Hello All,
I was wondering if there was official support for the TP Link T4U USB device. I looked around and found nothing in the official repositories. The only solution I have found is to follow this:
https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723au which I don’t mind, but I would prefer to run an officially built driver.
Thanks
Tim
Did you try to use it without adding some driver? What does
lsusb
give ?
The rtl8723au chtpset seems to be in the linux kernel since version 3.15. However there is no guarantee that any particular TP Link T4U USB device contains that chipset. These things are notorious for different production batches using different chipsets. The only way to be sure is to insert it into a computer and use “lsusb” or somesuch to see just what you have got.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0438:7900 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 045e:00db Microsoft Corp. Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 V1.0
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:082d Logitech, Inc. HD Pro Webcam C920
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 2357:0101
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Based upon what I am reading, the device is plugged into the Device 004.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0438:7900 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 045e:00db Microsoft Corp. Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 V1.0
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:082d Logitech, Inc. HD Pro Webcam C920
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 2357:0101
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
I believe the stick is in device 004.
That chipset is supported by the rtl8812au driver…
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_Archer_T4U
Axel Köllhofer (Akoellh) maintains a package for openSUSE…
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:Akoellh:Kernelmodules/rtl8812AU_8821AU
I tried Axel’s maintained packages but with no luck. I go to install, the rtl8812 driver, and I get it doesn’t exist in the repos.
I also tried to build/install from several differt GitHub repos, and they all won’t run the resulting driver due to an unknown symbol.
Then you should post the exact errors (enclosed within CODE tags) so that others can advise further.
**deano_ferrari, **I apologize for being so quick to respond without fully investigating. Somewhere along the line of me trying items, I was able to see the options in YaSt to install so guessing the downloads from Axel were processed correctly. Thanks to everyone
So all working now?
BTW, drivers loaded for USB devices can be viewed with
usb-devices
Yes, things appear to be working, and Thanks for that usb-devices commmand. That sure helps to see what is connected to the USB bus.