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[Peter Schüller <1298802@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Meanwhile I tried ndiswrapper without success:

ndiswrapper from ppa:crass/ndiswrapper
https://launchpad.net/~crass/+archive/ndiswrapper on kernel
3.11.0-20-generic #34~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 3 17:25:07 UTC 2014
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I downloaded the vendor drivers from http://www.tp-
link.com.de/support/download/?model=TL-WN8200ND&version=V1 where I used
the newest version TL-WN8200ND_V1_131119

After installing ndiswrapper and unpacking the windows drivers I created
symlinks such that the path to the .inf file does not contain spaces (I
found a hint online that ndiswrapper fails with spaces in the path).

I tried all four 64bit driver versions with the following result:
* winxp driver is detected as valid driver by ndisgtk, plugging in the USB dongle shows the log line of the USB connect in the syslog and then the whole computer freezes, no CTRL+ALT+DELETE works, no CTRL+ALT+F1 works. after rebooting more lines of the syslog are missing

* windows vista and windows 7 drivers are detected as "invalid driver"
by ndisgtk

* windows 8 driver is detected as valid driver, plugging in the USB
dongle gives errors in the syslog (see attached ndiswin8syslog.txt) but
the computer does not freeze but the dongle also does not work, no
network device appears

(I have also blacklisted the native modules to make sure they do not
interfere.)

** Attachment added: "ndiswin8syslog.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1298802/+attachment/4074977/+files/ndiswin8syslog.txt

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Title:
  2357:0100 [Gigabyte 965P-DS3] USB Wifi TP-Link WN8200ND cannot
  associate to access points

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The Usb Wifi dongle TP-Link WN8200ND (rtl8192cu driver) does not
  connect with a default 14.04 trusty updated one or two days ago from
  the internet.

  Partial WORKAROUND: If I add the dkms module that replaces the builtin
  driver (see instructions and source code in [1]) then I can connect to
  some access points (like my cellphone tethering access point) but not
  to other access points where my laptop connects without any problems.

  [1] https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes

  Upstream URL: http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=139628227208870&w=2

  ---
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  ps         1652 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC2:  ps         1652 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ps         1652 F.... pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=503046a7-aabc-47e4-8821-4d73a4a06de1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-23 (5 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140321)
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.

   lo        no wireless extensions.
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 965P-DS3
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-19-generic root=UUID=7f56cb3c-a7fe-4445-85d6-321baab07d41 ro quiet splash nomodeset vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.40-generic 3.13.6
  PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-19-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-19-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.126
  RfKill:

  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups:

  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 01/12/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F10
  dmi.board.name: 965P-DS3
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF10:bd01/12/2007:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pn965P-DS3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn965P-DS3:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: 965P-DS3
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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