Re: support for ASUS AC1200 USB-AC53 Nano wifi dongle

["Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com>]

On 08.02.2023 09:07, Gary Dale wrote:

I thought this would be easier than it's turned out to be. There are Internet posts going back years about support for this device but nothing recent - including a 5 year old Ubuntu post saying it works. Other wifi devices seem to be recognized out of the box or with a simple install of non-free firmware but not this one - at least not in Bullseye or Bookworm.

The adapter itself seems to be quite popular so I'm hoping someone can provide some clues on how to make it work

Thanks.

    Your device should be based on "RTL8822B" chip from Realtek, so you
    need to install "firmware-realtek" package.
    If after doing that you still didn't get a functioning network wifi
    adapter you might need to build driver kernel module. [1]
    This is what I had to do to get USB Bluetooth adapter from Asus to
    work without issues, even though it is supported by kernel in
    "bullseye".
    
    It is always the best to include extra information about your setup
    when you asking for help.
    At least output from these commands would be a start:
        $ uname -a
        $ lsusb -v -t
        # journalctl -b 0 --no-pager | grep -iE "rtl|rtk_|firmware"
    
    If the output is long you can use "paste" service [2] and send us a
    link.
    
    
    [1]
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/networking-iot-servers/adapters/all-series/usb-ac53-nano/helpdesk_download/?model2Name=USB-AC53-Nano
    [2] https://paste.debian.net/

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With kindest regards, Alexander.

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