THIS DRIVER IS OBSOLETE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE rtw88 DRIVERS AT https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88.git.
This repository includes obsolete drivers for the following card:
Realtek RTL8723DU
You will need to install "make", "gcc", "kernel headers", "kernel build essentials", and "git".
For Ubuntu: You can install them with the following command
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install make gcc linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential git
For Fedora: You can install them with the following command
sudo dnf install kernel-headers kernel-devel
sudo dnf group install "C Development Tools and Libraries"
For openSUSE: Install necessary headers with
sudo zypper install make gcc kernel-devel kernel-default-devel git libopenssl-devel
If any of the packages above are not found check if your distro installs them like that.
For all distros:
git clone git://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723du.git -b v5.13.4
cd rtl8723du
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe -rv 8723du #This unloads the module
sudo modprobe -v 8723du #This loads the module
When your kernel changes, then you need to do the following:
cd ~/rtl8723du
git pull
make clean
make
sudo make install
Remember, this MUST be done whenever you get a new kernel - no exceptions.
For all distros:
git clone git://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723du.git
cd rtl8723du
make
sudo make sign-install
You will be promted a password, please keep it in mind and use it in next steps. Reboot to activate the new installed module. In the MOK managerment screen:
sudo mokutil --reset
Restart your computer Use BOOT menu from BIOS to boot into your OS In the MOK managerment screen, select reset MOK list Reboot then retry from the step make sign-install