Archer T2UH AC600 Mint 19 Impossible install

[marmardia]

Ive traying to install TPLink Archer T2UH AC600 USB WiFi adapter in a dsektop PC with Linux Mint 19.
Ive used all the information Ive request in forums here and in other pages, probably with Mint 18 (other kernel) but nowadays Its impossible for me to install this hardware.
Somebody have any information how to do it with Linux Mint 19?

[Lee_on]

Hi
I have the same problem I am on Mint 19 Cinnamon and also tried all the steps and also I have not been able to use this device, help will be much appreciated.

[JeremyB]

Have you tried

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sudo apt install git build-essential
git clone https://github.com/xtknight/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes.git
cd mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes
make clean
make
sudo make install

Check mokutil --sb-state If it says Secure Boot is enabled, then you will have to disable Secure Boot in BIOS settings
Reboot

[Lee_on]

Wow Wow Wow,,,,,Thank you so much JeremyB, you rock, I have followed your steps and it is working perfectly, it even picks up both 2.5 and 5Ghz wifi,,,,,,,once again, thank you very much.

[JeremyB]

If you want it to compile automatically for kernel updates do

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sudo apt install dkms
sudo dkms add mt7610u_sta/1.0
sudo dkms install mt7610u_sta/1.0

[Lee_on]

Will do so, thank you

[chairshot215]

Just want to say the same. I gave up on this about a year ago after spending hours on forums leading to goose chases. Decided to give one more go with my tp-link ac600 came across this post and wow can not believe it was so easy after all I have been through. THANKS!

[pedro19mint]

Hi there Im also in this impossible mission and before return the product I saw this post. Following it makefile dint give any errors but now I assumed i needed to run the load.sh however always some permission denied what did you guys do after Jeremy miracle instructions?

Thanks in advance

[billy170468]

Hey All.

I get all the way down to make clean and all is well. Till I hit "make" I then get this error.. any clues?

make -C tools
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/andy/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes/tools'
gcc -g bin2h.c -o bin2h
bin2h.c:28:10: fatal error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
#include <stdio.h>
^~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
Makefile:2: recipe for target 'all' failed
make[1]: *** [all] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/andy/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes/tools'
Makefile:330: recipe for target 'build_tools' failed
make: *** [build_tools] Error 2


Thank you in advanced

Andy

[billy170468]

FIXED! Thanks all

[sebbouckaert]

Hi,

After being "trapped" into buying a Tp-Link AC 600 (apparently shouldn't have done that, but brought it home expecting to be working out of the box, not) , I've been spending some time trying to get it working. This thread above gave me the best results so far. After rebooting I can finally see wifi networks through the dongle, but I can't connect to any. Funny thing: I can detect both 2.4 and 5 Ghz networks, but my own 5 Ghz isn't listed. Anyway, I followed the all the steps carefully, 'make' and 'make install' did not give any errors. Also checked the BIOS setting. What else can I try?

[JeremyB]

Check iw reg get to see if it matches your country code, you can find a list of country codes at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2

[sebbouckaert]

Here's the output of iw reg get:

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global
country 00: DFS-UNSET
	(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
	(2457 - 2482 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
	(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0), (N/A)

My country is Belgium. Not sure on how to find the right code in wiki and how to change this. What configuration file? Thanks!

[JeremyB]

Do

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sudo iw reg set BE

Reboot

[sebbouckaert]

Firstly, thanks for you help and time JeremyB, greatly appreciated.

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sudo iw reg set BE

does change output into:

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global
country BE: DFS-ETSI
	(2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
	(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW
	(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
	(5490 - 5710 @ 160), (N/A, 27), (0 ms), DFS
	(57000 - 66000 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)

But this is not persistent resulting in

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global
country 00: DFS-UNSET

again after reboot.
So still no luck: network-manager shows all available networks (except only the 5 GHz one from my own dual band router, but it does show the 2.4 GHz one, strange). All SSID's are shown, but reception strenght (and icons) show 0%.

Thinking about giving up and returning the dongle to shop.

[sebbouckaert]

Successfully returned the Wi-Fi adaptor and got a refund. Found a much simpler and cost-free solution: now using my smartphone with USB tethering to access the 5 GHz wifi. Very easy set up, fast and stable network. Why didn't I think of this before? Marks as SOLVED for me.

[ASchleck]

Have you tried

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sudo apt install git build-essential
git clone https://github.com/xtknight/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes.git
cd mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes
make clean
make
sudo make install

Check mokutil --sb-state If it says Secure Boot is enabled, then you will have to disable Secure Boot in BIOS settings
Reboot

How do I undo the changes by made by this? I did it, it did not work and already returned the item, so I would like to get back where I started.
Thanks and Regards

[JeremyB]

Have you tried

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sudo apt install git build-essential
git clone https://github.com/xtknight/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes.git
cd mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes
make clean
make
sudo make install

Check mokutil --sb-state If it says Secure Boot is enabled, then you will have to disable Secure Boot in BIOS settings
Reboot

How do I undo the changes by made by this? I did it, it did not work and already returned the item, so I would like to get back where I started.
Thanks and Regards

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cd mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes
sudo make uninstall

Or just install a newer kernel

[Oss]

Reference to the code supplied by JeremyB, to activate an Archer T2UH AC600 WIFI adapter.

I would appreciate some help; Been using Linux Mint 19.2 for about 90 days. Now upgraded to 19.3 Tricia. Super, no problems all was well. However, I moved from Devon to Kent and for the time being, until I can get a cable connection, I need to run this computer with Linux Mint 19.3 on WIFI. Cannot get the computer to find the adapter. Ran the code provided by JeremyB and it runs then stops and I am asked;

Oss@Oss- System-Product-Name:- $

Could someone tell me what the computer is expecting me to enter? Tried everything I could think of, but get no further. It just repeats the request. Would appreciate some help.

Marco

[HAWR]

Hello Oss,

if you use the default kernel of LM 19.3 (5.0 series), your adapter should be supported directly by the kernel and no additional driver is needed. You have written, that you have made an upgrade from 19.2 to 19.3, so it is possible, that you still running the 4.15 kernel (the default kernel of LM 19-19.2). If it's so, please update the kernel. Is the USB adapter shown in the output of the following terminal command?

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lsusb