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I've been unsuccessful getting the WUSB6300 to work on Ubuntu 19.10. I've executed the instructions at this website

My output from lsusb is "Bus 002 Device 009: ID 13b1:003f Linksys WUSB6300 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8812AU]"

My output from lsmod shows the 8812au listed. My output from lshw -C network doesn't show the WSUSB6300, 8812au, or any type of wireless adapter, only the Realtek PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller that's integral to the motherboard.

What am I missing? I can't help thinking that there's something I'm not doing that would enable this dongle to be recognized and used.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT #1
modinfo 8812au |grep 003F

usb:v13B1p003Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*

dmesg | grep -i rtl

[ 1.504926] r8169 0000:07:00.0 eth0: RTL8168evl/8111evl, 50:e5:49:b8:a6:98, XID 2c9, IRQ 34 [ 6.978205] RTL871X: module init start
[ 6.978206] RTL871X: rtl8812au v4.3.8_12175.20140902
[ 6.978206] RTL871X: build time: Apr 13 2020 13:46:32
[ 7.094661] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8812au
[ 7.094662] RTL871X: module init ret=0
[ 7.190684] RTL871X: module init start
[ 7.190685] RTL871X: rtl8812au v4.3.14_13455.20150212_BTCOEX20150128-51
[ 7.190685] RTL871X: rtl8812au BT-Coex version = BTCOEX20150128-51
[ 7.190693] Error: Driver 'rtl8812au' is already registered, aborting...
[ 7.190697] RTL871X: module init ret=-16
[ 17.308006] RTL8211E Gigabit Ethernet r8169-700:00: attached PHY driver
[RTL8211E Gigabit Ethernet] (mii_bus:phy_addr=r8169-700:00, irq=IGNORE)

EDIT #2
sudo updatedb && locate 8812au.ko

/usr/bin/find: '/run/user/1000/doc': Permission denied
/usr/bin/find: '/run/user/1000/gvfs': Permission denied
/usr/lib/modules/5.3.0-46-generic/updates/dkms/8812au.ko
/usr/lib/modules/5.3.0-46-generic/updates/dkms/rtl8812au.ko
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/1.0/5.3.0-46-generic/x86_64/module/rtl8812au.ko
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812au/4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg/5.3.0-46-generic/x86_64/module/8812au.ko

sudo dkms status

rtl8812au, 4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg, 5.3.0-46-generic, x86_64: installed rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux, 1.0, 5.3.0-46-generic, x86_64: installed

EDIT #3
sudo modprobe -r 8812au && sudo modprobe rtl8812au
lsmod

Module Size Used by
rtl8812au 1347584 0

Disconnected wired connection, removed/reinserted usb dongle, no change to network behavior, i.e. no wireless connection to local wireless router.

EDIT #4
sudo modprobe -r rtl8812au && sudo modprobe 88au
lsmod

Module Size Used by
8812au 1290240 0
cfg80211 712704 1 8812au

iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.
enp7s0 no wireless extensions.

sudo dkms status

rtl8812au, 4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg, 5.3.0-46-generic, x86_64: installed rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux, 1.0, 5.3.0-46-generic, x86_64: installed

Apologies, I should clarify..this "radio button" is selectable for enable & disable. I've done both, with no difference in connection, i.e. no wireless established after either enabling or disabling

Dartheric
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I had the same problem with 18.04 and Linksys WUSB6300.

These are the steps I used to get up and persist reboots:

On Ubuntu Server

Install the tools:

sudo apt install wireless-tools && sudo apt install wpasupplicant

Install the driver:

sudo apt install rtl8812au-dkms

Now open.yamlfile in netplan for editing:

sudo vi /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml

Replace wlan0 with the name of your adapter (do ifconfig to find it).

Netplan file should look similar to this:

network:
version: 2
renderer: networkd
    ethernets:
        eno1:
            addresses: []
            dhcp4: true
            optional: true
    wifis:
        wlan0:
            addresses: []
            dhcp4: true
            dhcp6: true
            access-points:
                "my_essid":
                    password: "my_password"

Now generate and debug:

sudo netplan --debug generate

Apply the configuration:

sudo netplan apply

Now remove ethernet wire and reboot:

sudo reboot

Info:
My sudo dkms status output:

rtl8812au, 4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg, 4.15.0-96-generic, x86_64: installed

And your output has 2 versions of drivers installed. You must uninstall rtl8812AU_8821AU.

Note: Connection and ip established after netplan generate. Omitting optional: true for ethernets will prevent persistence upon reboots.

For Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 through 20.04:

Update the package database:

sudo apt update

Install required packages:

sudo apt install git build-essential

Download the driver:

sudo git clone https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au

Go to the directory:

cd rtl8812au

Do the next commands consecutively:

sudo make clean
sudo make  
sudo make uninstall 
sudo make install

Reboot and insert USB wireless stick

  • Persists reboots
  • Works for WUSB6300
kkyucon
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