NetGear A6150 does not work on Ubuntu kernel 5.11

[loocy3]

The driver does not work on ubuntu kernel: 5.11.0-38-generic(Realtek) with NetGear A6150.
I have successful used 88x2bu driver on ubuntu kernel: 5.8(Realtek) but it does not work after I upgrade ubuntu to 5.11(Realtek).
So I reinstalled 88x2bu-20210702, it still does not work.
No wireless interface show in 'lshw -C network'.
Could you have a check? Thank you.

[morrownr]

Hi @loocy3

I need you to post the results of the following command:

$ sudo uname -a && mokutil --sb-state && lsusb && rfkill list all && dkms status && iw dev

I did just a little research on that adapter. Is it a nano adapter? It appears to be based on a 8812bu chipset.

When you say that you "upgraded", can you be specific? Did you install Ubuntu 21.04 over 20.04 or something similar to that?/

The reason I am asking is that these Realtek drivers really need to be uninstall prior to distro version upgrades. You can read about it in README in the Removal of the driver section.

Regards

[loocy3]

Thank you!
Here are results of the command:

Linux shan-desktop 5.11.0-38-generic #42~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 28 20:41:07 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
SecureBoot disabled
Platform is in Setup Mode
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0424:2412 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC)
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 26ce:01a2 ASRock LED Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ac:12a8 Apple, Inc. iPhone5/5C/5S/6
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:9055 NetGear, Inc. A6150
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 413c:301a Dell Computer Corp. Dell MS116 USB Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
rtl88x2bu, 5.13.1, 5.11.0-38-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 6.1.26, 5.11.0-38-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 6.1.26, 5.8.0-34-generic, x86_64: installed
nl80211 not found.

Yes, I use a nano adapter and I think it is based on a 8812bu chipset.
I installed Ubuntu 20.04
I have move every thing form /lib/modules/5.11.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/, it is still does not work.

[morrownr]

Hi @loocy3 (Shan)

virtualbox, 6.1.26, 5.11.0-38-generic, x86_64: installed

It is highly likely that the above is the problem.

See if the follow article can help you:

https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/forum/wifi-hacking-attach-usb-wireless-adapter-with-virtual-box-0324433/

If it does help, let me know and I will see about putting a short guide up or a link to this article in case others have problems.

I installed Ubuntu 20.04 I have move every thing form /lib/modules/5.11.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/, it is still does not work.

Be careful about moving files around when the problem has not been determined. You should run the remove-driver.sh script to clean things up and then run the installation again.

Regards

[loocy3]

Hi Morrownr,

Thank you very much.
I am using linux Ubuntu without virtual machine, I have removed virtual-box and still could not find network.
Maybe there are some thing wrong with the hardware of wifi adapter.
I will have a check.

Thank you
Kind regards

[morrownr]

Hi Shan

I have removed virtual-box and still could not find network. Maybe there are some thing wrong with the hardware of wifi adapter. I will have a check.

The adapter is being recognized because lsusb is telling us what it is. That doesn't mean all is well with the hardware of usb port but we can continue.

Next time you stop by, bring an easy problem with you... heh heh.

How about you run the following and post the results:

$ sudo rfkill unblock wlan
$ lsmod

So far what we know is that your driver is installed and we have the right driver, The driver seems to be waiting to start the adapter but something is blocking it.

Do you have airplane mode on? If you system is a laptop, there can be a lot of different ways that airplane mode can be turned on and off. Some laptops have a physical button and some use a key combination. If you tell what computer you have, maybe we can figure it out.

Nick

[loocy3]

Thank you very much!

Here are the results of the commands:

