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## Realtek 802.11ac (rtl8812au)
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This is a fork of the Realtek 802.11ac (rtl8812au) v4.2.2 (7502.20130507)
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driver altered to build on Linux kernel version >= 3.10.
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### Purpose
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My D-Link DWA-171 wireless dual-band USB adapter needs the Realtek 8812au
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driver to work under Linux.
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The current rtl8812au version (per nov. 20th 2013) doesn't compile on Linux
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kernels >= 3.10 due to a change in the proc entry API, specifically the
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deprecation of the `create_proc_entry()` and `create_proc_read_entry()`
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functions in favor of the new `proc_create()` function.
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### Building
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The driver is build by running `make`, and can be tested by loading the
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built module using `insmod`:
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```
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make
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sudo insmod 8812au.ko
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```
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After loading the module, a wireless network interface named __Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter__ should be available.
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### Installing
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Installing the driver is simply a matter of copying the built module
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into the correct location and updating module dependencies using `depmod`:
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```
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sudo 8812au.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
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sudo depmod
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```
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The driver module should now be loaded automatically.
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2013-11-20 20:01:07 +00:00
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### References
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- D-Link DWA-171
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- [D-Link page](http://www.dlink.com/no/nb/home-solutions/connect/adapters/dwa-171-wireless-ac-dual-band-usb-adapter)
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- [wikidevi page](http://wikidevi.com/wiki/D-Link_DWA-171_rev_A1)
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