diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 789e948..09b0248 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ mkdir -p ~/build cd ~/build git clone https://github.com/brektrou/rtl8821CU.git ``` +## Check the name of the interface + +Check the interface name of your wifi adapter using `ifconfig`. Usually, it will be wlan0 by default, but it may vary depends on the kernel and your device. On Ubuntu, for example, it may be named as wlx + MAC address. (https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/) + +If this is the case, you can either disable the feature following the link above, or replace the name used in the driver by + +``` +grep -lr . | xargs sed -i '' -e '/ifcfg-wlan0/!s/wlan0//g' +``` + ## Build and install with DKMS DKMS is a system which will automatically recompile and install a kernel module when a new kernel gets installed or updated. To make use of DKMS, install the dkms package. @@ -104,3 +114,4 @@ Use the tool 'iw', please don't use other tools like 'airmon-ng' ``` iw dev wlan0 set monitor none ``` +