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WiFi Driver

RTL8814AU driver install failed

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🔴 Error Message

DKMS build failed for rtl8814au

📖 What This Means

Kernel headers missing for driver compilation.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Install headers: sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
  2. Install from GitHub: git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au
  3. Build: cd rtl8812au && sudo make install
  4. Check kernel version matches headers

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