shan@shan-desktop:/projects/depth/RNerf$ sudo rfkill unblock wlan
shan@shan-desktop:/projects/depth/RNerf$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
ib_core 360448 0
uas 28672 0
usb_storage 73728 1 uas
iptable_filter 16384 0
bpfilter 16384 0
binfmt_misc 24576 1
nls_iso8859_1 16384 1
nvidia_uvm 1028096 2
nvidia_drm 61440 13
nvidia_modeset 1150976 24 nvidia_drm
intel_rapl_msr 20480 0
intel_rapl_common 24576 1 intel_rapl_msr
snd_sof_pci 24576 0
snd_sof_intel_hda_common 94208 1 snd_sof_pci
snd_hda_codec_realtek 139264 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 81920 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_sof_intel_hda 20480 1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_sof_intel_byt 28672 1 snd_sof_pci
snd_sof_intel_ipc 20480 1 snd_sof_intel_byt
snd_sof 126976 4 snd_sof_pci,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_byt,snd_sof_intel_ipc
snd_sof_xtensa_dsp 16384 2 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_byt
snd_soc_hdac_hda 24576 1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 61440 1
snd_hda_ext_core 32768 3 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_intel_hda
snd_soc_acpi_intel_match 49152 2 snd_sof_pci,snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_soc_acpi 16384 3 snd_soc_acpi_intel_match,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_byt
ledtrig_audio 16384 2 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_sof
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 20480 0
intel_powerclamp 20480 0
snd_hda_intel 53248 4
snd_intel_dspcfg 28672 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_sof_pci,snd_sof_intel_hda_common
soundwire_intel 40960 2 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_intel_dspcfg
soundwire_generic_allocation 16384 1 soundwire_intel
soundwire_cadence 32768 1 soundwire_intel
coretemp 20480 0
nvidia 36904960 1266 nvidia_uvm,nvidia_modeset
snd_hda_codec 147456 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_soc_hdac_hda
snd_hda_core 94208 9 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_ext_core,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_intel_hda
kvm_intel 294912 0
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
soundwire_bus 77824 3 soundwire_intel,soundwire_generic_allocation,soundwire_cadence
snd_soc_core 286720 4 soundwire_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda
kvm 823296 1 kvm_intel
snd_compress 28672 1 snd_soc_core
ac97_bus 16384 1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm_dmaengine 16384 1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm 114688 11 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_ipc,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_hda_core,snd_pcm_dmaengine
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 1
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
aesni_intel 372736 0
snd_seq_midi 20480 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
crypto_simd 16384 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 24576 2 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
snd_rawmidi 36864 1 snd_seq_midi
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
drm_kms_helper 237568 1 nvidia_drm
snd_seq 73728 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
mei_hdcp 24576 0
cec 53248 1 drm_kms_helper
rapl 20480 0
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi
rc_core 61440 1 cec
joydev 24576 0
input_leds 16384 0
intel_cstate 20480 0
ucsi_ccg 20480 0
snd_timer 40960 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
typec_ucsi 40960 1 ucsi_ccg
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
mei_me 40960 1
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
snd 94208 21 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
typec 57344 1 typec_ucsi
wmi_bmof 16384 0
intel_wmi_thunderbolt 20480 0
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
efi_pstore 16384 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
mei 122880 3 mei_hdcp,mei_me
ee1004 20480 0
intel_pch_thermal 20480 0
acpi_tad 16384 0
mac_hid 16384 0
acpi_pad 184320 0
sch_fq_codel 20480 2
msr 16384 0
parport_pc 45056 0
ppdev 24576 0
lp 20480 0
parport 65536 3 parport_pc,lp,ppdev
drm 548864 17 drm_kms_helper,nvidia,nvidia_drm
ip_tables 32768 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 49152 2 iptable_filter,ip_tables
autofs4 45056 2
hid_generic 16384 0
usbhid 57344 0
hid 135168 2 usbhid,hid_generic
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
nvme 45056 2
e1000e 258048 0
nvme_core 122880 3 nvme
i2c_i801 32768 0
ahci 40960 1
xhci_pci 20480 0
i2c_smbus 20480 1 i2c_i801
libahci 36864 1 ahci
xhci_pci_renesas 20480 1 xhci_pci
i2c_nvidia_gpu 16384 0
wmi 32768 2 intel_wmi_thunderbolt,wmi_bmof
video 53248 0

Best,
Shan

[morrownr]

Let's see what this says:

$ dkms status

FYI: It is best with these Realtek drivers to uninstall them before upgrades that include a kernel version upgrade such as v5.8 to 5.11. I know that is a pain but then there is a reason I have this site available:

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi

Users have a lot fewer problems with adapters that use in-kernel drivers.

[loocy3]

Nick,

Thank you very much for your help.
I have successful re-installed this driver after this command.
$ sudo apt full-upgrade

Best,
Shan

[morrownr]

Shan,

That is good news. Enjoy.

Nick