{"id":417,"date":"2021-11-20T13:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T13:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/?p=417"},"modified":"2021-11-20T18:12:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:12:07","slug":"install-driver-for-rtl8812bu-on-linux-mint-20-2-uma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/20\/install-driver-for-rtl8812bu-on-linux-mint-20-2-uma\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Realtek RTL8812BU driver on Linux Mint 20.2 Uma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently bought <a href=\"https:\/\/comfastwifi.us\/comfast-cf-812ac-1300mbps-usb-3-wifi-network-card\">COMFAST CF-812AC USB3.0 WiFi dongle<\/a> to my Home Workstation to speed up my WiFi connection and enjoy all goodies of AC(WIFI 5). However as it turned out straight from the box this device doesn&#8217;t work so you need to install a proper driver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are few drivers on github:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/morrownr\/88x2bu\">morrownr\/88x2bu<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fastoe\/RTL8812BU\">fastoe\/RTL8812BU<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ulli-kroll\/rtl8822bu\">ulli-kroll\/rtl8822bu<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we will focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/morrownr\/88x2bu\">morrownr\/88x2bu<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is COMFAST ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COMFAST is the core brand of Shenzhen Four Seas Global Link Network Technology Co. Ltd. (Chinese Company) a Wireless equipment supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Specification of COMFAST CF-812AC USB WIFI dongle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Interface<\/td><td><strong>USB3.0<\/strong>\/Copatible USB2.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chipset<\/td><td><strong>RTL8812BU<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wireless standard<\/td><td>IEEE802.11a\/b\/g\/n\/<strong>ac<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transmission Rate<\/td><td>1300Mbps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wireless speed<\/td><td>2.4GHz: 400Mbps, <strong>5.8GHz:<\/strong> <strong>867Mpbs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Frequency Range<\/td><td>2.412-2.472GHz; 5.180-5.825GHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Encryption<\/td><td>WEP\/WPA\/WPA-PSK\/WPA2\/WPA2-PSK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OS Support<\/td><td>Windows XP\/7\/8\/8.1\/10 (32bit, 64bit)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Size<\/td><td>38.5x17x8.5mm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Specification of my Home Workstation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>OS<\/td><td>Linux Mint 20.2 Uma<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kernel<\/td><td>5.4.0-90<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install driver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Clone driver from git repository<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#444545\">git clone https:\/\/github.com\/morrownr\/88x2bu.git<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Move driver folder <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#444545\">sudo mv 88x2bu\/ \/usr\/src\/<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Run installation script<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#444545\">sudo \/usr\/src\/88x2bu\/install-driver.sh<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Restart the system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#444545\">sudo shutdown -r now<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DONE! After restart WiFi starts working properly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some screenshots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Network Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/wifi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/wifi.png 656w, https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/wifi-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. iwconfig wlan0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-15-20-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-15-20-32.png 1014w, https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-15-20-32-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-15-20-32-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. dmesg -Hw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-17-28-47.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-17-28-47.png 1014w, https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-17-28-47-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-from-2021-11-20-17-28-47-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eaUoKOAF0DY\">Unboxing and testing COMFAST CF-812AC USB3.0 Wifi Adapter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.comfast.com.cn\/\">Comfast Home Page<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently bought COMFAST CF-812AC USB3.0 WiFi dongle to my Home Workstation to speed up my WiFi connection and enjoy all goodies of AC(WIFI 5). However as it turned out straight from the box this device doesn&#8217;t work so you need to install a proper driver. There are few drivers on github: morrownr\/88x2bu fastoe\/RTL8812BU ulli-kroll\/rtl8822bu Today&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"button small blue\" href=\"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/20\/install-driver-for-rtl8812bu-on-linux-mint-20-2-uma\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[25,8,23,19,24],"class_list":["post-417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-linux","category-network","tag-drivers","tag-linux","tag-mint","tag-network","tag-wifi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":505,"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions\/505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devnet-zone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}