RTL8188FU Monitor Mode

Felix Kohlhas
Tags: Linux WiFi
How to compile RTL8188FU drivers with monitor mode capability. (USB: 0bda:f179)

Downloading and modifying driver

sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers
git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu

Edit rtl8188fu/Makefile and change the following lines:

CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = n
CONFIG_WIFI_MONITOR = y
sudo dkms add ./rtl8188fu
sudo dkms build rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo dkms install rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
reboot

Enabling monitor mode

sudo iw wlan0 set type monitor
sudo iw wlan0 info

Source

https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?49007-wireless-adapter-problem-rtl8188ftv https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu


Device identifiers

USB: 0bda:f179

[Di Jun 27 15:04:06 2023] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[Di Jun 27 15:04:07 2023] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=f179, bcdDevice= 0.00
[Di Jun 27 15:04:07 2023] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[Di Jun 27 15:04:07 2023] usb 1-3: Product: 802.11n
[Di Jun 27 15:04:07 2023] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Realtek
[Di Jun 27 15:04:07 2023] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 00E02731CB1E