I recently bought I new PC. The PC stands in a part of my house, where I can’t connect it with LAN, so I bought a Wifi-Stick with the PC. The Wifi Stick is DMG-18. It uses a Realtek RTL-8811AU Single Chipset. I was able to find a Driver for it on GitHub from aircrack-ng (I’m not allowed to post links) and I was able to install it without internet connection. But the driver does not work correct: Most of the time I can’t connect to any Wifi network. It shows just a error. Sometimes I can randomly connect to a network, but then it’s really slow, so even if I’m able to connect to a network, it’s not really usable.
I would suggest using one of these packages from the AUR instead:
rtl8812au422-dkms-git 4.2.2.r7502.gc20130507aur2-1 (+1 0.00)
rtl8821AU/rtl8812AU/rtl8811AU driver with firmware version 4.2.2 (7502.20130507) (Tested and working as of Linux kernel 5.3.8-arch1-1)
rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git r999.65174c4-1 (+34 2.36)
Aircrack-ng kernel module for Realtek 88XXau (USB adapters only) network cards (8811au, 8812au, 8814au and 8821au chipsets) with monitor mode and injection support
rtl8821au-dkms-git 5.1.5.r59.gaf07b27-1 (+45 0.00)
rtl8821AU, rtl8812AU and rtl8811AU chipset driver with firmware v5.1.5
(I suppose the aircrack one probably correlates to the one you found manually)
As they are all DKMS … just make sure you have the headers for your kernel.
Actually heres how I would do it …
sudo pacman -Syyu $(ls /boot | awk -F "-" '/^linux/ { print $1"-headers" }') && pamac build rtl8821au-dkms-git
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rtl8812au422-dkms-git gets is last update on GitHub 2019, so it’s seems it’s no longer maintained.
rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git is the one I#m currently using. I had it installed by downloading the code and using sudo ./install-dkms.sh instead of aur.
I had now tried rtl8821au-dkms-git. I had currently no internet connection on my PC so I downloaded the source, build it and load the module with insmod as descipt in Readme. The result is, that KDE asks me in a infinity loop for my network password when I tried to connect to a network.
The headers and dkms are installed. Otherwise I were not be able to install the aircrack one.
Are there any options you could set for this module?
modnfo rtl8821au
These are the possible optins for the aircrack driver (the one that worked a little bit):
[jakob@Jakobs-PC ~]$ modinfo 88XXau
filename: /lib/modules/5.8.6-1-MANJARO/updates/88XXau.ko.xz
version: v5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
author: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
description: Realtek Wireless Lan Driver
license: GPL
srcversion: B6185B5706448F93AD5C433
alias: usb:v0846p9054d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v20F4p809Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v20F4p809Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p0106d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0E66p0026d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp8813d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v7392pA833d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v7392pA834d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v056Ep400Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v056Ep400Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0B05p1853d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0B05p1852d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0B05p1817d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p331Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp8813d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p011Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p0120d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p0122d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p011Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v3823p6249d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDApA811d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v056Ep4007d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0411p029Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0846p9052d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2019pAB32d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0411p0242d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v056Ep400Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v056Ep400Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0E66p0023d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p3318d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p3314d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v04BBp0953d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v7392pB611d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v7392pA813d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v7392pA812d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v7392pA811d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp0823d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFFin*
alias: usb:v0BDAp0820d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFFin*
alias: usb:v0BDApA811d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp8822d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp0821d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp0811d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp881Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2604p0012d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp8812d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v148Fp9097d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v050Dp1109d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0411p025Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v20F4p805Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p0122d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p010Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p010Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p0115d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p010Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p0103d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2357p0101d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v13B1p003Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p3316d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p3315d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p3313d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p330Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0846p9051d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v07B8p8812d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2019pAB30d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v1740p0100d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v1058p0632d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v2001p3313d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0586p3426d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0E66p0022d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0B05p17D2d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0409p0408d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0789p016Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v04BBp0952d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0DF6p0074d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v7392pA822d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v050Dp1106d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp881Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp881Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp881Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias: usb:v0BDAp8812d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
