RTL8812au wifi stick not recognised
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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rtl8812au (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
apt install rtl8812au-dkms
..
Building initial module for 5.4.0-72-generic
..
DKMS: install completed.
modprobe 8812au
lsmod |grep 8812au
8812au 1290240 0
cfg80211 704512 3 mt7601u,
Upon insertion, syslog shows:
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usb 3-12: new high-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd
usb 3-12: New USB device found, idVendor=2604, idProduct=0012, bcdDevice= 0.00
usb 3-12: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 3-12: Product: 802.11n NIC
usb 3-12: Manufacturer: Realtek
usb 3-12: SerialNumber: 123456
checking bus 3, device 8: "/sys/devices/
bus: 3, device: 8 was not an MTP device
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: rtl8812au-dkms 4.3.8.12175.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-72-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat May 8 20:03:27 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-05-03 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 20.04.2 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210201.2)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: rtl8812au
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
The code needs a patch at line 285 of os_dep/ linux/usb_ intf.c
{USB_DEVICE( 0x2604, 0x0012) ,.driver_ info = RTL8812}, /* Tenda - U12 */