RTL8812AU install errors

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updated from Leap 42.3 to 15.0 today and all seemed to go well.
Of course I need to reinstall the drivers for my rtl8812AU wifi adapter because of the new kernel . . . but I’m not having much luck.

dkms install gives me the error message . . .

dkms install rtl8812AU/1
.0

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area...
'make'....(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.12.14-lp150.12.4-default (x
86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/make.log for more information.

and the log file contains this info . . .

DKMS make.log for rtl8812AU-1.0 for kernel 4.12.14-lp150.12.4-default (x86_64)
Sat Jun 2 18:45:02 NZST 2018
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp150.12.4-default/build M=/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build modules
make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp150.12.4-obj/x86_64/default’
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.o
In file included from /var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/include/drv_types.h:32:0,
from /var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.c:22:
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/include/osdep_service.h: In function ‘thread_enter’:
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/include/osdep_service.h:343:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘allow_signal’; did you mean ‘do_signal’? -Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
allow_signal(SIGTERM);
^~~~~~~~~~~~
do_signal
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/include/osdep_service.h: In function ‘flush_signals_thread’:
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/include/osdep_service.h:353:6: error: implicit declaration of function ‘signal_pending’; did you mean ‘timer_pending’? -Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
if (signal_pending (current))
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
timer_pending
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/include/osdep_service.h:355:3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘flush_signals’; did you mean ‘do_signal’? -Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
flush_signals(current);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
do_signal
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp150.12.4/scripts/Makefile.build:328: /var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp150.12.4/Makefile:1549: module/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU/1.0/build] Error 2
make[2]: *** [Makefile:152: sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:24: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp150.12.4-obj/x86_64/default’
make: *** [Makefile:1680: modules] Error 2

is anybody able to point me in the right direction to get this driver installed?
Or is there an rpm in a repo somewhere that is available for this wifi driver?

2

Does this help?

https://software.opensuse.org/package/rtl8812AU_8821AU

3

Thats an error from last year, so I think your source is not up to date…

Or try the driver from my /home Repo.

4

Thanks . . . I was able to install the version I had (4.3.20) using “make” just not using dkms.However, I’ve now installed the version from your Home repo so that should take the headache out of future kernel updates.Interestingly, the version I was using in network manager showed a signal strength of 89% while the one from your repo shows a strength of only 56%.
What would account for the difference?

5

I use different sources.

And you have to use my Leap15.0-Update Repo to get the Updates.

6

it turns out that DKMS must have gotten messed up in the update (along with a few other things).
I’ve done a clean / fresh install of leap 15 and now dkms installs my source fine.