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/
