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Svetoslav Antonov
Asked: 2020-04-26 02:36:34 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 20.04 issues with TP Link AC1300 Archer T4U

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I think this worked on the previous Linux versions, but with the new version, the dongle just doesn't get recognized. From the drivers offered on TP-Link's page, there is a Linux installation guide which doesn't seem to be working.

Anyone has any ideas if there's a way I can make this work? I have the feeling it has something to do with the new kernel...

networking drivers tp-link 20.04

6 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    There are several different hardware revisions, so first you'll need to figure out which one you have. There are a couple different methods:

    • Look at the the device

      • Either on the label of the device or on the metal where it plugs in should be the FCC-ID. The version is at the end of this value starting with V, for example TE7T4UV32 is v3.2

        For more information, see here: https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/46/

    • Match the device ID

      • Plug the device in, and run this command: lsusb. You should see an entry like this one:

        Bus 001 Device 007: ID 2357:0115 TP-Link 802.11ac NIC

        The hardware ID should tell you which version you have:

        • 2357:0101: v1
        • 2357:010d: v2
        • 2357:0115: v3

    Now you can install the driver depending which hardware version you have:

    v1 and v2

    These devices have the rtl8812au chipset and you should be able to do as Pilot6 suggested:

    sudo apt install rtl8812au-dkms

    v3

    This device has the rtl8812bu chipset and you'll need to do a little more work to get it working. Thankfully there's a working driver available for it here: https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu

    To get it working, you'll need to first install some packages and check out the Git repo:

    sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms git
git clone https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu.git

    Then follow the instructions here to install the driver:

    cd rtl88x2bu
./deploy.sh

    Note: I previously recommended the driver suggested by Diego (https://github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu), but I can no longer recommend that driver:

    • After resuming from suspend, it would no longer connect to wireless networks and I would have to unplug and replug the device
    • That driver is a fork of a fork and unfortunately there is no way to report issues
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  2. Only the bu https://github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu driver worked for me on kernel 5.4.0-7642-generic. The driver TPLink provides here https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-t4u/#Driver is not compatible with newer Kernels.

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  3. https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au/blob/v5.6.4.2/README.md

    Test this driver, works perfectly in 20.04.

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  4. Since this topic is one of the first ones on google search for the problem, I'd like to add that the driver suggested in this topic does no seems to work on 5.11 kernel (currently in 21.04 and 21.10)

    But the driver from GITHub Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8812BU and RTL8822BU Chipsets appears to work just fine.

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  5. My TP-Link AC600 - Archer T2U Plus ver 1.0 ID: 2357:0120

    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2357:0120 TP-Link 802.11ac WLAN Adapter

    works with rtl8814au driver (on Ubuntu 20.04 Server)

    sudo apt install git dkms
git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8814au.git
cd rtl8814au
sudo make dkms_install
iwconfig
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  6. Ubuntu 20.04 kernel 5.13 for me it works with driver from https://www.cudytech.com/wu1200_software_download

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