Hey there. New to Linux, Only used it for a few months...
I have Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya installed.
I just bought a new USB dongle from ASUS.
Dual-Band Wireless-AC600 Wi-Fi adapter.
https://www.asus.com/Networking/USBAC51/
I tried just plugging it in, in hope of it working out of the box, it did not. I have also tried the driver manager but nothing shows up.
I have searched the web on forums and tried various things but nothing seems to work. Maybe I don't know what I should be searching for or I am missing some details of Linux.
With the dongle CD came a installation guide which was not helpful at all.
MT7610U Linux Driver quick start
1. It uses yum which is some kind of installer I do not think you would use on Linux Mint.
2. Installs kernel source code which I don't understand why.
3. Tells you to modify a Makefile without details instructions so I don't have a clue on how to change it.
4. If I try to make the driver without modifying the makefile I get an exception I don't understand and cannot find solution on google.
error: macro '__DATE__' might prevent reproducible builds [-Werror=date-time]
intf(extra, size, 'Driver version-%s, %s %sn', STA_DRIVER_VERSION, __DATE__, _
My computer seems to find my ethernet controller and my dongle.
inxi -Nx
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
Card-2: ASUSTek AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Adapter [Mediatek MT7610/Ralink RT2870]
usb-ID: 003-002
Can someone give me any tips on how to move forward with this?
I have Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya installed.
ASUS USB-AC51 is the smallest 802.11ac USB Wi-Fi adapter for you to instantly upgrade your desktop and notebook to the next generation 5G Wi-Fi with. This means, that appropriate driver for ASUS USB-AC51 is not installed or corrupted. This can be easily fixed by using driver update tool or by updating drivers manually. Download appropriate driver for ASUS USB-AC51 for your operating system from our website.
I just bought a new USB dongle from ASUS.
Dual-Band Wireless-AC600 Wi-Fi adapter.
https://www.asus.com/Networking/USBAC51/
I tried just plugging it in, in hope of it working out of the box, it did not. I have also tried the driver manager but nothing shows up.
I have searched the web on forums and tried various things but nothing seems to work. Maybe I don't know what I should be searching for or I am missing some details of Linux.
With the dongle CD came a installation guide which was not helpful at all.
MT7610U Linux Driver quick start
1. It uses yum which is some kind of installer I do not think you would use on Linux Mint.
2. Installs kernel source code which I don't understand why.
3. Tells you to modify a Makefile without details instructions so I don't have a clue on how to change it.
4. If I try to make the driver without modifying the makefile I get an exception I don't understand and cannot find solution on google.
error: macro '__DATE__' might prevent reproducible builds [-Werror=date-time]
intf(extra, size, 'Driver version-%s, %s %sn', STA_DRIVER_VERSION, __DATE__, _
My computer seems to find my ethernet controller and my dongle.
inxi -Nx
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
Card-2: ASUSTek AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Adapter [Mediatek MT7610/Ralink RT2870]
usb-ID: 003-002
Can someone give me any tips on how to move forward with this?