Archer T2U Plus driver for Linux Ubuntu/Rasbian
Hi,
I just got a TpLink Archer T2U Plus, the one with the big antenna. Works well on windows without any installataion, however I couldn't get it working on my Linux Ubuntu 19.10. with Kernel 5.3.0-24-generic system.
Is there any official or unofficial driver which I can use for Linux (not just Ubuntu but Raspbian as well)?
I would really appreciate your input.
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@logan2319 Hi! I seem to have made this exact mistake and cannot get my adapter to work. can you please help me out. I'm new to Ubuntu as well.
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Hi @tapas05
Can you post the result from the following terminal command?
sudo lsusb.
I will find the right driver for you and help you install it.
Please include the type of hardware (pc/laptop/raspberry pi)
OS version and architecture (i386 or x64)
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For anyone trying to get this working on Manjaro:
What you want is to install the rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git package from the AUR using your package manager of choice. With yay, that's:
$ yay rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git
It's likely that you'll be missing the necessary kernel headers, in which case you'll get the following error message:
==> Unable to install module rtl88xxau/r1164.b8167e6 for kernel *: Missing kernel headers.
If you have this issue, find your kernel version using:
$ Uname -r
This should return something like:
5.4.138-1-MANJARO
What's important is the two first numbers, in this case 5 and 4. Run
$ sudo pacman -S linux-headers
and select the appropriate headers from the list. In this case, linux54-headers, as the kernel version is 5.4.
Once you have the headers installed, you should be able to install the rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git package normally and your tp-link adapter should just work.
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@bossbob can i use this wifi in USB 3.0 port???? I have a MacBook air 2017.
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@billserres Hi. You can use the adapter in USB 3.0 (will work on 2.0 protocol), unless you have a type-C connector for that usb 3.0
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@bossbob thanks for posting the definitive answer here where I could find it. Just installed a T2U Plus on a LUBUNTU 20.04 system using these instructions.
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Given TP-Link products are built using FOSS software, its an absolutely piss poor position TP-Link has taken by not giving back to the FOSS community by supporting us with Linux drivers. Absolutely pathetic.
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I need help bro, I want to install this driver but my kernel doesn't have a package for header uname -r output when i type: 5.10.00-kali9-amd64
so the package I am trying to install linux-headers-5.10.00-kali9-amd64
but this package is not available in linux repositories so i am getting error how can i solve it please help i appreciate any kind of support
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@bossbob Thanks !!!!
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@bossbob I wish this worked for me. I can see the adapter when I execute a sudo lsusb, but Ubuntu 20.04 still cannot utilize the device
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