Re: RTL8852 driver for Debian 11
Hi,
On Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 12:21:28PM +0000, Richard Smith wrote:
> I find the issue with Debian weird, as I was able to use this same computer (Lenovo IdeaPad I7, with a Realtek b52 controller) with Ubuntu, Kali, and Tails, without an issue!
>
> I hear that Debian is awesome when it comes to stability - but after spending over 8 hours trying to install it to my laptop, I'm beginning to question what constitutes as "awesome" in some people's eyes...
Your opinion piece is best posted to your blog as it won't help you
get assistance in a Debian support venue.
> I'm trying to learn about how to compile a driver (if I can find
> one for Debian 12) - if anyone can assist, that would be great!
I have a laptop with an RTL8852be which runs Debian 12. I had to
install a DKMS module to get support for it. I reported this to
debian-kernel here:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2023/03/msg00275.html
that link also contains a link to the github repository for the DKMS
that I successfully use. If that driver is for your hardware, I
suggest you try that and report back any issues. It works fine for
me and my only complaint is that it is a DKMS.
Or continue using a distro kernel that has the driver built in.
As the thread linked above covers, given that upstream kernel does
have the rtw89_8852be driver in it, it will eventually come to
Debian, though possibly in a bookworm-backports kernel untilDebian
13 (trixie) is released.
Thanks,
Andy
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