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|    William Unruh to bad sector    |
|    Re: New usb-wifi    |
|    28 Jan 22 04:04:24    |
   
   From: unruh@invalid.ca   
      
   On 2022-01-28, bad sector wrote:   
   >   
   > lsusb:   
   > Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:b812 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL88x2bu   
   [AC1200 Techkey]   
   > How do I get the driver module 88x2bu.ko for this?   
   > it doesn't seem to be in Leap-15.3 or TW   
   >   
   > The gizmo came with a driver package in folders named   
   >   
   > 8811AU, RTL8814AU and RTL81888192EUS   
   >   
   > 2 of them with an install.sh none of which work   
   >   
   > errors end with:   
   > make[1]: *** /lib/modules/5.16.1-1-default/build: No such file or   
   directory. Stop.   
   > make: *** [Makefile:1318: modules] Error 2   
      
   That means you have to load the build file for your kernel. I do not   
   know how suse labels them, but on Mageia they are kernel-devel type   
   packages. It is trying to fold your driver in with the kernel so it   
   knows what ioctls to call to call stuff in the kernel. You do not have   
   that information on your system. You need it.   
      
   >   
   > Yast/Software search on 'realtek' coughs up two   
   > uninstalled modules none of which seem to be the   
   > right number   
   >   
   > r8168   
   > rtl8812au   
   >   
   > Got it on amazon, it's advertised as coming with Linux   
   > drivers which 'seems' to be true.   
      
   It comes with the source code for the drivers. You need to compile it to   
   make the drivers themselves. kernel internal numbers change from kernel to   
   kernel.   
   Your drivers need the right ones.   
   >   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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