WiFi - Realtek - rtl8812au

[poma]

On 29.01.2015 23:00, Stephen Morris wrote:
> On 01/30/2015 08:34 AM, Stephen Morris wrote:
>> On 01/30/2015 06:47 AM, poma wrote:
>>> On 29.01.2015 20:25, poma wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>> Try this
>>>>> $ git clone https://github.com/vsurrel/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
>>>>>
>>>>> $ cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/
>>>>> $ git log -1
>>>>> commit 7a427372bf5540285d95f090ad5523019a365415
>>>>> Author: MilhouseVH <milhouseVH.github at nmacleod.com>
>>>>> Date:   Thu Dec 18 11:42:48 2014 +0000
>>>>>
>>>>>      Add support for kernel 3.18
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also try PLD Linux method:
>>>>
>>>> $ curl -JLO 
>>>> https://github.com/pld-linux/rtl8812au/archive/master.tar.gz
>>>> $ tar xf rtl8812au-master.tar.gz
>>>>
>>>> $ curl -JLO 
>>>> https://github.com/austinmarton/rtl8812au_linux/archive/master.tar.gz
>>>> $ tar xf rtl8812au_linux-master.tar.gz
>>>>
>>>> $ cp rtl8812au-master/*.patch rtl8812au_linux-master/
>>>>
>>>> $ cd rtl8812au_linux-master/
>>>>
>>>> $ patch -p1 < linux-3.11.patch
>>>> $ patch -p1 < disable-debug.patch
>>>> $ patch -p1 < enable-cfg80211-support.patch
>>>> $ patch -p1 < update-cfg80211-support.patch
>>>> $ patch -p1 < warnings.patch
>>>> $ patch -p1 < gcc-4.9.patch
>>>> $ patch -p1 < linux-3.18.patch
>>>>
>>>> $ make
>>>>
>>>> $ su
>>>>
>>>> # cp 8812au.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/
>>>> # depmod
>>>> # modprobe -v 8812au
>>>>
>>>> # dmesg
>>>> ...
>>>> RTL871X: module init start
>>>> RTL871X: rtl8812au v4.3.2_11100.20140411
>>>> RTL871X: build time: Jan 29 2015 20:10:14
>>>> usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8812au
>>>> RTL871X: module init ret=0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ref.
>>>> Driver for AC1200 (802.11ac) Wireless Dual-Band USB Adapter
>>>> https://github.com/pld-linux/rtl8812au
>>>> &
>>>> rtl8812au Linux driver (v4.3.2 fork) for Realtek based 802.11ac devices
>>>> https://github.com/austinmarton/rtl8812au_linux
>>>> =
>>>> ftp://master-ftp.pld-linux.org/dists/3.0/PLD/SRPMS/RPMS/rtl8812au-4.3.2_11100.20140411-0.20140901.6@3.18.4_1.src.rpm 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> This repo is also interesting:
>>>
>>> Rewrite RTL 8812 driver
>>> https://github.com/ulli-kroll/rtl8821au
>>>
>>> even has firmwares:
>>> $ ls rtl8821au/firmware/
>>> rtl8812aufw.bin  rtl8821aufw.bin
>>>
>>> make produces:
>>> ... error: macro "__DATE__"
>>> ... error: macro "__TIME__"
>>>
>>> Classic! :)
>> That's the error I was getting with the original program that led to 
>> this thread.
>> I'll also try the PLD drivers and see how they go.
> 
> I've run the PLD patch process and the make to build the driver which I 
> am using at the moment. I'll monitor this for a while and see how it 
> goes. I'll also need to do the compile again as I have also just done an 
> update run which has updated to the 3.18 kernel.

Take your time, man.

BTW what Vendor & Product/Model is that RTL8812AU device, 
what is the output of 'lsusb'?
Also you mentioned Belkin router, what Vendor & Product/Model is it?

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