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    Lost WiFi with latest update {SOLVED}

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Addison
      last edited by

      @Addison said in Lost WiFi with latest update:

      dkms add -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
      Error! DKMS tree already contains: 8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
      You cannot add the same module/version combo more than once.
      make: *** [Makefile:2303: dkms_install] Error 3
      

      Seems like the module is already installed and the re-installation fails. What's the output of

      dkms status
      

      dmesg that you requested:
      https://pastebin.com/mkfFKb2D

      I don't see anything related to the WiFi adapter here. By default RaspiOS will disable the WiFi if the ethernet adapter is connected, which is what I see from your dmesg . Have you tried booting without the wired network connected ?

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      • AddisonA
        Addison
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        dkms status

        pi@retropie:~ $ dkms status
        8812au, 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025, 5.10.60+, armv7l: installed
        8812au, 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025, 5.10.60-v7+, armv7l: installed
        8812au, 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025, 5.10.60-v7l+, armv7l: installed
        xpad, 0.4, 5.10.103-v7l+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists)
        xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
        xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60-v7+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
        xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60-v7l+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)

        Yeah, I had to ethernet cable both Pis so I could change the config.txt file to:
        #dtoverlay=disable-wifi
        #dtoverlay=disable-bt

        I don't know what I'm doing but thought that was at least a way to get WiFi back again.

        Have you tried booting without the wired network connected ?

        Yes, and I received something like a "No wlan0 interface detected" on them both.

        I understand nothing. :D

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @Addison
          last edited by

          @Addison said in Lost WiFi with latest update:

          pi@retropie:~ $ dkms status
          [...]

          I see that xpad has been added for the latest kernel, but the 8812au has not.
          Remove the driver:

          sudo dkms remove 8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all
          

          and then try to re-install it again. If you get an error during installation, then post the log file from the build - dkms will show you where it is.

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          • AddisonA
            Addison
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            sudo dkms remove 8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all

            -------- Uninstall Beginning --------
            Module: 8812au
            Version: 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
            Kernel: 5.10.60-v7+ (armv7l)

            Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.

            88XXau.ko:

            • Uninstallation
              • Deleting from: /lib/modules/5.10.60-v7+/updates/
            • Original module
              • No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
              • Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

            depmod...

            DKMS: uninstall completed.


            Deleting module version: 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
            completely from the DKMS tree.

            Done.

            sudo apt install git dkms
            git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git
            cd rtl8812au
            sudo make dkms_install

            pi@retropie:~ $ sudo apt install git dkms
            Reading package lists... Done
            Building dependency tree
            Reading state information... Done
            dkms is already the newest version (2.6.1-4).
            git is already the newest version (1:2.20.1-2+deb10u8).
            0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
            pi@retropie:~ $ git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git
            fatal: destination path 'rtl8812au' already exists and is not an empty directory.
            pi@retropie:~ $ cd rtl8812au
            pi@retropie:~/rtl8812au $ sudo make dkms_install
            mkdir -p /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
            cp -r * /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
            dkms add -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025

            Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/source ->
            /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025

            DKMS: add completed.
            dkms build -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
            Error! echo
            Your kernel headers for kernel 5.10.103-v8+ cannot be found at
            /lib/modules/5.10.103-v8+/build or /lib/modules/5.10.103-v8+/source.
            make: *** [Makefile:2304: dkms_install] Error 1

            The preview for this post seems to show extra large fonts a few times for some reason.

            That wasn't from me.

            No idea how that came to be.

            My apologies ahead for any unnecessary font weirdness on this site. :P

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            • AddisonA
              Addison @mitu
              last edited by

              "and then try to re-install it again. If you get an error during installation, then post the log file from the build - dkms will show you where it is."

              I don't know what that means.

              I need something to copy and paste because I am too stupid to live.

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @Addison
                last edited by

                @Addison said in Lost WiFi with latest update:

                DKMS: add completed.
                dkms build -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                Error! echo
                Your kernel headers for kernel 5.10.103-v8+ cannot be found at
                /lib/modules/5.10.103-v8+/build or /lib/modules/5.10.103-v8+/source.
                make: *** [Makefile:2304: dkms_install] Error 1
                

                OK, so it fails here and it's probably why it was not automatically installed during the kernel upgrade.

                Try running

                dkms install -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all
                

                from the source folder and see if it gets installed.

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                • AddisonA
                  Addison @mitu
                  last edited by

                  Okay.

                  dkms install -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all

                  pi@retropie:~ $ dkms install -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all
                  Error! You must be root to use this command.
                  pi@retropie:~ $ sudo dkms install -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all
                  pi@retropie:~ $

                  Nothing seemed to have happened unless I phrased the terming wrong.

