rtl8812au-dkms 4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg-0ubuntu2: rtl8812au kernel module failed to build [error: ‘_timer {aka struct timer_list}’ has no member named ‘data’]

[John Zaazouh]

This module worked fine until the update performed this evening - 7/20/18 @ 21:00

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: rtl8812au-dkms 4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.15.0-29-generic
Date: Fri Jul 20 23:23:19 2018
DuplicateSignature: dkms:rtl8812au-dkms:4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg-0ubuntu2:/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812au/4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg/build/include/osdep_service_linux.h:253:8: error: ‘_timer {aka struct timer_list}’ has no member named ‘data’
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-29 (113 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg-0ubuntu2
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: rtl8812au
Title: rtl8812au-dkms 4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg-0ubuntu2: rtl8812au kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1774780, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.