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Add support RTL88x2BU usb wifi dongles#1742

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@kyangk kyangk commented Feb 8, 2022

This pull request adds support for RTL88x2BU usb wifi dongles.

Package source is from https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu

I have personally tested RTL8812BU on my rpi3b+ running Homeassistant OS 32bit w/ Kangzio USB WiFi Adapter 1300Mbps.

# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
88x2bu               2338816  0
rfcomm                 49152  4
nf_conntrack_netlink    49152  0
nfnetlink              16384  2 nf_conntrack_netlink
...

# ./iwconfig
...
wlan1     IEEE 802.11AC  ESSID:"REDACTED"  Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:5.785 GHz  Access Point: REDACTED
          Bit Rate:867 Mb/s   Sensitivity:0/0
          Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:****-****-****-****-****-****-****-****   Security mode:open
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=77/100  Signal level=70/100  Noise level=0/100
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

Some other example hardware (from searching web)

Fastoe AC1200 USB Wi-Fi Adapter
Cudy WU1200 AC1200 High Gain USB Wi-Fi Adapter
TP-Link Archer T3U
TP-Link Archer T3U Plus
TP-Link Archer T4U V3
Linksys WUSB6400M
Dlink DWA-181
Dlink DWA-182

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Can you also add the driver to generic-x86-64, khadas-vim3, and the odroids?

kyangk added 2 commits February 9, 2022 01:56
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buildroot: package/rtl88x2bu: add rtl88x2bu package
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Realtek 8812BU USB wifi dongle

Signed-off-by: Kevin Yang <kangyang@google.com>
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Signed-off-by: Kevin Yang <kangyang@google.com>
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kyangk commented Feb 9, 2022

All the other added platforms compiled successfully. I have no way of actually testing them beyond this.

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kyangk commented Feb 11, 2022

Anything else I should do for this to merge?

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diegomontanaduarte commented Mar 25, 2022

@agners When this merge will be available on rel-7 branch?

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agners commented Mar 28, 2022

Currently I don't intend to backport it to rel-7. rel-8 will soon enter rc phase. Also, you can install nightly builds already (https://os-builds.home-assistant.io/), it will be possible to upgrade to rc/stable builds.

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diegomontanaduarte commented Apr 1, 2022

@agners any ETA for rel-8 stable release?

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agners commented Apr 2, 2022

I'll build a first rc next week or so, final release depends on how it goes... I hope in April still. We will see.

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diegomontanaduarte commented Apr 2, 2022

@agners Niceeeeee! Thanks for your prompt response on all my questions!

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