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                  • AddisonA
                    Addison @mitu
                    last edited by

                    I can only upvote 6 posts per day here?

                    Well that's just hot garbage. :/

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                    • AddisonA
                      Addison
                      last edited by

                      Ah nuts.

                      Just realized you requested to install that from the source folder.

                      Sorry.

                      pi@retropie:~ $ cd rtl8812au
                      pi@retropie:~/rtl8812au $ sudo dkms install -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all
                      pi@retropie:~/rtl8812au $

                      Have I done that correctly?

                      alt text

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @Addison said in Lost WiFi with latest update:

                        Just realized you requested to install that from the source folder.

                        Yes, but I think it doesn't matter. Is the wireless driver still not installed ? You can check with sudo dkms status to see if it was installed for the current kernel (5.10.103).

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                        • AddisonA
                          Addison
                          last edited by Addison

                          Unsure what this all means.

                          pi@retropie:~ $ sudo dkms status
                          8812au, 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025: added
                          xpad, 0.4, 5.10.103-v7l+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists)
                          xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
                          xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60-v7+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
                          xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60-v7l+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)

                          EDIT:

                          Also....

                          pi@retropie:~ $ lsusb
                          Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
                          Bus 001 Device 004: ID 054c:09cc Sony Corp. DualShock 4 [CUH-ZCT2x]
                          Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2357:011e TP-Link
                          Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
                          Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator
                            last edited by

                            It's still not installed. I wander though if you're not actually seeing the same issue with https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/34200/.
                            Add arm_64bit=0 to your /boot/config.txt , reboot and then try again installing the driver.

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                            • AddisonA
                              Addison @mitu
                              last edited by

                              At the end of /boot/config.txt (currently showing with your suggested update):

                              [all]
                              #dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
                              #overscan_scale=1
                              arm_64bit=0
                              dtoverlay=disable-wifi
                              dtoverlay=disable-bt

                              REBOOTED

                              pi@retropie:~ $ sudo apt install git dkms
                              Reading package lists... Done
                              Building dependency tree
                              Reading state information... Done
                              dkms is already the newest version (2.6.1-4).
                              git is already the newest version (1:2.20.1-2+deb10u8).
                              0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
                              pi@retropie:~ $ git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git
                              fatal: destination path 'rtl8812au' already exists and is not an empty directory.
                              pi@retropie:~ $ cd rtl8812au
                              pi@retropie:~/rtl8812au $ sudo make dkms_install
                              mkdir -p /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                              cp -r * /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                              dkms add -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                              Error! DKMS tree already contains: 8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                              You cannot add the same module/version combo more than once.
                              make: *** [Makefile:2303: dkms_install] Error 3

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                              • mituM
                                mitu Global Moderator
                                last edited by mitu

                                Remove the module again with sudo dkms remove 8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all and re-run the installation, but just the last step.

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                                • AddisonA
                                  Addison @mitu
                                  last edited by

                                  pi@retropie:~ $ sudo dkms remove 8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 --all


                                  Deleting module version: 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                                  completely from the DKMS tree.

                                  Done.

                                  pi@retropie:~/rtl8812au $ sudo make dkms_install
                                  mkdir -p /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                                  cp -r * /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025
                                  dkms add -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025

                                  Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/source ->
                                  /usr/src/8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025

                                  DKMS: add completed.
                                  dkms build -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025

                                  Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

                                  Building module:
                                  cleaning build area...
                                  'make' -j4 KVER=5.10.103-v7l+ KSRC=/lib/modules/5.10.103-v7l+/build.............................................................
                                  cleaning build area...

                                  DKMS: build completed.
                                  dkms install -m 8812au -v 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025

                                  88XXau.ko:
                                  Running module version sanity check.

                                  • Original module
                                    • No original module exists within this kernel
                                  • Installation
                                    • Installing to /lib/modules/5.10.103-v7l+/updates/

                                  depmod...

                                  DKMS: install completed.
                                  dkms status
                                  8812au, 5.6.4.2_35491.20191025, 5.10.103-v7l+, armv7l: installed
                                  xpad, 0.4, 5.10.103-v7l+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists)
                                  xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
                                  xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60-v7+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
                                  xpad, 0.4, 5.10.60-v7l+, armv7l: installed

                                  REBOOT

                                  Config WiFi
                                  Current IP: 192.168.0.15
                                  Wireless IP: 192.168.0.15

                                  Joy!

                                  Think it took this time. :D

                                  Going to unplug my ethernet cable now and do this for my other Pi as well.

                                  Thank you so much Mitu!

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                                  • AddisonA
                                    Addison
                                    last edited by

                                    Other Pi is now back to faster wireless speeds as well.

                                    Awesome! :D

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