Running pepermint 8 64bit. this adaptor comes with a CD inclueding drivers for Linux.
Instalation instructions are a little vage.
Using install.sh Script for PC-Linux
For driver compilation and installation in PC-Linux, we provide an install.sh
script to do the duties automatically. If you want to use our Wi-Fi solutions to access
network on PC-Linux, you can just run install.sh script and then control Wi-Fi with
utilities such as Network Manager. For further information about Wi-Fi station mode,
Q. how to run install.sh script?
I take it this is a USB wireless adapter ?
Before we go attempting to install any (possibly unnecessary or wrong) drivers, can you plug in the device and post the output from:
lsusb
and
sudo lshw -C network
and
iwlist scan
and
rfkill list
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:a811 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $ sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for usertwo:
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlp2s0
version: 01
serial: 00:1b:9e:66:a1:b6
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath5k driverversion=4.10.0-37-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:17 memory:d8100000-d810ffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
logical name: enp5s0
version: 15
serial: 00:13:77:5c:61:02
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sky2 driverversion=1.30 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.10 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:27 memory:d8200000-d8203fff ioport:a000(size=256)
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $ iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn’t support scanning.
wlp2s0 No scan results
enp5s0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $ rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
usertwo@usertwo-R59P-R60P-R61P ~ $
We could attempt to install the drivers that came with it, but I doubt they’ll be dkms which means they’ll likely break whenever you get a kernel update (if they install at all).
So let’s try some dkms packaged drivers first eh ?
(the dkms version of the drivers should recompile automagically when you get kernel updates)
Connect to your router with an ethernet cable and run these commands in sequence:-
sudo apt-get install dkms git
then
mkdir ~/RTL8812AU
then
cd ~/RTL8812AU
then
git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
then
cd ~/RTL8812AU/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
then
sudo make -f Makefile.dkms install
then load the driver with:
sudo modprobe rtl8812au
did wireless spring to life ? (you’ll need to disconnect from the ethernet cable and set up wireless from the networkmanager system tray icon).
Or REBOOT and see if wireless now works ?
To UNINSTALL
I’m not suggesting you do this yet, I’m just posting the instructions to uninstall this driver “just in case”
cd ~/RTL8812AU/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
then
sudo make -f Makefile.dkms uninstall
then reboot.
OK worked like a dream…
Many thanks for your help.
You’re most welcome Tramlink 
Even working on 5G network.
Great stuff
Any chance you can link to where you got it in case anyone else wants one ?
is this the adapter:
http://www.meross.com/web/products/usb_adapters/2.html
?
Yes this is the adaptor I installed.
/full/path/to/install.sh
or if it needs elevated privileges:
sudo /full/path/to/install.sh
Hi, I followed the instructions to install the abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git package but get this error when I try to build:
make[2]: *** /lib/modules/4.4.38-v7+/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
I’ve tried installing the headers several times but there’s no ‘build’ directory:
martin@pi/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux$> ls /lib/modules/4.4.38-v7+/
kernel modules.builtin modules.dep.bin modules.softdep
modules.alias modules.builtin.bin modules.devname modules.symbols
modules.alias.bin modules.dep modules.order modules.symbols.bin
Any suggestions? TIA!
Is this a RasPi ? … which distro/version ?
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
oh, and Raspberry Pi 3 model B V1.2
what’s the output from:
uname -a
and
ls -a /lib/modules
and
ls -a /lib/modules/$(uname -r)