USB-WiFi VS rtl8814au

I've already had a look at this but unsure how often it's updated, 6 months ago according to github: https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/The_Short_List.md

Just google "raspberry pi wifi adapter" or see https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi

Just a note that if you're _serious_ about WiFi on the Raspberry Pi... you should use an external WiFi adapter—either PCIe or USB.

With the Compute Module 4, I've successfully tested a variety of adapters [1], from WiFi 6E to older mini PCIe and M.2 cards. There's even a board made for the purpose of multi-WiFi testing, the Seaberry [2].

The Raspberry Pi 5 works with all the PCIe WiFi chips I've tested (haven't had time to summarize testing on pipci database site yet, including a mt7921u-based WiFi 6E USB adapter (haven't written that up, but check out [3]).

[1] https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/#network-cards-nics-and-wifi-...

[2] https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm/seaberry.html

[3] https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/issues/137#issuecomment...

Hey all, I've read the Github list of Linux WiFi adapters (https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/The_Short_List.md) but I've seen sporadic comments of certain users saying some haven't worked for them. I'm a bit risk averse buying something most likely from the USA and waiting a while for it to get to Australia and it not work, so I was hoping some people could comment with their specific models that have worked for them.

It would. These should work, as clients and in AP mode. https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi

dkms helps with keeping a module working across Linux kernel upgrades (I use RTL8812AU, but RTL8814AU is problematic [1] being broken. I also use dkms + ZFS on Proxmox and Ubuntu), but other than that don't upgrade Linux kernel, unless you have to. I guess OpenBSD doesn't include the binary blobs, but back in the days (about 10-15 years ago) I used to have a stable WLAN on OpenBSD, on a Soekris. This was 802.11n (later rebranded WiFi 4), I don't now about 802.11ac / WiFi 5. Worked perfectly fine. IIRC it was either Atheros or IWL.

[1] https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8814au

git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8814au.gitcd rtl8814ausudo apt updatesudo apt install dkmssudo apt install build-essential libelf-devsudo apt install raspberrypi-kernel-headerssed -i 's/CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = y/CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = n/g' Makefilesed -i 's/CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_RPI = n/CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_RPI = y/g' Makefileexport ARCH=armsed -i 's/^MAKE="/MAKE="ARCH=arm\ /' dkms.confsudo make dkms_install

The driver hasn't been updated yet to support your Linux kernel version. Any one below 5.9 is okay, so you should downgrade to 5.4 as that the latest Long Term Support kernel below that.

Has anyone been able to make this work? Before 21.04 release, I was using this method and it worked, but not anymore.

I'm trying to install this on Pop! OS using this GitHub.Link. But it's simply not working. It was working for Kernel before 5.13.

I have also followed this afterwards https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8814au/issues/32

git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8814au.git

Package: realtek-rtl8814au-dkms Version: 5.8.5.1~git20210331.bdf80b5-0kali1 Priority: optional Section: contrib/kernel Maintainer: Kali Developers Installed-Size: 13.5 MB Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0) Homepage: https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8814au Download-Size: 1601 kB APT-Sources: http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling/contrib armhf Packages Description: Realtek RTL8814AU driver in DKMS format This package provides the source code for RTL8814AU Linux driver (with monitor mode and frame injection) to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this module.