Re: Is the ASUS USB-AC53 WLAN adapter supported?

From: Robert Clausecker <fuz_at_fuz.su>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:02:42 UTC
Hi Oleksandr,

Am Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 07:53:09AM +0200 schrieb Oleksandr Kryvulia:
> 27.11.24 22:50, Robert Clausecker:
> > I have just purchased an ASUS USB-AC53 USB WLAN adapter.
> > 
> > This adapter identifies itself as follows:
> > 
> > ugen0.2: <Realtek 802.11ac NIC> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (500mA)
> > 
> >    bLength = 0x0012
> >    bDescriptorType = 0x0001
> >    bcdUSB = 0x0210
> >    bDeviceClass = 0x0000  <Probed by interface class>
> >    bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
> >    bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
> >    bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
> >    idVendor = 0x0b05
> >    idProduct = 0x184c
> >    bcdDevice = 0x0210
> >    iManufacturer = 0x0001  <Realtek>
> >    iProduct = 0x0002  <802.11ac NIC>
> >    iSerialNumber = 0x0003  <123456>
> >    bNumConfigurations = 0x0001
> > 
> > There's a match for this driver in /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/rtw88/rtw8822bu.c:
> > 
> >          { USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x0b05, 0x184c, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
> >            .driver_info = (kernel_ulong_t)&(rtw8822b_hw_spec) }, /* ASUS U2 */
> > 
> > but if I load rtw88, nothing happens.
> > 
> > Is there any step I'm missing to make this adapter work?
> > 
> > Yours,
> > Robert Clausecker
> > 
> I  have never used this adapter, but do you have
> net/wifi-firmware-rtw88-kmod installed?

Yes, the package is installed.

Yours,
Robert Clausecker

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