RTL8812AU driver working no more after kernel 4.4.0-101-generic update
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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rtl8812au (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
My Edimax EW-7811UTC USB dongle worked quite well until kernel 4.4.0-98-generic.
After kernel was update to 4.4.0-101-generic version it stopped working.
DKMS still reports "rtl8812au, 4.3.8.12175.
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 7392:a812 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd
Further info:
lsb_release -rd:
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
Package name/version:
rtl8812au-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: rtl8812au-dkms 4.3.8.12175.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-101-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Mon Nov 20 18:29:05 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-11 (466 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: rtl8812au
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
andrea there is an issue involving dkms that causes the module to be build on the old kernel source rather than the new kernel. Open terminal and enter "modinfo 8812au" post the output