Choose to select the location of the new driver manually and browse to the folder where you downloaded the driver About Wireless LAN Driver: Right click on the hardware device you wish to update and choose Update Driver Softwareģ. Go to Device Manager (right click on My Computer, choose Manage and then find Device Manager in the left panel)Ģ.
In order to manually update your driver, follow the steps below (the next steps):ġ. The package provides the installation files for TP-LINK 300Mbps Wireless N Adapter Qualcomm Atheros WLAN driver version 10.0.0.327. For convenience, I wanted the driver to automatically load at boot, so I added it to the boot file.įinally you see I have connected to a Wi-Fi called Deco M5 and can enjoy the internet.TP-LINK 300Mbps Wireless N Adapter Atheros WLAN Driver 10.0.0.327 for Windows 10 - Description
Then I loaded the driver and “lsmod” indicated the driver had been added to the kernel. After compiling, I found a new file named 8812au.ko in this folder. (XXXX means libelf-dev libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel in my case.)ĩ. Note: If the system reminds you of lacking relevant files, install them using the command “apt-get install XXXX”. Then compile the corresponding driver by “make”. The below snapshot implies I have succeeded in loading the driver folder (/Download/rtl8812au-master).Ĩ. Get root authority as described in step 1. Download a driver and then click the folder to open a terminal. Click the link on the same chart above to get an available Linux driver.ħ.
As shown below, the chipset of Archer T4UH is rtl8812au.Ħ. On wikidevi, a user-editable database for computer hardware, I finally got what the chipset is. Google the PID / VID to get the corresponding chipset the code represents.ĥ. Get the PID/VID of the unrecognized adapter using the command “lsusb”.Ĥ. The log shows the information of the kernel version, 4.15.0-43-generic and gcc version, 5.4.0.ģ.
Then check out the OS details by “cat /proc/version”. Use “sudo su” in terminal to get root authority then continue the steps to find the model of chipset which is usually the name of the driverĢ. My Adapter Model is Archer T4UH V1 and my OS Version is Linux Ubuntu 16.04. Since the model is a little old and there is no official guide for this driver installation, I think it may be a good idea to share my experience here to help more people. I successfully installed a driver of an old TP-LINK adapter, Archer T4UH V1, on my Linux Ubuntu 16.04 system.
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