan

Part #3 of three parts

1 - cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100
2 - make clean
3 - make
4 - sudo make install

Code:

cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100
make clean
make
sudo make install

Here is another way to do this. - Easier than first methodology.

Part #1

Code:

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
make
sudo make install

Part #2

Code:

cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
make clean
make
sudo make install

Do another lsusb after this and post results.

**doctorpd** · March 20, 2015, 09:45 AM

Linksys is the wireless dongle
I got the following errors on the 1st part so I stopped:

root@Z-NET:/# sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-headers-generic build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-headers-generic is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-3.12.32
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-3.12.32'
E: Package 'linux-headers-generic' has no installation candidate

root@Z-NET:/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100# make
make ARCH=armv6l CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/3.12.32+/build M=/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100 modules
make[1]: *** /lib/modules/3.12.32+/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
Makefile:1041: recipe for target 'modules' failed
make: *** [modules] Error 2
root@Z-NET:/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux_v4.2.2_7502.20130517_AC6100#

**Pete** · March 20, 2015, 10:31 AM

Do the second procedure above.

**doctorpd** · March 20, 2015, 11:04 AM

I get this:

root@Z-NET:/# modinfo 8812au | egrep -i 'versi|filen|003f'
ERROR: Module 8812au not found.
root@Z-NET:/#

I found the pci dir in the root sys dir, it is empty.

**Pete** · March 20, 2015, 11:18 AM

pause a minute...let me do this first.

There is more....

type uname -a and print here what you see.

Here is mine:

HomeTrollerZEE:~/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux# uname -a
Linux ICS-HomeTrollerZEE 3.18.7+ #755 PREEMPT Thu Feb 12 17:14:31 GMT 2015 armv6l GNU/Linux

**doctorpd** · March 20, 2015, 11:29 AM

OK, Thanks

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