SOLVED: Trouble making driver for ASUS USB AC55 B1

[pccobbler]

The wireless card on my laptop is no longer reliable, so I bought an ASUS USB AC55 B1 adapter. ASUS website lists drivers for Windows, Mac, and Linux. I was able to install it on a Linux Mint system with only a chmod of install.sh.

I have tried it on Devuan Cinnamon and Sparky LXDE systems with the same result, a failed make. I'm hoping someone here can give me a hint.

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$ sudo ./install.sh
[sudo] password for user:
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Realtek Wi-Fi driver Auto installation script
Novembor, 21 2011 v1.1.0
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clean  hal     include  Makefile  platform     runwpa
core   ifcfg-wlan0  Kconfig  os_dep    rtl8822b.mk  wlan0dhcp
Authentication requested [root] for make clean:
#make -C /lib/modules/4.9.0-9-amd64/build M=/home/user/Downloads/USB-AC55_B1/Linux/RTL88x2BU_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_27678.20180430_COEX20180427-5959/driver/rtl88x2BU_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_27678.20180430_COEX20180427-5959 clean
cd hal ; rm -fr */*/*/*.mod.c */*/*/*.mod */*/*/*.o */*/*/.*.cmd */*/*/*.ko
cd hal ; rm -fr */*/*.mod.c */*/*.mod */*/*.o */*/.*.cmd */*/*.ko
cd hal ; rm -fr */*.mod.c */*.mod */*.o */.*.cmd */*.ko
cd hal ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd core ; rm -fr */*.mod.c */*.mod */*.o */.*.cmd */*.ko
cd core ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd os_dep/linux ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd os_dep ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
cd platform ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -fr Module.symvers ; rm -fr Module.markers ; rm -fr modules.order
rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko *~
rm -fr .tmp_versions
Authentication requested [root] for make driver:
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/4.9.0-9-amd64/build M=/home/user/Downloads/USB-AC55_B1/Linux/RTL88x2BU_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_27678.20180430_COEX20180427-5959/driver/rtl88x2BU_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_27678.20180430_COEX20180427-5959  modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/lib/modules/4.9.0-9-amd64/build'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'modules'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/lib/modules/4.9.0-9-amd64/build'
Makefile:1986: recipe for target 'modules' failed
make: *** [modules] Error 2
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Compile make driver error: 2
Please check error Mesg
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$



I got it to work on Devuan by installing the latest kernel, but I would assume that Sparky Linux, with its frequent updates, does not have that problem.

[paxmark1]

Please post lspci of what it exactly is    or inxi output.  "inxi -nr"  would do. 

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inxi -n
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169
           IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 40:8d:5c:72:9d:65
           Device-2: Realtek RTL8812AU 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2T2R DB WLAN Adapter type: USB driver: rtl8812au
           IF: wlx24050ff6739c state: up mac: 24:05:0f:f6:73:9c
           IF-ID-1: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A


As you can see, I have to make, make build and dkms that POS that said it was linux friendly. 

peace out.
the -r flag would let us know 5 0r 6  - kind of crucial information also.

[pccobbler]

My Linux appears to be rather different than yours. The -r option returns repos. It's the same on Linux Mint.

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Network:   Card-1: Ralink Device 539a driver: rt2800pci
           IF: wlan0 state: up speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: DELETED
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: DELETED
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
           deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
           deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
           deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
           deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
           deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org stretch main non-free

[paxmark1]

""the -r flag would let us know 5 0r 6  - kind of crucial information also.""   ## I did not put a Sparky before 5 or 6 

Exactly.  -r  Crucial information. 

You would be in Sparky 4   "would"  being I do not see any sparky repos.  Old Stable.
https://sparkylinux.org/download/oldstable/

Sparky 5 is based on Buster.  Sparky 6 is based on Bookworm    EDIT  "Bullseye actually  is the name of Debian Testing now.  end edit. 

Backports might help.  difference between  firmware-realtek (20190114-2~bpo9+1) [non-free]    and Package: firmware-realtek (20161130-5) [non-free]
https://packages.debian.org/stretch-backports/firmware-realtek
Is firmware-realtek installed. 

I am working a boat load of hours and getting my parents house ready to sell, lot of work.
If others want to help pcobbler please do. 

[pccobbler]

Okay, I will upgrade to the latest Sparky and try again.

[paxmark1]

I was skimming the Debian forum

When you do clean install (or full-upgrade)  keep in mind
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931812

via 2nd page of
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=143782&start=15

That individuals problem was speed.  The noted bug would seem to me to imply rt-8169 is the way to go.  I would first try (if it does not automatically install it) the non-free rt8169 binary as opposed to using the install.sh
Possibly your kernel was over 4.15 and that caused the install.sh to hiccup.   Personally I prefer using dkms in these cases. 

[pccobbler]

I realized I forgot to close this one, sorry.

I needed to install build-essential and ALL of the latest kernel. I was missing some of the kernel. I finally searched on the kernel # in Synaptic to find all parts I needed.