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mutterhunt

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From: Groningen / NL

Registered: 2021-07-27

Posts: 12

88x2bu (TP Archer T3U) and 5.15-rc2

I tried several ways to compile (with or without dkms) the driver for the WLAN-stick. It always hung up with the error message "connot find ipx.h" in both Arch and Ubuntu. In Arch I ticked the headers and in Sid I made the m-point in .config. both ways fail. Several drivers with several versions: no change to get the blue led of the stick!

I'm doing something wrong with the kernel headers, I think (all other kernels take the RinCat driver).

Any suggestions?

Lizbeth

Last edited by mutterhunt (2021-09-24 23:10:45)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,223

Re: 88x2bu (TP Archer T3U) and 5.15-rc2

Go upstream and report the build error for the new kernel.

Other than that, maybe post the full build log instead of paraphrasing, we can do more if we have the actual full context of what fails where.

Last edited by V1del (2021-09-25 09:46:41)

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,317

Re: 88x2bu (TP Archer T3U) and 5.15-rc2

The ipx headers have been removed from 5.15: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commi … 04bc6b2927
The 88x2bu driver will have to be changed to accomodate that removal.
Edit: Maybe that include is even unused, so just try to remove it from the driver source and recompile?

There is another driver for that chipset you could try. I am not sure if it is in a usable state for your wifi card, though. https://github.com/ulli-kroll/rtw88-usb/
(There is another repository that seems to be doing much the same. The copyright/authorship of commits is often missing here, though. https://github.com/kimocoder/rtw88-usb)

Last edited by progandy (2021-09-25 11:53:13)

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cmm11

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Registered: 2018-02-18

Posts: 53

Re: 88x2bu (TP Archer T3U) and 5.15-rc2

I use this one with LTS kernel, zero issues - https://github.com/RinCat/RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver
Ah just noticed you mentioned it.

Last edited by cmm11 (2021-09-25 14:57:49)