Wireless Driver - Asus Usb-ac56
General Information
2015-06-11: Installation of the wireless drivers for the USB ASUS AC56 adapter must be done by compiling for kernels newer than 3.10. (Ubuntu 14.04/Mint 17)
Checklist
- Distro(s): Ubuntu 14.04/Mint 17
- Other: USB Wireless adapter ASUS AC56
Installation
Install git and clone repo
sudo apt-get install git mkdir ~/repos cd ~/repos git clone https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au.git
Make and install driver
cd rtl8812au make sudo make install
Remove any conflicting realtek drivers
sudo modprobe -r rtl8812au
Insert the compiled realtek wireless driver
sudo modprobe 8812au