Dev1 Galaxy Forum / [SOLVED] Realtek rtl8852 / MSI AX1800

Re: [SOLVED] Realtek rtl8852 / MSI AX1800

dummy@example.com (marma-lade) — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:49:07 +0000

Okay, I tried installing the driver from Github on Linux Mint, Devuan, and Debian. The last I tried was Debian, so I'll give those results. I got it to compile, but near the end it told me that kernel 6.17 already had the driver, so did I want to override it. I cntl-C out of that and reinstalled Debian, only to discover that the driver is NOT in that kernel. I give up and will never buy another Realtek USB wireless adapter.

Re: [SOLVED] Realtek rtl8852 / MSI AX1800

dummy@example.com (kapqa) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:18:31 +0000

use several USB-C-to-Ethernet Adapters, but those USB-C Adapter are too easy to bend.

Would like to shutout the wiFi from out of muy door, but it keeps coming in.

Re: [SOLVED] Realtek rtl8852 / MSI AX1800

dummy@example.com (marma-lade) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:53:35 +0000

Thanks, @greenjeans. I have some reading to do.

Re: [SOLVED] Realtek rtl8852 / MSI AX1800

dummy@example.com (greenjeans) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:52:48 +0000

https://github.com/morrownr/rtw89

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/bl … r_Linux.md

Some info there, might help.

[SOLVED] Realtek rtl8852 / MSI AX1800

dummy@example.com (marma-lade) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:59:22 +0000

I bought an MSI AX1800 (Realtek rtl8852 chipset) to use with an old laptop. I downlloaded the driver from MSI's website, but installation died with an Error 2, whatever that means. So I downloaded the latest firmware-realtek (firmware-realtek_20250410-2_all.deb) and installed it, but the USB adapter is still not recognized. Doing an lsusb returns:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:b370 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP HD Webcam [Fixed]
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0db0:6931 Micro Star International 802.11ax WLAN Adapter
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Why doesn't the deb work? And why doesn't Synaptic offer it?