| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/rtw89-dkms-git.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | rtw89-dkms-git |
| Description: | Driver for Realtek Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 adapters |
| Upstream URL: | https://github.com/morrownr/rtw89 |
| Keywords: | realtek rtl8832bu rtl8832cu rtl8851be rtl8851bu rtl8852ae rtl8852be rtl8852be-vt rtl8852bu rtl8852ce rtl8852cu rtl8922ae |
| Licenses: | GPL2 |
| Submitter: | JerryXiao |
| Maintainer: | xx777 |
| Last Packager: | xx777 |
| Votes: | 14 |
| Popularity: | 0.022444 |
| First Submitted: | 2021-06-19 01:37 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2025-05-20 08:25 (UTC) |
@tkee The rtw89 driver has been merged into the kernel since 5.16.
Indeed you don't need this package/driver if your device is working fine with the built-in rtw89 driver, this package/driver is for the users who are using RTL8922AE/RTL8851BU/RTL8852BU chips which are not well-supported by the kernel.
The driver is now included in the mainline kernel, according to this post: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2222373#p2222373
Tested in 6.15.3-arch1-1 without this dkms and the wireless card (RTL8852AE) works fine.
Reminders:
If your USB wifi adapter is in CD-ROM mode, you need to use the command usb_modeswitch or eject to switch it to "Wi-Fi Mode" first.
Before installing this package, make sure your system has the corresponding kernel headers and the package base-devel installed.
You have to manually blacklist or remove any conflicting drivers installed except the in-kernel rtw89 driver.
ONLY kernel 6.6 to 6.15 are supported currently.
It seems that this package is not up to date. Upstream there are much newer changes (https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89). I just updated my system (also the kernel) and there was an error that this module could not be built. This is probably because this package is out of date. I will probably have to manually install the latest version from the repo as long as there are no updates here.
UPDATE: it was fixed on the same day by owner of the repo :) Hi the latest update thru #4e57601 (upstream commit) removed the Wifi I also tried to install directly from the repo and it gives bunch of error related to functions dont have specific members. I opened an issue at the upstream repo as well. Issue #229
I have been using this package for a while on my laptop. I got an dkms error while updating to kernel 5.15.93-1 (on Manjaro). It gave a bad return status and exited with 10 .
/var/lib/dkms/rtw89-dkms/git/build/make.log ;
DKMS make.log for rtw89-dkms-git for kernel 5.15.93-1-MANJARO (x86_64) Sun Feb 12 01:02:35 PM +03 2023 make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/5.15.93-1-MANJARO/build' scripts/Makefile.build:44: /var/lib/dkms/@_PKGBASE@/@PKGVER@/build/Makefile: No such file or directory make[1]: No rule to make target '/var/lib/dkms/@_PKGBASE@/@PKGVER@/build/Makefile'. Stop. make: [Makefile:1903: /var/lib/dkms/@_PKGBASE@/@PKGVER@/build] Error 2 make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/5.15.93-1-MANJARO/build'
I've flagged the package "out-of-date" with the request to include the _b and _be modules as @compgamer89 already suggested.
For my own use i've modified the package, source can be found at https://git.sr.ht/~rwa/custom-arch-packages/tree/main/item/rtw89-dkms-git
For those who need rtw_8852be: You need to modify dkms.conf and PKGBUILD as follows.
dkms.conf: change module names 2 and 3 to rtw_8852b and rtw_8852be (or add them as index 4 and 5). Important: put the make command in single quotes, i.e. change make to 'make' Delete version specifier
PKGBUILD: change sha256sum for dkms.conf to 'SKIP' or insert the correct value.
Afterwards you can build and install the package. It worked (at least) for me (for kernel 5.15, 6.0 and 6.1)
You can find the code here:
dkms: https://pastecode.io/s/9eg7zs71 pkgbuild: https://pastecode.io/s/1supvft9
Hopefully, this helps with 8852be...
@JerryXiao @xz-dev , some updates on this. I found no problem with manually compiling and installing the rtw89 modules, which installs the rtw_8852be driver.
It works without any problems. It's really just this package that for some reason does not built/install it.
I have tried tweaking with dkms.conf to include this module there, but never managed to get makepkg to include it, not sure what is missing...
Pinned Comments
xx777 commented on 2024-11-12 20:51 (UTC) (edited on 2025-05-18 12:28 (UTC) by xx777)
Reminders:
If your USB wifi adapter is in CD-ROM mode, you need to use the command
usb_modeswitchorejectto switch it to "Wi-Fi Mode" first.Before installing this package, make sure your system has the corresponding kernel headers and the package
base-develinstalled.You have to manually blacklist or remove any conflicting drivers installed except the in-kernel rtw89 driver.
ONLY kernel 6.6 to 6.15 are supported currently.