OSMC with D-Link DWA-131 rev B1

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Hi all,
I bought a D-Link DWA-131 rev B1 after looking online and seeing it was recommended as a good dongle to use with the Pi.
My Pi is a fresh install of OSMC and when I plug the dongle in it is just not recognised.

I do not seem to be able to get it working. Has anyone managed to get it working and if so, any and all instructions and tips appreciated.

Thanks

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Making the initial installation with the dongle connected would be the easy way to get this running, barring a driver issue that, if present, should be resolved in next build.

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I tried that and it didn’t work.
If I do a lsusb after getting the usbutils it lists the device but when I do an ifconfig it doesn’t list it there.
I dont think its picking it up.

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The D-Link DWA-131 is based on a Realtek 8192SU. The drivers for Realtek based WIFI cards have been really problematic, but Sam has been trying to fix it and it should work better in next release.