#Realtek rtl8821ae linux driver install#

It is unclear to me whether the /usr files are needed or if everything will work with just the files under /lib. Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-realtek package: sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install firmware-realtek. Tested against debian jessie Raw nf options rtl8821ae debug0 disablewatchdogN fwlpsN swlpsY swencY ipsN msi0 danuker commented on edited I plopped it into /etc/modprobe.d as a file.

Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver: r8169 Card-2: Realtek RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter driv. This avoids the connection drops for the 8821ae driver. You can run lsmod to see if they are named somehow differently in your OS, in case you do not run Debian.Ĭopy the files from this repo to your system, change the kernel path as needed! Load the modules with modprobe rtw88 and the WiFi should work. I have had to turn WiFi on and off again for it to work, sometimes I have to restart the computer for it to work. Log in with your favorite distribution, preferably with a new Kernel, as this has only been tested with 5.4+ Unload non-working modules from the Kernel, with:

If you have trust issues, you can always boot with Mint 19.3 and take the files from there to use. The files have been tested with Debian Live Testing ISO with non-free firmware included ( ). The files in this repository are taken from Linux Mint 19.3 and will allow a Realtek RTL8822 b or c card to work on other distributions.