RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver
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unable to build on kernel 5.15
/var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/git/build/core/rtw_br_ext.c:20:18: fatal error: net/ipx.h: No such file or directory 20 | #include <net/ipx.h> | ^~~~~~~~~~~ compilation terminated. make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:277: /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/git/build/core/rtw_br_ext.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[1]: *** [Makefile:1868: /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/git/build] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.15.11_tkg_pds' make: *** [Makefile:2378: modules] Error 2
did some more experimenting, it's not in the includes in the code thats cloned from the repository, but when you use the command "dkms autoinstall" and it generates the files in /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/git/build/core/ the includes for net/ipx.h are there. i tried removing the includes from that file, but after running the command again it puts it back
DKMS do not update the driver, so you have to it every time this repo updated.
still not working and i can't seem to find out why because dkms is not cooperating
dkms remove --all rtl88x2bu -v git
dkms status
rtl88x2bu/git: added
i've even tried with --force it just won't remove it, and this time there is no log to tell me why it failed or isn't loaded, but i don't see it when i lsmod
dkms remove -m rtl88x2bu -v git --force
Module rtl88x2bu git is not installed for kernel 5.15.11_tkg_pds (x86_64). Skipping... Module rtl88x2bu git is not built for kernel 5.15.11_tkg_pds (x86_64). Skipping...
sudo dkms build -m rtl88x2bu -v git
Error! This module/version has already been built on: 5.15.11_tkg_pds Directory /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/git/5.15.11_tkg_pds/x86_64 already exists. Use the dkms remove function before trying to build again.
i'm doing this on fedora 34 my reason for using the tkg kernel on that machine is because they package maintainer for the fedora kernel/headers doesn't always keep the two packages in sync, so dkms modules are often broken by updating the system when using the stock fedora kernel
i gave up on it and installed windows 10 so i guess we can close this one
You can try dkms uninstall rtl88x2bu --all, but if kernel and header mismatched I cannot do much.
Hello @truexfan81, ipx support has been dropped 2 months ago on master branch (to prevent the error you see since kernel 5.15 dropped support for ipx), see https://github.com/RinCat/RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver/blob/master/core/rtw_br_ext.c.
So I would first double check the version that is failing is not an old one.
