RTL8812BU Alternatives

RTL8812BU reviews and mentions

• Why are drivers so complicated?
  1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 8 May 2023

  RHEL 8 is a 4.18 kernel, this driver might work as it is tested with 4.15. Realtek drivers are known to be annoying, unfortunately they are in a ton of USB dongles because they are so cheap.

• Bad Return status for module build
  1 project | /r/hacking | 24 Feb 2023
• Installing Dongle Netgear A6150 drivers on Parrot OS 5.1
  1 project | /r/ParrotOS | 21 Nov 2022

  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 reboot

• Archer T3U
  1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 28 Aug 2022

  You bought an adapter with no linux support. A short google search shows that thing uses a Realtek RTL8812BU chip. It looks like there is a 3rd party driver made for linux at https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU but it requires you to clone and compile it.

• HP x360 only charging to 80%
  4 projects | /r/Kubuntu | 5 Feb 2022

  Later, wife noted wifi was not as good in particular part of house so installed a RTL8812BU wifi adapter using driver from https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU.

• brostrend wifi adapter
  1 project | /r/Kubuntu | 11 Jan 2022

  Is it https://www.brostrend.com/products/ac3? I ask because I bought https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284231856690 and followed instructions here, https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU - instructions are different depending on kernel. Yours and mine use the same chipset.

• BTF file not generated because vmlinux could not be found
  1 project | /r/openSUSE | 5 Oct 2021

  The sophisticated driver from https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU expects the mentioned kernel image vmlinux in the standard location

• Couldn't install RTL8812BU driver & gave up
  1 project | /r/Fedora | 4 Oct 2021

  I downloaded this driver: https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU/tree/v5.8.7 and hoped to easily install it offline, but it didn't work. Terminal tries to download metadata, but obviously it's not possible without internet. Compiling it gave also an error, if I remember correctly it said that it couldn't find anything in temp build folder? DKMS can't be installed either. I also tried to download it on my phone and move it then to Fedora (like I did with the WiFi driver), but it wasn't possible to install it because of too many dependencies that I have no access to...

• From Windows 10 to Zorin OS 16: Noob Steps I Took to Feel More Comfy
  1 project | /r/zorinos | 11 Sep 2021

  sudo apt update sudo apt install -y dkms git bc git clone -b v5.6.1 https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU.git cd RTL8812BU VER=$(sed -n 's/\PACKAGE_VERSION="\(.*\)"/\1/p' dkms.conf) sudo rsync -rvhP ./ /usr/src/rtl88x2bu-${VER} sudo dkms add -m rtl88x2bu -v ${VER} sudo dkms build -m rtl88x2bu -v ${VER} sudo dkms install -m rtl88x2bu -v ${VER} sudo modprobe 88x2bu sudo reboot

  1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 10 Sep 2021

  Had no WIFI option at all. Downloaded this driver (RTL8812BU v5.6.1, for 5.10 kernel) on my phone and connected it then to my PC, so I can install it: https://github.com/fastoe/RTL8812BU/tree/v5.6.1

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