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morrownr / 88x2bu-20210702

Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8812BU and RTL8822BU Chipsets - v5.13.1
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Successfully installed, but not showing as wlan1... #220

Open EATREVITPOOPCAD opened 1 month ago

EATREVITPOOPCAD commented 1 month ago

Installation seems to be successful, but when I run iwconfig its not showing up as a network adapter... Not sure what else to do to troubleshoot this

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morrownr commented 1 month ago

Hi @EATREVITPOOPCAD

I see that lsusb shows a Netgear A7000. Is that the usb wifi adapter that you are trying to install a driver for?

EATREVITPOOPCAD commented 1 month ago

yep, that's the one.

I have it plugged into the 3.0 USB port and have set rtw_switch_usb_mode=1 in /etc/modprobe.d/88x2bu.conf

morrownr commented 1 month ago

You installed the wrong driver. Run:

$ sudo sh remove-driver.sh and then delete the folder you have the current driver in.

Then, go to and follow the directions:

https://github.com/morrownr/8814au

FYI: The Main Menu for this site is:

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi

It has a lot of good info for us USB WiFi adapter users.

Let me know how it goes.

EATREVITPOOPCAD commented 1 month ago

A live example of what happens when a chimp flies a plane -_-

Anyways, It worked... Thank you so much!!

Couple things I want to bring to your attention, as this may help other noobies such as myself...

Because I am using SMP Debian kali-pi I had to use sudo apt install -y kalipi-kernel-headers build-essential bc dkms git

Also, in /etc/modprobe.d/8814au.conf there is no mention that rtw_switch_usb_mode=1 is needed for USB 3.0. I was able to figure this out because there was a comment that explained that in /etc/modprobe.d/88x2bu.conf

But other than that, the instructions are great... Speaking on behalf of someone who never used Linux before :)

morrownr commented 1 month ago

Well, this chimp has been flying Linux since 1994 (v1). It just takes a couple of months to get comfortable and then the fun begins.

Glad it worked. I have already made the changes you recommended. Thanks.

Did I point you to the Main Menu of this site? Anyone that uses Linux and USB WiFi adapters should know where the Main Menu is:

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi

As you have time, scroll down and read menu items 1 and 2.

Good luck.

EATREVITPOOPCAD commented 1 month ago

Since v1 is impressive! And it is already fun :) but I am sure I will take saying that back soon, haha

The main page is on my radar and looks like a fountain of knowledge. I will definitely spend some time there.