This branch was created from v7 of the code, which is the version merged into the wireless-drivers-next repo, which means it will be in the 5.16 kernel.
This code will build on any kernel 5.4 and newer as long as the distro has not modified any of the kernel APIs. IF YOU RUN UBUNTU, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT THE APIs HAVE CHANGED. NO, I WILL NOT MODIFY THE SOURCE FOR YOU. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN!!!!!
I am working on fixing builds on older kernels.
This repository includes drivers for the following card:
Realtek 8852AE
If you are looking for a driver for chips such as RTL8188EE, RTL8192CE, RTL8192CU, RTL8192DE, RTL8192EE, RTL8192SE, RTL8723AE, RTL8723BE, or RTL8821AE, these should be provided by your kernel. If not, then you should go to the Backports Project (https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page) to obtain the necessary code.
You will need to install "make", "gcc", "kernel headers", "kernel build essentials", and "git". You can install them with the following command, on Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install make gcc linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential gitIf any of the packages above are not found check if your distro installs them like that.
For all distros:
git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89.git
cd rtw89
make
sudo make installFor Ubuntu:
git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89.git
cd rtw89
make
sudo make sign-installFor other distros, supply the location of the MOK.der and MOK.priv files as the MOK_KEY_DIR environment variable:
git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89.git
cd rtw89
make
sudo bash -c 'MOK_KEY_DIR=/var/lib/shim-signed/mok make sign-install'
sudo modprobe -r rtw89pci #This unloads the module
sudo modprobe rtw89pci #This loads the moduleSome BIOSs have trouble changing power state from D3hot to D0. If you have this problem, then
sudo cp suspend_rtw89 /usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/.
That script will unload the driver before sleep or hibernation, and reload it following resumption.
If it turns out that your system needs one of the configuration options, then do the following:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/<dev_name>.confThere, enter the line below:
options <device_name> <<driver_option_name>>=<value>The available options for rtw89pci are disable_clkreq, disable_aspm_l1, and disable_aspm_l1ss. The available options for rtw89core are debug_mask, and disable_ps_mode
Normally, none of these will be needed; however, if you are getting firmware errors, one or both of the disable_aspm_* options may help. Thay are needed when a buggy BIOS fails to implement the PCI specs correctly.
When your kernel changes, then you need to do the following:
cd ~/rtw89
git pull
make
sudo make installRemember, this MUST be done whenever you get a new kernel - no exceptions.
These drivers will not build for kernels older than 5.4. If you must use an older kernel, submit a GitHub issue with a listing of the build errors. Without the errors, the issue will be ignored. I am not a mind reader.
When you have problems where the driver builds and loads correctly, but fails to work, a GitHub issue is NOT the best place to report it. I have no idea of the internal workings of any of the chips, and the Realtek engineers who do will not read these issues. To reach them, send E-mail to [email protected]. Include a detailed description of any messages in the kernel logs and any steps that you have taken to analyze or fix the problem. If your description is not complete, you are unlikely to get any satisfaction. One other thing - your mail MUST be plain test. HTML mail is rejected.