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From:   Fabrizio del Tin <devotedmystic@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 18 May 2023 17:04:05 +0200
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Subject: Realtek RTL8832CU compatibility
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Hello,
I got a recent RTL8832CU
(https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005005544770386.html?spm=3Da2g0o.productli=
st.main.1.78ff96c6qceFKn&algo_pvid=3D9ee2eb8d-9883-4709-90f5-0dc6d98c40da&a=
lgo_exp_id=3D9ee2eb8d-9883-4709-90f5-0dc6d98c40da-0&pdp_npi=3D3%40dis%21EUR=
%2161.26%2130.62%21%21%21%21%21%402145277316844042289821012d07b5%2112000033=
481930568%21sea%21IT%211918944861&curPageLogUid=3DOMcZ7AW58cDB).
It's a very affordable tri band usb wifi 6 card, which is sold as AXE3000.

I tested it on Arch Linux, kernel 6.3.2, to no avail.

Once inserted, it gives:
0bda:1a2b Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188GU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
(Driver CDROM Mode)

After an eject cdrom, it gives:
0bda:c832 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11ax WLAN Adapter

I wonder if there will be any plan to make a Linux driver for it. The
only tri band in kernel solution seems to be the Netgear A8000, which
is widely available, but very expensive. The ALFA AWUS036AXML cannot
be found in my country. And there is no other option.

Thank you,
Fabrizio Lanza