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RinCat / RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver

Realtek RTL88x2BU WiFi USB Driver for Linux
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Which driver? #22

Closed djzort closed 4 years ago

djzort commented 4 years ago

It seems there are similar efforts on this driver at https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu Is there any relationship between the two efforts? Which is "best"?

RinCat commented 4 years ago

Both are based on Realtek official open source driver. The version is also same (you need change branch to 5.6.1.6 in cilynx). While cilynx version do have some extra patches, I prefer keep the original as long as it not broken. Both should works fine in most cases.

djzort commented 4 years ago

Ok wow thanks for the fast response. Can you comment on this? https://github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu

RinCat commented 4 years ago

That's 2 years old 5.3.1 version.

Polve commented 4 years ago

Is there any possibility to push this upstream?

RinCat commented 4 years ago

@Polve which upstream? Realtek? They only release the final source code. There is no repo outside the company people can access.

Polve commented 4 years ago

I was thinking about the linux kernel: there are many realtek drivers, why not this one?

RinCat commented 4 years ago

@Polve Those drivers were not suppose to put in kernel at first place, thus the code design and quality do not meet the kernel requirements. They may need rewrite a lot of code to do so. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Realtek-RTW88-WiFi-Linux-Driver

Polve commented 4 years ago

Thanks @RinCat for the prompt reply!