Document matching kernel headers, pacman dependencies, repository checkout, mode-switch destination creation and MCU1 branch selection. Distinguish missing DKMS builds from stale module indexes and firmware-loader IDs from working interfaces. Correct the installer support claim and explain the NetworkManager connectivity penalty with its upstream reference.
Keeps the contributor-reported Lukton DQ-211 results scoped to that unit. Validation: all Bash examples parse, local links resolve, and commands were checked against the repository installer, Makefile, AUR packaging and upstream documentation. Follow-up corrections for #109; no Arch hardware test is claimed.
Add INSTALL_ARCH.md covering installation on Arch-based distributions,
validated on a Lukton DQ-211 (AIC8800D80, Pandora 88M80 clone) under
CachyOS with kernels 7.2.0-1-cachyos and 6.18.42-1-cachyos-lts.
The notes cover the AUR/DKMS path, the manual build path, and two gotchas
that are not documented for these distros:
- the AUR package ships aic.rules but not /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1111:1111,
so the mode switch silently does nothing without it;
- the DKMS modules live under updates/dkms/ and need depmod -a before
modprobe aic8800_fdrv can find them.
Also document that aic_load_fw already carries the usb:vA69Cp8D80d* alias,
so no modules-load.d entry is required, plus NetworkManager route-metric
notes for preferring the dongle over the onboard radio.
README: link the new notes from the Installation Steps section.
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Copy src/LICENSE verbatim from radxa-pkg/aic8800 commit
969601fd69b5c33f965558c9e90633067733e8c1 and document its provenance.
Upstream copyright metadata assigns GPL-2 to driver sources and the
same license to driver patches; GPL-3+ applies to Radxa packaging.
Refs #101.
Validation: byte-for-byte upstream license comparison and git diff --check.
27af5ad added the CFG80211_VERSION make variable for OpenWrt builds that
use a newer mac80211 backport than the target kernel, but it is only
described in a Makefile comment. Document how to pass it from an OpenWrt
package Makefile, link the notes from the installation steps, and add
the build script and the kernel/backports combinations verified for
issue #94.
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