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RealTek RTL8188eus WiFi driver with monitor mode & frame injection support

rtl8188eus v5.3.9

Realtek rtl8188eus & rtl8188eu & rtl8188etv WiFi drivers

Supports

• Android 12/13
• MESH Support
• Monitor mode
• Frame injection
• Up to kernel v6.5+ ... And a bunch of various wifi chipsets

Howto build/install

1. Compile and install the driver:

cd rtl8188eus
make && sudo make install

2. Blacklist another drivers in order to use this one:

echo 'blacklist r8188eu' | sudo tee -a '/etc/modprobe.d/realtek.conf'
echo 'blacklist rtl8xxxu' | sudo tee -a '/etc/modprobe.d/realtek.conf'

3. reboot or remove all drivers related to RTL8188 and reload this one:

rmmod r8188eu rtl8xxxu 8188eu
modprobe 8188eu

MONITOR MODE howto

Use these steps to enter monitor mode.

sudo airmon-ng check kill
sudo ip link set <interface> down
sudo iw dev <interface> set type monitor

Frame injection test may be performed with (after kernel v5.2 scanning is slow, run a scan or simply an airodump-ng first!)

sudo aireplay-ng -9 <interface>

NetworkManager configuration

Add these lines below to "NetworkManager.conf" and ADD YOUR ADAPTER MAC below [keyfile] This will make the Network-Manager ignore the device, and therefore don't cause problems.

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

[ifupdown]
managed=false

[connection]
wifi.powersave=0

[main]
plugins=keyfile

[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=mac:A7:A7:A7:A7:A7

Credits

Realtek - https://www.realtek.com
Alfa Networks - https://www.alfa.com.tw
aircrack-ng. - https://www.aircrack-ng.org

And all those who may be using or contributing to it of anykind. Thanks!