rtl8812au VS rpi-source

Compare rtl8812au vs rpi-source and see what are their differences.

rtl8812au

RTL8812AU/21AU and RTL8814AU driver with monitor mode and frame injection (by aircrack-ng)

rpi-source

Raspberry Pi kernel source installer (by RPi-Distro)
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rtl8812au rpi-source
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3,318 134
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6.4 4.3
6 days ago about 2 months ago
C Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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rtl8812au

Posts with mentions or reviews of rtl8812au. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-22.

rpi-source

Posts with mentions or reviews of rpi-source. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-26.
  • Hold the Raspberry Pi Kernel 6.1 if you're running ZFS!
    2 projects | /r/raspberry_pi | 26 Mar 2023
    #Revert back to 5.15 kernel using git commit hash: #https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-firmware/commit/f5c4fc199c8d8423cb427e509563737d1ac21f3c sudo rpi-update f5c4fc199c8d8423cb427e509563737d1ac21f3c #Install all packages for rpi-source sudo apt install git bc bison flex libssl-dev libncurses5-dev python2 #Install rpi-source so you can recover the 5.15 kernel headers: #https://github.com/RPi-Distro/rpi-source sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPi-Distro/rpi-source/master/rpi-source -O /usr/local/bin/rpi-source && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/rpi-source && /usr/local/bin/rpi-source -q --tag-update #Run it and wait. My RPi4 took a few hours. rpi-source #Additionally I didn't have libncurses5-dev installed when I #first ran rpi-source so I don't know if you need to run the #next commands, but I did need to run some makes before #the ZFS DKMS module would compile for 5.15. #rpi-source makes a directory when you run it cd ~/linux-c113cf128749d17b6262d76769a6ad0e0e1f33c3/ #rpi-source complained about menuconfig so I ran it. make menuconfig #DKMS module still wouldn't build. make sudo apt install --reinstall zfs-dkms zfsutils-linux sudo systemctl reboot
  • Cannot install rtl8812au drivers on Raspberry Pi 4
    4 projects | /r/raspberry_pi | 20 Dec 2021
    You can use apt full-update and that should push you to the correct kernel. This page has also helped me in the past.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing rtl8812au and rpi-source you can also consider the following projects:

RTL8812BU - Realtek RTL8812BU Driver for Linux

rtl8814au - Realtek rtl8814au driver

rpi-firmware - Firmware files for the Raspberry Pi

archer-t2u-plus-linux - TP-Link Archer T2U Plus / AC600 High Gain USB Wifi Adapter Review & Driver installation Guide for various platforms.

8812au-20210629 - Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8812AU Chipset - v5.13.6

rtl88x2bu - rtl88x2bu driver updated for current kernels.

8814au - Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8814AU Chipset

USB-WiFi - USB WiFi Adapter Information for Linux

8821au-20210708 - Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8811AU and RTL8821AU Chipsets - v5.12.5.2

packages

rtl8811au - Driver for usb wifi devices using rtl8811au chip