error on make fail

[lsclsclsc]

/root/rtl8188gu1/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c: In function ‘rtw_cfg80211_ch_switch_notify’:
/root/rtl8188gu1/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:398:9: error: too few arguments to function ‘cfg80211_ch_switch_notify’
398 | cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(adapter->pnetdev, &chdef, 0);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /root/rtl8188gu1/include/osdep_service_linux.h:93,
from /root/rtl8188gu1/include/osdep_service.h:47,
from /root/rtl8188gu1/include/drv_types.h:27,
from /root/rtl8188gu1/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:17:
/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali2-common/include/net/cfg80211.h:8575:6: note: declared here
8575 | void cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(struct net_device *dev,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/rtl8188gu1/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c: In function ‘cfg80211_rtw_scan’:
/root/rtl8188gu1/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:2619:33: warning: the comparison will always evaluate as ‘true’ for the address of ‘ssid’ will never be NULL [-Waddress]
2619 | if (ssids->ssid != NULL
| ^~
/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali2-common/include/net/cfg80211.h:2442:12: note: ‘ssid’ declared here
2442 | u8 ssid[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN];
| ^~~~
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali2-common/scripts/Makefile.build:248：/root/rtl8188gu1/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.o] 错误 1
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali2-common/Makefile:2057：/root/rtl8188gu1] 错误 2
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali2-common/Makefile:246：__sub-make] 错误 2
make[1]: 离开目录“/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali2-amd64”
make: *** [Makefile:1895：modules] 错误 2

[dubhater]

Your device should work out of the box starting with kernel 6.4. Does it not work?

[a5a5aa555oo]

rtl8188gu has two modes: CDROM mode and WiFi mode, type lsusb in the terminal to see which mode it is in.
if your adapter is in CDROM mode, install usb_modeswitch to switch it to WiFi mode.

[brucelelele]

Same issue, have you figure out?

[brucelelele]

It may seems like a compiling issue for me. Because when I do the guide I get the same result as you from it using Kernel 6.5. Then I downgrade to 6.3 only seems to get a kernel headers issue.

[a5a5aa555oo]

Linux kernel uses rtl8xxxu to drive rtl8188gu since 6.4, you guys blacklist it?

[brucelelele]

Linux kernel uses rtl8xxxu to drive rtl8188gu since 6.4, you guys blacklist it?

You mean this Repo doesn't need to add to Linux now? How to know if I had that rtl8xxxu? Cuz obviously I didn't set rtl8188gu successfully on linux6.5

[a5a5aa555oo]

Just load rtl8xxxu if you are using linux kernel 6.4 and higher.
sudo modprobe rtl8xxxu

if rtl8xxxu is not loaded automatically on boot, check your /etc/modprobe.d/ directory if there is something preventing rtl8xxxu from loading.

Check also if your system has the firmware files needed.
ls /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8710bufw*

if not, download and copy rtl8710bufw_UMC.bin/rtl8710bufw_SMIC.bin to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/rtlwifi

[brucelelele]

Just load rtl8xxxu if you are using linux kernel 6.4 and higher.
sudo modprobe rtl8xxxu

if rtl8xxxu is not loaded automatically on boot, check your /etc/modprobe.d/ directory if there is something preventing rtl8xxxu from loading.

[a5a5aa555oo]

what are the outputs of these commands?

lsusb
sudo dmesg | grep rtl8xxxu

[brucelelele]

what are the outputs of these commands?

lsusb
sudo dmesg | grep rtl8xxxu

[a5a5aa555oo]

still not working? run this command and post the link.
sudo dmesg | nc termbin.com 9999

[brucelelele]

still no working? run this command and post the link.
sudo dmesg | nc termbin.com 9999

Yeah, tricky

[a5a5aa555oo]

unload 8188gu/rtl8xxxu both and try again.
sudo modprobe -r rtl8xxxu
sudo modprobe -r 8188gu
sudo modprobe rtl8xxxu

if it works, remove the 8188gu driver you installed before.
if it doesn't work, post the full log of dmesg again.

[lsclsclsc]

Thank you, you have given me great ideas and solutions

[brucelelele]

unload 8188gu/rtl8xxxu both and try again.
sudo modprobe -r rtl8xxxu
sudo modprobe -r 8188gu
sudo modprobe rtl8xxxu

if it works, remove the 8188gu driver you installed before.
if it doesn't work, post the full log of dmesg again.

Thank you very much. It now work. I think your answer is currently the only few workable solution for this chip this kernel version for me at this time .

[a5a5aa555oo]

glad it works now. remember to blacklist or remove 8188gu.

sudo sh -c 'echo blacklist 8188gu > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-8188gu.conf'

[Panpan021]

how to solve this problem?

[dubhater]

You need to install the package which provides that file. It may be called „firmware-realtek”. Alternatively, you can download the file straight from the source: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/rtlwifi/rtl8710bufw_UMC.bin

[Panpan021]

You need to install the package which provides that file. It may be called „firmware-realtek”. Alternatively, you can download the file straight from the source: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/rtlwifi/rtl8710bufw_UMC.bin

Thank you! It works!