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1. Hi,

   on pi with kernel I got, any suggestions?

   pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt install ./realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms_5.3.4~20200115-0kali1_all.deb
   Reading package lists… Done
   Building dependency tree
   Reading state information… Done
   Note, selecting ‘realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms’ instead of ‘./realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms_5.3.4~20200115-0kali1_all.deb’
   realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms is already the newest version (5.3.4~20200115-0kali1).
   0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 86 not upgraded.
   1 not fully installed or removed.
   After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
   Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
   Setting up realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms (5.3.4~20200115-0kali1) …
   Removing old realtek-rtl88xxau-5.3.4~20200115 DKMS files…

   ——————————
   Deleting module version: 5.3.4~20200115
   completely from the DKMS tree.
   ——————————
   Done.
   Loading new realtek-rtl88xxau-5.3.4~20200115 DKMS files…
   It is likely that 4.19.75+ belongs to a chroot’s host
   Building for 4.19.75+, 4.19.75-v7+, 4.19.75-v7l+ and 4.19.75-v8+
   Building initial module for 4.19.75+
   Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.19.75+ (armv6l)
   Consult /var/lib/dkms/realtek-rtl88xxau/5.3.4~20200115/build/make.log for more information.
   dpkg: error processing package realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms (–configure):
   installed realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
   Errors were encountered while processing:
   realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms
   E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

   • Raspberry Pi has a different architecture (ARM, not x86 or x86_64). The easiest way is to use Kali Linux ARM Image, which has the driver built-in. Otherwise, you may have to follow compile instructions for Raspberry Pi and manually compile the driver from source.

2. Hi, I installed the drivers on Ubuntu/Debian based distros but the USB wifi adapter does not automatically connect to Wifi on reboot. I also have to reconnect to my network but it saves as a new connection each time. Any suggestions?

   • This is most likely not driver related but connection or interface name manager setting related. Connection profile usually includes some properties that specify the name or MAC address of interface it matches to, and also whether it is going to automatically connect. Thus I’m guessing either interface name manager somehow didn’t name that interface the same across reboot (did you plug the adapter to a different physical port?), or the connection profile wasn’t written properly.

3. Thank you, it works on Ubuntu 20.04!

4. Hello,
   I’m using COMFAST CF-913AC on Linux Mint 20 and it’s work perfectly with this command :

   # wget https://http.kali.org/kali/pool/contrib/r/realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms/realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms_5.6.4.2~git20200916-0kali1_all.deb
   # sudo apt update
   # sudo apt install ./realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms_5.6.4.2~git20200916-0kali1_all.deb

   Also refer to this available :
   http://en.comfast.com.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=30#orientate

   Thanks a lot !

   • Congrats! Thanks for letting us know.

   • Thanks for this!

     I bought 2 BrosTrend AC1200s. One I never could get to work in Mint 20, the other I was able to, but the way I went about it wouldn’t survive reboot and it was directly compiled and installed via modpro

     I used your method to pull from the Kali distro and installed through Apt and voila! Works perfectly with the latest src from the aircrack guys.

     For those wondering, BrosTrend seems to have 3 versions of their AC1200. I didn’t notice, but half my problem was this version issue.

     One unit was V1 and contained the rtl8812au chip, the other one was V2 and contained the rtl8822au chip (can’t find a way to get that chip working on Linux so it’s relegated to a Windows machine for now until I can play around with NDISWrapper) and it seems they now sell a V3 that’s explicitly marketed towards working in Linux. Probably uses a chipset with built-in kernel support.

     • BrosTrend seems to have RTL8812AU, RTL8812BU and RTL8811CU in their products.

       None of these chipsets got built-in kernel support. One will find lots of different versions of driver from various sources out there.

       Aircrack-ng community offers a relatively mature driver for RTL8812AU, as described in this article, that includes monitor mode and frame injection support.

       For those who don’t have pentesting demands, BrosTrend offers driver deb package here for each of the three chipsets.

5. Many thanks!
   I have EDUP USB WiFi Adapter Wireless and finally, it worked on my Linux Deepin 20.1

   I used these commands :
   # wget https://http.kali.org/kali/pool/contrib/r/realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms/realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms_5.6.4.2~git20200916-0kali1_all.deb
   # sudo apt update
   # sudo apt install ./realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms_5.6.4.2~git20200916-0kali1_all.deb

   * More accurate I just copied the link and downloaded it using google chrome then I clicked on the downloaded file to install it. DONE!

   I will write the product name I bought from amazon so other people can easily find the solution:
   USB WiFi Adapter Wireless Network Adapters AC 600Mbps Dual Band 2.4G/5.8Ghz Wi-Fi Dongle with External Antenna for Laptop Desktop PC Compatible with Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista /Mac OS X 10.6~10.15.3