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To all having an issue with this driver: please try https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git alternatively.

Sadly driver does not compile anymore with kernel 4.9.11 Issue raised: https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au/issues/113 Solution is here but not merged yet: https://github.com/Grawp/rtl8812au_rtl8821au/pull/46

Hi, I have forked on Github paspro repository, which itself is a fork of astsam repository, with patches to make it compile for up to 4.11.8 kernels. I then added a new patch to make it compile with 4.11.9 kernel (see Github repo for info). My Github repo can be found at https://github.com/zebulon2/rtl8812au/tree/v5.1.5. There is little change to do to the PKGBUILD: use my repo URL and replace rtl8812AU with rtl8812au. EDIT: I have adopted the package and updated the PKGBUILD accordingly.

Yes, bizarrely uminokoe has deleted his account on Github, along with all his repositories. For 5.1.5, we are left with some other options: https://github.com/astsam/rtl8812au/tree/v5.1.5 https://github.com/mk-fg/rtl8812au

thanks @TGS, I actualy have exactly the same chip as you. but now the repo f this driver is gone. lol nothing but problems with this antena since the new kernel

@capoeira Since this package uses DKMS, you can uninstall and reinstall the module by itself in /usr/src. See this article for details: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support I have also had to do something similar for the other driver (not USB ID, just patch the kernel version) in the AUR before kernel 4.11 was patched. I am not sure if I should add these instructions to the ArchWiki soon under the "Wireless_network_configuration" article, and most people might only be affected on other wifi cards, so I'll leave them here for now. Type lsusb, and you should get output similar to this when you plug in your USB device: Bus 001 Device 008: ID 7392:a812 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd You can also check WikiDevi here (they might not have your wifi card though, so lsusb is the most useful): https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Edimax_EW-7811UTC (super useful resource) to confirm that everything (including the chipset - 8812AU or 8821AU) is correct. Edit the os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c file as root in the /usr/src/rtl8812au-v5-5.1.5 folder. Add the following near #ifdef CONFIG_RTL8821A if your wifi card's chipset is RTL8821AU: {USB_DEVICE(0x7392, 0xA812) , .driver_info = RTL8821}, /* Edimax - EW-7811UTC */ Add the following near #ifdef CONFIG_RTL8812A if your wifi card's chipset is RTL8812AU. In this example I am using the Asus USB-AC56. This card is in this file, but others can be added with a different USB ID: {USB_DEVICE(0x0B05, 0x17D2), .driver_info = RTL8812}, /* ASUS - Edimax */ Save the file and close. Remove the DKMS module already built without your USB ID: # dkms remove rtl8812au-v5/5.1.5 --all Build the DKMS module again. In the same directory (/usr/src/rtl8812au-v5-5.1.5), type: dkms install -m rtl8812au-v5 -v 5.1.5 Wait for it to finish building. Enjoy a working driver! If you want to rebuild a non-DKMS module using makepkg, temporarily copy everything over to a different folder you own such as your home folder (root may be necessary to do so), fix permissions (chown -R username:users rtl8812au-v5-5.1.5), and makepkg there.

sorry, but how am I suposed to manually add to os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c if "makepkg -si" gives no chance to do so?

I have pushed a new commit which allows the driver to be compiled on kernels version 4.12 or higher. Please note that the driver does not include all USB IDs that belong to the devices using the RTL8811AU/8812AU/8821AU chipset. You may have to manually add yours to os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c.

User maurossi created a patch for kernels >= 4.12: https://github.com/maurossi/rtl8812au/commit/1d3af1e8e931f6fee3ceb26cee4c8b214bb8384c Please see if the above helps.

Hi, What does this v5 version provide in comparison to the older versions available? I could not find anything about it.

Thanks libcg. I can confirm that the adapter is now working after applying the patch. But there is still connectivity issues here. It now disconnects completely around every 3 minutes and there is a prompt to enter the Wi-Fi password.