On 10/9/20 5:14 PM, Mal C wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> Thank you for getting back to me. Here are the outputs. I am on 5.8 kernel. I've
> tried blacklisting the "rtl8821ae" preinstalled maodule in order to allow the
> 8812au to take over but it seems to do nothing. Also, I have tried unbinding
> from usr/src but the echo command keeps returning a "no such device" error. I
> really appreciate any time and advice you can provide.
>
>
> -Mal
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 5:01 PM Larry Finger <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> On 10/9/20 2:05 PM, Mal C wrote:
> > Hello Larry,
> >
> > I hope this email finds you well.
> >
> > I found your email on github and wanted to reach out to first thank you for
> > making the drivers and also to see if you could provide some advice.
> >
> > I'm using asus pce-ac51 which has the 8812ae chipset and I just cannot
> seem to
> > get the driver and all working properly. Initially, I was running linux
> mint on
> > a machine that I just built a few months ago. For some reason, the module
> would
> > only work if I ran the install script and rebooted. Then, after that
> session,
> > the module would be forgotten and I would have to go through the same
> process
> > again. Then it stopped working altogether, even with the install and reboot.
> >
> > Now, I am running the newest manjaro release and have just tried to
> install your
> > module again. I followed all of the steps exactly and had no issues, but
> there
> > is no recognition at all of the wifi card.
> >
> > I am wondering if you have encountered this problem before and if you
> might have
> > any advice. My only idea is that there might be a dependency issue with some
> > other wifi module that came with the manjaro installation but it's just a
> guess.
>
> Normally, I do not answer private E-mail, and I probably will not answer any
> more of yours. If you want an answer, CC [email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>!
>
> First of all, I did not write the driver. I only make it available to persons
> running older kernels. The only other instance of the driver not working was
> from a guy that actually had an Atheros chip, not a Realtek one.
>
> Once the driver is installed, it should continue to work for that kernel. A
> change in the kernel would force it to be reloaded. I am assuming that your
> kernel is older than 5.9. If that is not true, then you need to use the driver
> in the kernel.
>
> Please post the output of 'lspci -nn' and check the output of 'dmesg | less'
> for
> any mention of "rtw".
>
Where are the answers to my questions? If you want my help, then you need to
participate!!!!
The rtl8812ae chip is driven by the rtl8821ae driver. An 8812au is a USB device,
whereas the ones that end in an "e" are PCIe devices. Do you really think that
they will interfere?
Larry