I successfully installed Dietpi on my new Rock64 2G board. However, I cannot make my RTL8812AU wifi module to work on Dietpi.
I tried to compile the driver by myself but the linux headers for Rock64 cannot be found, tried to get the headers but apt-get told me the system has the newest headers.
I am wondering, is there a way to compile the driver for Dietpi? Will Dietpi support RTL8812AU wifi module in the future? I found
https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-kernel/tree/release-4.4/drivers/net/wireless/rockchip_wlan
has a lot of drivers ready for compilation if it is possible on Dietpi.
Looks like not many people are using Rock64, very few views and no replies.
Anyways, I spent 4 hours trying to figure out how to compile 8812au for Rock64, and finally have it up and running in Dietpi!
Here’s my tutorial:
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136_0.5.15_arm64.deb
mkdir header
dpkg -x linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136_0.5.15_arm64.deb header
cd header/usr/src
sudo mv linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136/ /usr/src/.
The following information is based on the personal blog I found on the net:
git clone GitHub - gnab/rtl8812au: Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter Linux driver
cd rtl8812au
Using your text editor, edit some entries in file called Makefile so that it can run without error on Rock64.
[Disable energy saving around line 40]
CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = ｙ
↓
CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = n
[Change platform setting around line 53]
CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = ｙ
↓
CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = n
[Add the following platform setting immediately under the above line]
CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_PC = y
[Add the following command around line 662]
ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_PC), y)
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN
SUBARCH := arm64
ARCH ?= arm64
CROSS_COMPILE ?=
KVER ?= $(shell uname -r)
KSRC := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/build/
MODDESTDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
INSTALL_PREFIX :=
endif
[Remove “modules” part from the following command around line 1065]
$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) -C $(KSRC) M=$(shell pwd) modules
↓
$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) -C $(KSRC) M=$(shell pwd)
- Compile:
$ make
- Register the newly created driver:
$ sudo insmod 8812au.ko
Somehow, I am not able to make 8812au.ko loads in /etc/modules. My fix is to simply edit /etc/rc.local and add insmod /Path-to-driver/8812au.ki
My path to driver is in /lib/modules/4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136 since I moved 8812au.ko to this location.
I hope this helps someone.
By the way, since I have 8812au module compiled and confirmed working. Will dietpi include this driver in the future release, please? I do not want to recompile it again in the future.
I made some corrections, if you like, you can download my Makefile and skip those confusing modifications
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install build-essential
apt-get download linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136
mkdir header
dpkg -x linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136_0.5.15_arm64.deb header
cd header/usr/src
sudo mv linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136/ /usr/src/.
The following information is based on the personal blog I found on the net:
The page is in Japanese only, so I summarise the relevant parts here.
- Obtain the source code:
$ git clone GitHub - gnab/rtl8812au: Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter Linux driver
[This will create a directory called rtl8812au in your home directory.]
- Move to this newly created rtl8812au directory:
$ cd rtl8812au
- Using your text editor, edit some entries in file called Makefile so that it can run without error on Rock64.
[Disable energy saving around line 40]
CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = ｙ
↓
CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = n
[Change platform setting around line 53]
CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = ｙ
↓
CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = n
[Add the following platform setting immediately under the above line]
CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_PC = y
[Add the following command around line 662]
ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_PC), y)
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN
SUBARCH := arm64
ARCH ?= arm64
CROSS_COMPILE ?=
KVER ?= $(shell uname -r)
KSRC := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/build/
MODDESTDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
INSTALL_PREFIX :=
endif
[Remove “modules” part from the following command around line 1065]
$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) -C $(KSRC) M=$(shell pwd) modules
↓
$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) -C $(KSRC) M=$(shell pwd)
- Compile:
$ make
- Register the newly created driver:
$ sudo insmod 8812au.ko
Somehow, I am not able to make 8812au.ko loads in /etc/modules. My fix is to simply edit /etc/rc.local and add insmod /Path-to-driver/8812au.ki
My path to driver is in /lib/modules/4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136/kernel/drivers/net/wireless since I moved 8812au.ko to this location.
I hope this helps someone.
Makefile.zip (5.06 KB)
There is a newer version of 8812au driver – 5.2.20, I think it is the newest. If you know there is a newer one, please let me know.
To compile and install it:
- If you have old rtl8812au installed, please remove it first. Leave no trace of it
sudo rmmod 8812au
go to the path where 8812au.ko is installed
sudo rm 8812au.ko - Install build-essential from Dietpi-software(Looks like Dietpi-software is not able to install a complete build-essential, you need to install it with :sudo apt-get install build-essential)
- Install git from dietpi-software
- git clone https://github.com/gordboy/rtl8812au
- apt-get download linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136
- mkdir header
- dpkg -x linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136_0.5.15_arm64.deb header
- cd header/usr/src
- sudo mv linux-headers-4.4.77-rockchip-ayufan-136/ /usr/src/.
- cd
- cd rtl8812au
- ARCH=arm64 make
- sudo ARCH=arm64 make install
- Reboot and it should work now.