morrownr/8821au-20210708

Request - Update for kernel 6.1?

Lightwel opened this issue · 6 comments

Lightwel commented

Hello - request pls for new version to support 6.1 (running 6.1.0-11-amd64)

Tks

morrownr commented

Hi @Lightwel

This driver supports kernels well beyond 6.1. Tell me the problem you are seeing.

Lightwel commented

Thanks for the fast response! Simply put - device does not turn on.

I used the shell script to install and default blinking led. No blink.

lsusb shows the device and sudo dkms status shows the driver. inxi -N and ip addr show nothing.

So I have done some digging.

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1 Here is the output of ./install-drivers.sh (run again after removing the device, to test)

richardh@richardh-SER:~/8821au-20210708$ sudo ./install-driver.sh
: ---------------------------
: install-driver.sh v20230227
: x86_64 (architecture)
: 12/12 (in-use/total processing units)
: 29667524 (total system memory)
: 6.1.0-11-amd64 (kernel version)
: gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
: dkms-3.0.10
: ---------------------------

Checking for previously installed drivers.
: ---------------------------

Starting installation.
Installing 8821au.conf to /etc/modprobe.d
The dkms installation routines are in use.
Copying source files to /usr/src/rtl8821au-5.12.5.2
Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/rtl8821au/5.12.5.2/source -> /usr/src/rtl8821au-5.12.5.2
The driver was added to dkms successfully.
: ---------------------------
Sign command: /usr/lib/linux-kbuild-6.1/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub

Building module:
Cleaning build area...
./dkms-make.sh.........
Signing module /var/lib/dkms/rtl8821au/5.12.5.2/build/8821au.ko
Cleaning build area...
The driver was built by dkms successfully.
: ---------------------------

8821au.ko:
Running module version sanity check.

  • Original module
    • No original module exists within this kernel
  • Installation
    • Installing to /lib/modules/6.1.0-11-amd64/updates/dkms/
      depmod...
      The driver was installed by dkms successfully.
      : ---------------------------

Info: Upgrade this driver with the following commands as needed:
$ git pull
$ sudo sh install-driver.sh
Note: Upgrades to this driver should be performed before distro upgrades.
Note: Upgrades can be performed as often as you like.
Note: Work on this driver is continuous.

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2 Checking the driver is installed ..

richardh@richardh-SER:~$ sudo dkms status

rtl8821au/5.12.5.2, 6.1.0-11-amd64, x86_64: installed
richardh@richardh-SER:~$

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3 sudo dmesg before completing the shell setup script shows

[ 853.053706] usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[ 853.206769] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=0138, bcdDevice= 2.10
[ 853.206788] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 853.206796] usb 3-2: Product: 802.11ac NIC
[ 853.206803] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 853.206809] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 123456

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4 These are the selected options

options 8821au rtw_drv_log_level=1 rtw_led_ctrl=1 rtw_vht_enable=1 rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_dfs_region_domain=3 rtw_country_code=GB

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5 sudo dmesg after saving the options and rebooting shows
[ 1.612734] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=0138, bcdDevice= 2.10
[ 1.613627] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1.614005] usb 3-2: Product: 802.11ac NIC
[ 1.614389] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 1.614764] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 123456

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6 The system has an internal Mediatek wifi chip and I can see this being set up in

richardh@richardh-SER:~$ sudo dmesg | grep mt7921e
[ 4.639112] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 4.664448] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: ASIC revision: 79610010
[ 4.749045] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware mediatek/WIFI_MT7961_patch_mcu_1_2_hdr.bin
[ 4.749729] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: HW/SW Version: 0x8a108a10, Build Time: 20230117170855a
[ 4.763399] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware mediatek/WIFI_RAM_CODE_MT7961_1.bin
[ 4.764466] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: WM Firmware Version: ____010000, Build Time: 20230117170942
[ 4.809855] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware mediatek/WIFI_RAM_CODE_MT7961_1.bin
[ 6.389021] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0

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7 But
richardh@richardh-SER:~$ sudo dmesg | grep rtl
[ 5.442419] r8169 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw

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8 lsusb

Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0e8d:0608 MediaTek Inc. Wireless_Device
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 2357:0138 TP-Link 802.11ac NIC

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9 richardh@richardh-SER:~$ sudo dmesg | grep "usb 3-2"
[ 1.460585] usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 1.612734] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=0138, bcdDevice= 2.10
[ 1.613627] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1.614005] usb 3-2: Product: 802.11ac NIC
[ 1.614389] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 1.614764] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 123456

That's all I can do ..

Tks

R

sunwire commented

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 2357:0138 TP-Link 802.11ac NIC

Well, I think you used the wrong driver. The correct one is https://github.com/morrownr/88x2bu-20210702

Lightwel commented

Thanks for that - I believe I got the info that the 8812au driver was required from somewhere on the net which I cannot now find.

Anyway searching the dev id confirmed the ..bu driver which I then cloned and installed.

Still no dice.

ichardh@richardh-SER:~$ sudo dkms status [sudo] password for richardh: rtl88x2bu/5.13.1, 6.1.0-11-amd64, x86_64: installed richardh@richardh-SER:~$ inxi -N Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7921K Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz driver: mt7921e Device-3: TP-Link 802.11ac NIC type: USB driver: N/A richardh@richardh-SER:~$ sudo dmesg | grep "usb 3-2" [ 1.960390] usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [ 2.851259] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=0138, bcdDevice= 2.10 [ 2.851930] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [ 2.852612] usb 3-2: Product: 802.11ac NIC [ 2.853263] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Realtek [ 2.853911] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 123456

I know the adapter works because I have no issues in Kubuntu.

??

Tks
R

Lightwel commented

SOLVED

I installed the same options as before

options 8821au rtw_drv_log_level=1 rtw_led_ctrl=1 rtw_vht_enable=1 rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_dfs_region_domain=3 rtw_country_code=GB

But it worked when I removed rtw_country_code=GB

Tks
R

yuralamov commented

6.5.1-1-MANJARO - ok