rtl8812au/README.md

rtl8812au

Realtek 8812AU driver v5.2.20 with monitor mode and packet injection

Only supports 8812AU chipset, not the 8814AU or the 8821AU.

Building

To build and install module manually:

$ make
$ sudo make install

To use dkms install:

$ sudo ./dkms-install.sh

To use dkms uninstall and remove:

$ sudo ./dkms-remove.sh

LED control

You can now control LED behaviour statically by Makefile, for example:

CONFIG_LED_ENABLE = n

value can be y or n

statically by module parameter in /etc/modprobe.d/8812au.conf or wherever, for example:

options 8812au rtw_led_enable=0

value can be 0 or 1

or dynamically by writing to /proc/net/rtl8812au/$(your interface name)/led_enable, for example:

$ echo "0" > /proc/net/rtl8812au/$(your interface name)/led_enable

value can be 0 or 1

check current value:

$ cat /proc/net/rtl8812au/$(your interface name)/led_enable

NetworkManager

As others have noted, people using NetworkManager need to add this stanza to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

  [device]
  wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no