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Compile RTL8812AU / RTL8814AU for Raspberry Pi 4B

/en/posts/raspberrypi-usb-wifi/ Junyi Hou
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This article is solely for recording the successful configuration processes for Raspberry Pi 4B.

The environment is only applicable to Raspberry Pi OS.

Other environments have not been tested!

# Install RTL8812AU Driver

sudo apt update
sudo apt install raspberrypi-kernel-headers build-essential dkms
git clone https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au.git
cd rtl8812au
sed -i 's/CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = y/CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = n/g' Makefile
sed -i 's/CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = y/CONFIG_POWER_SAVING = n/g' Makefile
sed -i 's/CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_RPI = n/CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_RPI = y/g' Makefile
sudo chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh

sudo reboot # Reboot your system

# Install RTL8814AU Driver

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install -y raspberrypi-kernel-headers bc build-essential dkms git
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/8814au.git
cd 8814au
sudo ./raspi32.sh # for 32-bit operating system only
sudo ./install-driver.sh
sudo reboot

# Install Docker

wget https://get.docker.com/ -O getdocker.sh
bash getdocker.sh --mirror=Aliyun
sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
# Logout, then login your current session
docker run hello-world

sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo pip3 install docker-compose
docker-compose --version

# Set up Bluetooth auto-connect

I need to automatically connect my Bluetooth keyboard, hence the following steps.

～# sudo bluetoothctl # Entering bluetooth mode
[bluetooth]# power on
[bluetooth]# agent on
[bluetooth]# pairable on
[bluetooth]# scan on
[bluetooth]# pair 34:88:5D:67:38:DF

sudo nano /etc/init.d/keyboard

#!/bin/sh
sudo hcitool spinq # Start periodic inquiry
exit 0

Set up auto-start on system boots.

sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/keyboard
sudo update-rc.d keyboard defaults
sudo service keyboard start

# Setup wireless connection

Skipped.

# Install the latest SMART Monitoring Tools

tar zxvf smartmontools-7.2.tar.gz
cd smartmontools-7.2
mkdir build && cd build
../configure
make
sudo make install

# Mounting Disks

blkid
ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
sudo mount -t ext4 -U YOUR_UUID_HERE /mnt/seagate/storage