depends: cfg80211
retpoline: Y
name: 88XXau
vermagic: 5.8.6-1-MANJARO SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: rtw_wireless_mode:int
parm: rtw_monitor_overwrite_seqnum:Overwrite the sequence number of injected frames (int)
parm: rtw_monitor_retransmit:Retransmit injected frames (int)
parm: rtw_monitor_disable_1m:Disable default 1Mbps rate for monitor injected frames (int)
parm: rtw_ips_mode:The default IPS mode (int)
parm: rtw_lps_level:The default LPS level (int)
parm: rtw_lps_chk_by_tp:int
parm: rtw_max_bss_cnt:int
parm: rtw_usb_rxagg_mode:int
parm: rtw_dynamic_agg_enable:int
parm: rtw_tx_bw_mode:The max tx bw for 2.4G and 5G. format is the same as rtw_bw_mode (uint)
parm: rtw_rx_ampdu_sz_limit_1ss:RX AMPDU size limit for 1SS link of each BW, 0xFF: no limitation (array of uint)
parm: rtw_rx_ampdu_sz_limit_2ss:RX AMPDU size limit for 2SS link of each BW, 0xFF: no limitation (array of uint)
parm: rtw_rx_ampdu_sz_limit_3ss:RX AMPDU size limit for 3SS link of each BW, 0xFF: no limitation (array of uint)
parm: rtw_rx_ampdu_sz_limit_4ss:RX AMPDU size limit for 4SS link of each BW, 0xFF: no limitation (array of uint)
parm: rtw_vht_enable:int
parm: rtw_vht_rx_mcs_map:VHT RX MCS map (uint)
parm: rtw_rf_config:int
parm: rtw_country_code:The default country code (in alpha2) (charp)
parm: rtw_channel_plan:The default chplan ID when rtw_alpha2 is not specified or valid (int)
parm: rtw_excl_chs:exclusive channel array (array of uint)
parm: rtw_qos_opt_enable:int
parm: ifname:The default name to allocate for first interface (charp)
parm: if2name:The default name to allocate for second interface (charp)
parm: rtw_wowlan_sta_mix_mode:int
parm: rtw_pwrtrim_enable:int
parm: rtw_initmac:charp
parm: rtw_special_rf_path:int
parm: rtw_chip_version:int
parm: rtw_rfintfs:int
parm: rtw_lbkmode:int
parm: rtw_network_mode:int
parm: rtw_channel:int
parm: rtw_mp_mode:int
parm: rtw_wmm_enable:int
parm: rtw_vrtl_carrier_sense:int
parm: rtw_vcs_type:int
parm: rtw_busy_thresh:int
parm: rtw_ht_enable:int
parm: rtw_bw_mode:int
parm: rtw_ampdu_enable:int
parm: rtw_rx_stbc:int
parm: rtw_rx_ampdu_amsdu:int
parm: rtw_tx_ampdu_amsdu:int
parm: rtw_beamform_cap:int
parm: rtw_lowrate_two_xmit:int
parm: rtw_power_mgnt:int
parm: rtw_smart_ps:int
parm: rtw_low_power:int
parm: rtw_wifi_spec:int
parm: rtw_full_ch_in_p2p_handshake:int
parm: rtw_antdiv_cfg:int
parm: rtw_antdiv_type:int
parm: rtw_drv_ant_band_switch:int
parm: rtw_single_ant_path:int
parm: rtw_switch_usb_mode:int
parm: rtw_enusbss:int
parm: rtw_hwpdn_mode:int
parm: rtw_hwpwrp_detect:int
parm: rtw_hw_wps_pbc:int
parm: rtw_check_hw_status:int
parm: rtw_led_ctrl:Led Control: 0=Always off, 1=Normal blink, 2=Always on (int)
parm: rtw_max_roaming_times:The max roaming times to try (uint)
parm: rtw_mc2u_disable:int
parm: rtw_notch_filter:0:Disable, 1:Enable, 2:Enable only for P2P (uint)
parm: rtw_hiq_filter:0:allow all, 1:allow special, 2:deny all (uint)
parm: rtw_adaptivity_en:0:disable, 1:enable (uint)
parm: rtw_adaptivity_mode:0:normal, 1:carrier sense (uint)
parm: rtw_adaptivity_th_l2h_ini:th_l2h_ini for Adaptivity (int)
parm: rtw_adaptivity_th_edcca_hl_diff:th_edcca_hl_diff for Adaptivity (int)
parm: rtw_amplifier_type_2g:BIT3:2G ext-PA, BIT4:2G ext-LNA (uint)
parm: rtw_amplifier_type_5g:BIT6:5G ext-PA, BIT7:5G ext-LNA (uint)
parm: rtw_RFE_type:default init value:64 (uint)
parm: rtw_powertracking_type:default init value:64 (uint)
parm: rtw_GLNA_type:default init value:0 (uint)
parm: rtw_TxBBSwing_2G:default init value:0xFF (uint)
parm: rtw_TxBBSwing_5G:default init value:0xFF (uint)
parm: rtw_OffEfuseMask:default open Efuse Mask value:0 (uint)
parm: rtw_FileMaskEfuse:default drv Mask Efuse value:0 (uint)
parm: rtw_rxgain_offset_2g:default RF Gain 2G Offset value:0 (uint)
parm: rtw_rxgain_offset_5gl:default RF Gain 5GL Offset value:0 (uint)
parm: rtw_rxgain_offset_5gh:uint
parm: rtw_rxgain_offset_5gm:default RF Gain 5GM Offset value:0 (uint)
parm: rtw_pll_ref_clk_sel:force pll_ref_clk_sel, 0xF:use autoload value (uint)
parm: rtw_tx_pwr_by_rate:0:Disable, 1:Enable, 2: Depend on efuse (int)
parm: rtw_tx_pwr_lmt_enable:0:Disable, 1:Enable, 2: Depend on efuse (int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_2g_a:2.4G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path A for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_2g_b:2.4G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path B for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_2g_c:2.4G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path C for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_2g_d:2.4G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path D for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_5g_a:5G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path A for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_5g_b:5G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path B for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_5g_c:5G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path C for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_target_tx_pwr_5g_d:5G target tx power (unit:dBm) of RF path D for each rate section, should match the real calibrate power, -1: undefined (array of int)
parm: rtw_tsf_update_pause_factor:num of bcn intervals to stay TSF update pause status (int)
parm: rtw_tsf_update_restore_factor:num of bcn intervals to stay TSF update restore status (int)
parm: rtw_phy_file_path:The path of phy parameter (charp)
parm: rtw_load_phy_file:PHY File Bit Map (int)
parm: rtw_decrypt_phy_file:Enable Decrypt PHY File (int)
parm: rtw_en_napi:int
parm: rtw_en_gro:int
parm: rtw_iqk_fw_offload:int
parm: rtw_ch_switch_offload:int
[jakob@Jakobs-PC ~]$
I don’t know waht all these settings are doing.
If I try to connect to a Network and it doesen’t work, KDE shows me this notification:
Drahtlose Schnittstelle (wlp3sOfOu7)
Das Gerät kann nicht eingerichtet werden
It’s in German. KDE does not respect the language settings, if I set them to englisch. It means translated that the device cannot be set up.