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I recently bought a few EDUP EP-AC1605 USB 3.0 AC1200M Dual Band WiFi Adapters for a project and then had a few problems getting them installed on Linux. I got them from AliExpress.com here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/EDUP-USB-3-0-Wireless-Wifi-Adapter-Dual-Band-2-4GHz-5GHz-1200Mbps-802-11AC-IEEE/32655418931.html?spm=2114.01010208.8.3.pkUTZH The CD that came with them was pretty much useless for recent Linux distros. The readme says: Supporting Kernel: =================== linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 series. Tested in Redhat 7.3 or later. It turns out that the MediaTek chipset they use MT7612U <- the U=USB has downloadable Linux driver src but it is the same as the CD version useless for anything with a more recent kernel than 2.6. After a lot of searching I found a lot of people who gave up and returned the device. After realising that Netgear used the same chipset in their A6210 I did some more searching and I eventually found a solution here:   https

WARNING! PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST BEFORE USING / DOING ANYTHING! BACKGROUND I recently (early 2016) acquired a 2013 Lenovo IdeaPad u410 Touch. It was not my first choice but still useful but I wanted to upgrade it to more recent tech and make it more usable as it is not the fastest CPU around, i.e. an i5-3337U dual core (quad thread) at 1.8GHz. http://ark.intel.com/products/72055/Intel-Core-i5-3337U-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-2_70-GHz First thing I did was upgrade the BIOS to latest (as anyone would/should do really) version 65CN99WW (8/28/2014) available here: http://support.lenovo.com/au/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-u-series-laptops/ideapad-u410?beta=false I then added 2 x Kingston SO-DIMM KVR16LS11/8 1.35V (Low Voltage) 8G DDR3 1600 Notebook Ram SODIMM's despite the specs I could find all saying it would only take 8GB and it works fine with the 16GB as the Intel i5-3337U CPU (says 32GB) & Mobile Intel HM77 Express Chipset specifications suggest. 

After running out of the TeamViewer commercial trial period I sought to find a solution to the problem of having to buy an expensive licence for my home server (which is only used for non-commercial personal use). [Update July 2019]: I am now using AnyDesk and given up on TeamViewer as they are such a PITA like LogMeIn became also.  The good news about AnyDesk is the product is great and the licensing is finally affordable if you want/need to go legitimate ( tested on Windows Server 2016/2019 ).  Thank you to AnyDesk which is a better and far more affordable (if you want to buy) option! [Update Dec 2017]: I can confirm that these procedures still apply and work with Teamviewer version 12 and 13 also (as tested on Windows Server 2016). Procedure A: If TeamViewer is NOT Already Installed (Note: If it is already installed, then first follow procedure B. below) Download and Run the installer downloaded from http://www.teamviewer.com/. On the Welcome to TeamView