Re: RTL8812au support for wifi adapters
On Tue 13 Jun 2023 at 09:20:46 -0300, Mateus Arruda wrote:
> Hi, this is my first time reaching a Linux distribution team and also
> english is not my primary language, so please forgive me if I make any
> mistakes.
Not quite a mistake but you do not appear to be subscribed to this
list. Most replies will go to the debian-user list and not to you.
I hope you have arrangements to read the list. (This is the last
time you will get a Cc: from me).
> I have a PC that uses a Wi-Fi adapter TP-Link 725N which uses the
> rtl8812au driver. This is not an included driver on the installation
> to work out of the box. The way to install it in previous versions
> (kernel 5.+) was to router 4G connection from my smartphone to the
> bluetooth receiver, perform an “apt update”, “apt install dkms”, “git
> clone 'the rtl8812au driver’” and “dkms_install” the driver in my
> machine, wich took a very long time because of the poor bluetooth
> connection. In Debian 12 this method fails because after dkms_install
> there is an error regarding the Kernel 6.+: “Error! Your kernel
> headers for kernel … 6.1.0 cannot be found”.
You would be better off with a device having a supported chipset
rather than struggling with the TP-Link 725N. For example, seach
on Ebay with " rtl8192cu" (or the name of any other supported
chipset). Suitable adapters can be had for less than 5 GBP and
be in your hands in a couple of days.
Debian 12 should be able to deal with giving you the needed
firmware.
--
Brian.
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