rtl88x2bu package for OpenWRT

This package uses Realtek 88x2BU driver by @RinCat with patches for OpenWRT. I tested it with TP-Link Archer T3U Nano and OpenWRT v23.05.0.

Note: No need for patching mac80211.sh with this package.

Supported Devices

ASUS

• ASUS AC1300 USB-AC55 B1
• ASUS U2
• ASUS USB-AC58

Dlink

• Dlink - DWA-181
• Dlink - DWA-182
• Dlink - DWA-183 D Version
• Dlink - DWA-T185

Edimax

• Edimax EW-7822ULC
• Edimax EW-7822UTC
• Edimax EW-7822UAD

NetGear

• NetGear A6150

TP-Link

• TP-Link Archer T3U
• TP-Link Archer T3U Nano
• TP-Link Archer T3U Plus
• TP-Link Archer T4U V3

TRENDnet

• TRENDnet TEW-808UBM

Usage

• Ensure you have C compiler & toolchains, e.g. build-essential for OpenWRT, check this.
• Download and update the OpenWRT sources:

git clone https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git
cd openwrt
git pull

• Select a specific code revision:

git branch -a
git tag
git checkout v23.05.0

• Update the feeds:

./scripts/feeds update -a
./scripts/feeds install -a

• Download the rtl88x2bu package:

git clone https://github.com/mirobiala/rtl88x2bu-cl package/kernel/rtl88x2bu-cl

• Download the default config for the desired target:

wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/<target>/config.buildinfo -O .config

• If you want actual vendor and device names for OpenWRT instead of Generic MAC80211, you need to add them in the devices.txt file, USB devices section:

# rtl88x2bu-cl/os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c
0x0000 0x0000 0x0b05 0x1841    0      0  "ASUS" "AC1300 USB-AC55 B1"
0x0000 0x0000 0x0b05 0x184C    0      0  "ASUS" "U2"
0x0000 0x0000 0x0B05 0x19AA    0      0  "ASUS" "USB-AC58"
0x0000 0x0000 0x7392 0xB822    0      0  "Edimax" "EW-7822ULC"
0x0000 0x0000 0x7392 0xC822    0      0  "Edimax" "EW-7822UTC"
0x0000 0x0000 0x7392 0xF822    0      0  "Edimax" "EW-7822UAD"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2001 0x331e    0      0  "Dlink" "DWA-181"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2001 0x331c    0      0  "Dlink" "DWA-182"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2001 0x331f    0      0  "Dlink" "DWA-183 D Ver"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2001 0x3322    0      0  "Dlink" "DWA-T185"
0x0000 0x0000 0x0846 0x9055    0      0  "NetGear" "A6150"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2357 0x012D    0      0  "TP-Link" "Archer T3U"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2357 0x012E    0      0  "TP-Link" "Archer T3U Nano"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2357 0x0138    0      0  "TP-Link" "Archer T3U Plus"
0x0000 0x0000 0x2357 0x0115    0      0  "TP-Link" "Archer T4U V3"
0x0000 0x0000 0x20F4 0x808A    0      0  "TRENDnet" "TEW-808UBM"

• Compile and build the OpenWRT image.

make menuconfig
<enable rtl88x2bu-cl>
make

Links

• https://github.com/RinCat/RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver
• https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu
• https://github.com/morrownr/88x2bu-20210702
• https://forum.openwrt.org/t/rtl8822bu-and-rtl8821cu-usb-drivers
• openwrt/openwrt#4253
• https://gitlab.com/_jason/openwrt-rtl8812bu-package

Credits

• @RinCat
• @morrownr
• @cilynx
• @ValdikSS
• @plntyk
• @_jason