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Netgear AC600 usb wnic drivers for Linux

bgstack15

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The gist of it.

# download build tools on devuan
sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential

! test "${USER}" = "root" && sudo su -
pushd /usr/src
git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
cd rtl8812*
time make
time make install
modprobe rtl8812au
popd
test "${USER}" = "root" && exit

# list new nics
sudo iwconfig
# configure wicd to use new nic -- use gui

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This post is a shameless rip-off of two other pages:

    1. https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2235778

Hi, your device... Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0846:9052 NetGear, Inc. led me to. http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=1572411 and this led to.. https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_A6100 Which shows your device 0846:9052 NetGear has the rtl8812au chip and finally the chilli555 fix can be found,, Please first do.. sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential and then visit https://askubuntu.com/questions/368015/problem-with-building-compiling-a- driver-for-edimax-wireless-adapter-ew-7822uac

2. <https://askubuntu.com/questions/368015/problem-with-building-compiling-a-driver-for-edimax-wireless-adapter-ew-7822uac>

And the source for the drivers:

  1. https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux

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  1. netgear a6100 linux driver

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