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From: PGNet Dev <pgnet.dev@gmail.com>
To: samuel@sieb.net, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: wifi dongle connected to USB/pci card, seen in hardware, but no wl* device created; udev, driver, &/or config?
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 15:47:53 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <27d25649-2f5a-5818-6b2c-ef134cb3394b@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <79883ce0-9313-10b4-214a-27be35888bee@sieb.net>

On 12/5/20 1:51 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:

> On 12/5/20 1:25 PM, PGNet Dev wrote:

>>      lsusb | grep 008

>>          Bus 008 Device 003: ID 0bda:b812 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey]

> 

> There are a couple of available options:

> https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu

> https://github.com/RinCat/RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver

> 

>> existing default udev rules aren't creating a wlan device; I'd expected that they would ...

> 

> The device can only be created if there's a driver to create it.



::facepalm::

well, it certainly help if I'd not just googled for ac1200 but ALSO paid attention to the fact I'd installed  88x2*a*u!



> https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au



with CORRECT driver



> https://github.com/RinCat/RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver





dkms-installed, on boot



dmesg | grep wl

    [   22.083177] RTW: rtw_ndev_init(wlan0) if1 mac_addr=44:01:bb:33:c4:1c

    [   22.318059] rtl88x2bu 8-4:1.0 wlp2s0u4: renamed from wlan0



iw dev

phy#0

         Interface wlp2s0u4

                 ifindex 3

                 wdev 0x1

                 addr 44:01:bb:33:c4:1c

                 type managed

                 txpower 42949572.96 dBm



hwinfo --wlan | egrep "Device:|Modules:|File:"

   Device: usb 0xb812 "802.11ac NIC"

   Driver Modules: "88x2bu"

   Device File: wlp2s0u4



pebkac. again.



thx o/

      reply	other threads:[~2020-12-05 23:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-05 21:25 wifi dongle connected to USB/pci card, seen in hardware, but no wl* device created; udev, driver, &/or config? PGNet Dev
2020-12-05 21:51 ` Samuel Sieb
2020-12-05 23:47   ` PGNet Dev [this message]

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