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Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:28 pm
by SwampRabbit
siamhie wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:16 pm Installation went smooth with no issues. Installed my rtl8814 drivers and emby-server from HDD.
Out of curiosity, which rtl8814 exactly, what adapter do you have?

I want to tighten up our rtl packages a bit in the coming weeks.

Edit: duh NetGear Nighthawk A7000 9_9

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:53 pm
by siamhie
SwampRabbit wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:28 pm
siamhie wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:16 pm Installation went smooth with no issues. Installed my rtl8814 drivers and emby-server from HDD.
Out of curiosity, which rtl8814 exactly, what adapter do you have?

I want to tighten up our rtl packages a bit in the coming weeks.

Edit: duh NetGear Nighthawk A7000 9_9
I came across three developers on GitHub releasing the Nighthawk drivers and chose Aircrack-ng's driver because it seems his/hers is the most recent release.

https://github.com/aircrack-ng

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:57 pm
by SwampRabbit
@siamhie thanks, I try to avoid the aircrack ones if possible, but good to know that one works.

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:00 pm
by siamhie
SwampRabbit wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:57 pm @siamhie thanks, I try to avoid the aircrack ones if possible, but good to know that one works.
Which one/ones would you recommend? Will you have the rtl8814 available by final release time?

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:36 pm
by SwampRabbit
siamhie wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:00 pm Which one/ones would you recommend? Will you have the rtl8814 available by final release time?
Usually anything without frame injection, promiscuous mode, that kind of stuff. Also ones that support as many kernels as possible and are known to be very stable with as many adapters as possible. I don't want to update something like this constantly when new kernels come out and it should work on normal MX and AHS OOTB.

I looked quick the aircrack one has patches waiting to be pulled in order to build on kernels >=5.12, so I'll grab that and get to it as soon as I can, but its gonna be awhile... but more than enough time for final release.

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:41 pm
by siamhie
SwampRabbit wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:36 pm
siamhie wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:00 pm Which one/ones would you recommend? Will you have the rtl8814 available by final release time?
Usually anything without frame injection, promiscuous mode, that kind of stuff. Also ones that support as many kernels as possible and are known to be very stable with as many adapters as possible. I don't want to update something like this constantly when new kernels come out and it should work on normal MX and AHS OOTB.

I looked quick the aircrack one has patches waiting to be pulled in order to build on kernels >=5.12, so I'll grab that and get to it as soon as I can, but its gonna be awhile... but more than enough time for final release.
Take your time. I have my copy that will work (rtl8814au-5.8.5.1) and I'm not sure if there are other members that run this dongle or require this particular driver, so it's perfectly fine if it doesn't make it to Final.

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:30 pm
by SwampRabbit
@siamhie based on the potential timeline for maybe another Beta, RC, and Final... we have more than enough time to get it into Final.
I'm just busy away from home all next week and I'd like to verify the package with you (at least) cause you can test it. Its really not KDE specific... so lets follow up later outside of this thread once I get it packaged. ;)

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:03 pm
by siamhie
SwampRabbit wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:30 pm @siamhie based on the potential timeline for maybe another Beta, RC, and Final... we have more than enough time to get it into Final.
I'm just busy away from home all next week and I'd like to verify the package with you (at least) cause you can test it. Its really not KDE specific... so lets follow up later outside of this thread once I get it packaged. ;)
OK, I can do that. I'm dual booting Fluxbox/KDE, so when I install the driver on a new install, I copy that folder (sits on a spare HDD) to each OS and run make then make dkms_install. I can just run make dkms_remove and try the new one.

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 3:36 am
by Arnox
SwampRabbit wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:30 pm @siamhie based on the potential timeline for maybe another Beta, RC, and Final... we have more than enough time to get it into Final.
Approximately when do you guys expect to have an RC ready or a final release? I'm so impatient for MX 21. This is the real Windows 11 for me pretty much.

Re: MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 4:08 am
by Eadwine Rose
It'll be ready when it is ready. We don't even know exactly. There is a lot going on behind the scenes, so.. patience ;)