Re: WiFi - Realtek - rtl8812au

[Stephen Morris]

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 
> > > > 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.
> > Must be the ubiquitous Realtek RTL8812AU USB 3.0 802.11ac chipset is 
> > really popular.