Trouble getting ASUS USB-AX55 Nano to work on Arch Linux
MrDrMcCoy opened this issue · comments
I have not had any luck getting the ASUS USB-AX55 Nano to work on my Arch Linux desktop.
The kernel module compiled and installed without issue, I regenerated initramfs for good measure, rebooted, and verified that the module is loaded:
$ sudo lsmod | grep 8852
8852au 14585856 0
cfg80211 1380352 1 8852au
16.5ms 05:24pm 01/06 w00t@archlinux:~
$ sudo dmesg -HTkux | grep 8852
kern :warn : [Sat Jan 6 17:08:59 2024] 8852au: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
kern :notice: [Sat Jan 6 17:08:59 2024] 8852au: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:08:59 2024] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8852au
However, It neither shows up as a WiFi device nor a Bluetooth device (my primary use case).
Disconnecting it and reconnecting it shows this:
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:25:26 2024] usb 7-2.1.2.1: USB disconnect, device number 8
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:30:25 2024] usb 7-2.1.2.1: new high-speed USB device number 14 using xhci_hcd
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:30:25 2024] usb 7-2.1.2.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=1a62, bcdDevice= 0.00
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:30:25 2024] usb 7-2.1.2.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:30:25 2024] usb 7-2.1.2.1: Product: 802.11ax WLAN Adapter
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:30:25 2024] usb 7-2.1.2.1: Manufacturer: Realtek
kern :info : [Sat Jan 6 17:30:25 2024] usb 7-2.1.2.1: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
It also shows up under lsusb:
$ lsusb | grep -i asus
Bus 007 Device 014: ID 0b05:1a62 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. 802.11ax WLAN Adapter
However, bluetoothctl list shows nothing. What am I missing to get this working?
Following - as I have the exact same Asus USB Nano Wifi adaptor, on a Raspberry Pi 4 with Raspberry Pi OS and seeing the exact same thing. So it's likely not just an issue with Arch linux. The kernel is 6.1.63 .
I also noticed that the Makefile needed 'bc' to be installed, so this is something that could be updated in the documentation (separate issue to the module not working) - apt-get install bc .
Curiously the firmware files for this module do seem to be shipped in the OS:
/usr/lib/firmware/rtl_bt/rtl8852au_config.bin
/usr/lib/firmware/rtl_bt/rtl8852au_fw.bin
/usr/lib/firmware/rtl_bt/rtl8852bu_config.bin
/usr/lib/firmware/rtl_bt/rtl8852bu_fw.bin
/usr/lib/firmware/rtl_bt/rtl8852cu_config.bin
/usr/lib/firmware/rtl_bt/rtl8852cu_fw.bin
But no kernel module - hence why I'm compiling the out of tree version.
Same here.
[parker@rogally ~]$ sudo dmesg | grep 8852
[sudo] password for parker:
[ 7.689582] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8852au
[parker@rogally ~]$ lsmod | grep 8852
8852au 14483456 0
cfg80211 1351680 5 mt76,8852au,mac80211,mt7921_common,mt76_connac_lib
[parker@rogally ~]$ lsusb | grep ASUS
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 0b05:1a62 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. 802.11ax WLAN Adapter
I tried manually attaching but no output there either
[root@rogally parker]# echo 0b05 1a62 > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rtl8852au/new_id
Dmesg tail
[ 118.945645] usb 5-1.3.1: USB disconnect, device number 5
[ 138.351813] usb 5-1.3.1: new high-speed USB device number 11 using xhci_hcd
[ 138.454559] usb 5-1.3.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=1a62, bcdDevice= 0.00
[ 138.454570] usb 5-1.3.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 138.454572] usb 5-1.3.1: Product: 802.11ax WLAN Adapter
[ 138.454574] usb 5-1.3.1: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 138.454576] usb 5-1.3.1: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
Oh guys https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8852bu
AX-55 shares the same USB ID with AX-56... We need bu for 55
Yep works with bu
3: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether 96:60:55:f5:36:6e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff permaddr 74:97:79:56:b4:6f
4: wlan1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether e8:9c:25:5c:56:b9 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.100.65/24 brd 192.168.100.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlan1
valid_lft 86388sec preferred_lft 86388sec
inet6 fe80::292:ce40:9d01:f508/64 scope link noprefixroute
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever