Support Linux Kernel 5.6.x

[night-wielder]

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[akaTsunemori]

Hello there, since it's being impossible to find this driver for Linux Kernel 5.6.x, I managed to get it working it by doing some workarounds, but before doing this, beware, I'm a noobie.

• Make sure you have all the dependencies installed.

• Make sure you have the UEFI Secure Boot disabled.

• Go to the terminal and type:

git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu.git
cd rtl8188fu

• Go to the line 22 of the Makefile (~/rtl8188fu) and write:

EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types

• Back to the terminal:

sudo dkms add ./rtl8188fu
sudo dkms build rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo dkms install rtl8188fu/1.0
sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/

sudo mkdir -p /etc/modprobe.d/
sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
echo "options rtl8188fu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf

• Then you create /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/80-wifi.conf with the following content:

[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

• After that, return to ~/rtl8188fu and type:

sudo make installfw

• Finally, type:

systemctl restart NetworkManager

And the system will recognize the device and you will be able to connect. Be sure to NOT ignore any steps, as the device will be detected by the OS before you can actually connect to a network.

Note: I know I ended up cloning kelebek333's repo, and although I think it's the same one as ulli-kroll's, I'm just trying to tell you exactly what I did to get the device working.

Thanks to:

alan1984: #7 (comment)
lwfinger: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu

[sunshinewithmoonlight]

Many thanks

[ulli-kroll]

Sorry for delay
I'm currently most time working on 802.11ac devices to get ready, for hmm something ...
read rtw88-usb to get some hints ;-)
fixed compile errors up to kernel version 5.8