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Realtek RTL8812BU Driver for Linux

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Driver for 802.11ac USB adapter with RTL8812BU chipset, only STA/Monitor mode is supported, no AP mode.

A few known wireless cards that use this driver include:

  • Fastoe AC1200 USB Wi-Fi Adapter
  • Cudy WU1200 AC1200 High Gain USB Wi-Fi Adapter
  • TP-Link Archer T3U
  • TP-Link Archer T3U Plus
  • TP-Link Archer T4U V3
  • Linksys WUSB6400M
  • Dlink DWA-181
  • Dlink DWA-182

Currently tested with Linux kernel 4.12.14/4.15.0/5.3.0 on X86_64 platform only.

For Raspberry Pi

For kernel 5.11 or later, please clone the v5.8.7 branch:

clone the new branch:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y dkms git bc
git clone -b v5.8.7 https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU.git
cd RTL8812BU
make
sudo make install
sudo reboot

For 5.10 kernel, please clone the v5.6.1 branch:

clone the new branch:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y dkms git bc
git clone -b v5.6.1 https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU.git
cd RTL8812BU
make
sudo make install
sudo reboot

For 5.9 and previous versions:

clone the new branch:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y dkms git bc
git clone https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU.git
cd RTL8812BU
make
sudo make install
sudo reboot

For setting monitor mode:

# configure for monitor mode
sed -i 's/CONFIG_80211W = n/CONFIG_80211W = y/' Makefile
sed -i 's/CONFIG_WIFI_MONITOR = n/CONFIG_WIFI_MONITOR = y/' Makefile

make
sudo make install
sudo ip link set wlx1cbfcea97791 down
sudo iw wlx1cbfcea97791 set monitor none
sudo ip link set wlx1cbfcea97791 up

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Enjoy!

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