From c9ac35f1171771e63d763fac34f9b028764ce6ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick <69053122+morrownr@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:27:11 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2eb3b93..de12d9c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ sudo uname -a; mokutil --sb-state; lsusb; rfkill list all; dkms status; iw dev ----- +####Important: Starting with Linux kernel 5.18, some distributions have added experimental RTW88 USB support. It is not yet stable but if it works well on your system, then you will no longer need this driver. However if it doesn't work or is unstable, you need to manually blacklist it due to the fact that it has a higher loading priority than this external driver we are loading. + +The following executed in a terminal followed by a reboot will shut down the in-kernel driver if you determine that is what you want: + +``` +echo "blacklist rtw88_8822bu" > /etc/modprobe.d/rtw8822bu.conf +``` + +----- + ## 88x2bu ( 88x2bu.ko ) :rocket: ## Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8812BU and RTL8822BU Chipsets