On 02.02.2017 14:19, poma wrote:
On 01.02.2017 22:12, Stephen Morris wrote:
[...]
> I'm about to try to interface the source code for this driver to dkms so
> that it will get compiled every time I boot from a new kernel, but at
> the moment I'm not sure how to tell dkms where to find the source code,
> so I'll have to try to investigate that.
>
"dkms.conf" of rtl8812AU is working example
https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU
# journalctl -o cat -b -u dkms
Starting Builds and install new kernel modules through DKMS...
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
Building module:
cleaning build area...
'make'......................................
cleaning build area...
DKMS: build completed.
8812au.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/extra/
Adding any weak-modules
depmod......
DKMS: install completed.
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
Building module:
cleaning build area...
'make'................................
cleaning build area...
DKMS: build completed.
8814au.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/extra/
Adding any weak-modules
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
Started Builds and install new kernel modules through DKMS.
# modinfo -k $(uname -r) -n 8812au 8814au
/lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/extra/8812au.ko
/lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/extra/8814au.ko
# modprobe -v 8812au ; modprobe -v 8814au
insmod /lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill.ko.xz
insmod /lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.xz
insmod /lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/extra/8812au.ko
insmod /lib/modules/4.9.6-100.fc24.x86_64/extra/8814au.ko
# dmesg -t
...
RTL871X: module init start
RTL871X: rtl8821au v4.3.14
RTL871X: rtl8821au BT-Coex version = BTCOEX20150128-51
usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8821au
RTL871X: module init ret=0
RTL871X: module init start
RTL871X: rtl8814au v4.3.21_17997.20160531
usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8814au
RTL871X: module init ret=0
DKMS - RTL8814AU,
as explained for RTL8812AU here:
https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU
$ git clone
https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8814AU.git
$ cd rtl8814AU/
...
// eventual steps, previously mentioned
...
$ curl -JLO
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU/driver-4.3.14/...
$ sed -i 's/12/14/g' dkms.conf
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Added dkms.conf"
$ git tag 4.3.21_17997.20160531
$ su
# DRV_NAME=rtl8814AU
# DRV_VERSION=4.3.21_17997.20160531
# mkdir /usr/src/${DRV_NAME}-${DRV_VERSION}
# git archive ${DRV_VERSION} | tar -x -C /usr/src/${DRV_NAME}-${DRV_VERSION}
# dkms add -m ${DRV_NAME} -v ${DRV_VERSION}
# dkms build -m ${DRV_NAME} -v ${DRV_VERSION}
# dkms install -m ${DRV_NAME} -v ${DRV_VERSION}
# modinfo 8814au -F version
# modprobe -v 8814au
'modprobe' goes if the device is already plugged in,
otherwise re-plug USB device, and if VID/PID of device and driver match - auto loading
kicks in.