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To all having an issue with this driver: please try these alternate packages: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rtw88-dkms-git or https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git.

Thank you for this AUR package and maintaining the git-repo for it.

I tried to get a EW-7811UAC with ids 7392:a812 (https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Edimax_EW-7811UAC) working, but it failed even after I added my the device to os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c in my workingcopy of your repo:

{USB_DEVICE(0x7392, 0xA812), RTL8821}, /* Edimax - EW-7811UTC */

The symptoms were that I could load the driver built by dkms, but it would not create a network for the device. However, using the driver from https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au/ worked.

I don't think it would make sense to create another AUR package for the driver based on gnab/rtl8812au, it would just confuse users. Hence the question: Would it be possible to merge whatever gnab/rtl8812au is doing differently to get the device created into your repo?

EDIT: To clarify, I bought it as this: http://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/in/wireless_adapters_ac600_dual-band/ew-7811uac/, which according to the upper link should be product a813, but lsusb reports it as a812: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Edimax_EW-7811UTC_7392_A812

I just uploaded the PKGBUILD for driver v5.2.20, only for 8812au. It compiles fine with Archlinux stock kernel and linux-ck from AUR. Please let me know of any problem. All credits go to gordboy (from whom I forked the original repo), who worked hard to provide us with this release. See the README file for more information and credits. Enjoy!

Gordboy: thanks a lot for your contribution. I'll pack the driver over the week-end, possibly tonight if time allows. This is great and please I would like to remind the community to stay courteous when reporting issues, if any.

@zebulon

I have now added my repo on GitHub for the 5.2.20 driver. The old 5.2.9.3 driver is now obsolete.

https://github.com/gordboy/rtl8812au

It now supports up to kernel 4.15, LED control and VHT extras.

For those at the cutting edge, you need updated versions of Network Manager, CRDA and Regulatory DB.

A short update: developers are currently working on the 5.2.20 driver. Integrating the patches for the latest kernel compatibility, as well as some other functions (e,g, LED control) will take a bit of time because of the codebase change. So please be patient and consider 5.2.9 as a safe choice (it is patched for the KRACK vulnerability).

Hi, can someone try to connect to a wpa2 entreprise network (such as eduroam) and tell me if it works, with this driver?

I keep getting stuff like "nl80211: Drv Event 48 (NL80211_CMD_DISCONNECT) received for wlan[…]" messages after EAP identity exchange.

Thanks

Happy new year everyone! Will start to work on it in a couple of days. @gordboy: can you please contact me on my email address, I'll provide you with the 5.2.20 source and the way to get them.

Found a Mercurial repository (i.e. use "hg clone" instead) at https://bitbucket.org/k-hinata/rtl8812au which claims to be of version 5.2.20.

In case a regulatory domain patch is needed, https://github.com/mk-fg/rtl8812au/commit/b3dac6154161cdde7b22735e778d18cf6edaca81 may be of help.

@fariouche

Thank you for porting 5.2.9.3 to rtl8821au. However, the newer version 5.2.20 has a new structure / folder (I do not know how to call it) called "halrf" which contains additional HAL code. For this reason, I think it may be impossible to port 5.2.20 to rtl8821au.