Realtek RTL8812BU Driver for Linux
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 rebootFor 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 rebootFor 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 rebootFor 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
Enjoy!