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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.
Co-authored-by: CommandCodeBot <noreply@commandcode.ai>
(cherry picked from commit 68498ff48c)
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# Arch Linux / CachyOS install notes
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Notes for installing the AIC8800D80 driver on Arch-based distributions, where
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the `install.sh` helper (written for Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora and derivatives) is
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not the most convenient path or cannot manage DKMS rebuilds for rolling
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kernels.
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## Tested device
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- **Lukton DQ-211** — USB Wi-Fi 6 adapter, AICSEMI **AIC8800D80** chipset.
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- Ships in CD mode as `1111:1111` (`Pandora International Ltd. 88M80`,
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`bcdDevice=10.01`, SCSI model `LGX WIFI6`, manufacturer `AIC`).
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- The bundled virtual CD contains only `Wifi Driver install.exe` (a NSIS Windows
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installer); the vendor provides no Linux driver.
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- After the Pandora `F3`+`F2` mode switch it re-enumerates as
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`a69c:8d80 aicsemi AIC Wlan`.
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## Tested on
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- CachyOS, kernel `7.2.0-1-cachyos` and `6.18.42-1-cachyos-lts`.
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- Wi-Fi 6 (HE) association and traffic confirmed; Bluetooth bound to `btusb`.
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## Option A: AUR package (recommended on Arch)
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The `aic8800d80-dkms` package in the AUR packages this driver and its firmware
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with DKMS, rebuilding automatically for each installed kernel:
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```bash
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sudo pacman -S --needed dkms base-devel
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yay -S --needed aic8800d80-dkms
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```
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The package installs the firmware under `/lib/firmware/aic8800D80/` and installs
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`aic.rules` to `/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/`.
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### The mode-switch config file is not shipped by the AUR package
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`aic.rules` runs `usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1111:1111`, but that
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config file must exist or the switch is a no-op. Copy it from the repository
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(note the colon in the filename on Linux):
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```bash
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sudo cp usb_modeswitch/1111_1111 "/etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1111:1111"
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sudo udevadm control --reload
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```
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Without this file the adapter stays in CD mode (`1111:1111`) and no interface
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appears.
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### Refresh the module index
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The DKMS modules land in `updates/dkms/`, which the kernel only finds after
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`depmod`. If `modprobe aic8800_fdrv` reports `Module not found` right after
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installation:
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```bash
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sudo depmod -a "$(uname -r)"
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sudo modprobe aic8800_fdrv
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```
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## Option B: manual install from this repository
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/shenmintao/aic8800d80.git
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cd aic8800d80
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# remove any previous AIC firmware first — a mismatched version can freeze the system
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sudo rm -rf /lib/firmware/aic8800*
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sudo cp aic.rules /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/
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sudo cp -r ./fw/aic8800* /lib/firmware/
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sudo cp usb_modeswitch/1111_1111 "/etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1111:1111"
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sudo udevadm control --reload
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cd drivers/aic8800
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make
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sudo make install
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sudo depmod -a "$(uname -r)"
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sudo modprobe aic8800_fdrv
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```
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The manual path has no DKMS: after every kernel update you must rerun
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`make clean && make && sudo make install`. Prefer Option A on rolling-release
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distributions.
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## Why the driver loads automatically after the switch
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`aic_load_fw` carries the USB alias `usb:vA69Cp8D80d*`, so once the adapter
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re-enumerates as `a69c:8d80` the kernel loads the driver on its own — no
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`modules-load.d` entry is needed. The full plug sequence is:
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`1111:1111` → `aic.rules` → `usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1111:1111`
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→ `a69c:8d80` → kernel autoloads `aic_load_fw` → firmware upload → `wlanX`.
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## Connecting and route priority (NetworkManager)
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The adapter shows up as a second wireless interface (for example `wlan1`, next
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to an onboard `wlan0`):
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```bash
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nmcli device status
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nmcli device wifi connect "<SSID>" ifname wlan1 password "<PSK>"
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```
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To prefer the adapter over the onboard radio, give it a lower route metric:
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```bash
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sudo nmcli con mod "<SSID> 1" ipv4.route-metric 300 ipv6.route-metric 300
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sudo nmcli con up "<SSID> 1"
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```
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Note: on some NetworkManager versions the effective DHCP route metric ends up
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offset (observed `300` → `20300`), which still leaves the onboard radio
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preferred. If that happens, disable autoconnect on the onboard profile so the
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adapter owns the default route:
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```bash
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sudo nmcli con mod "<onboard-profile>" connection.autoconnect no
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sudo nmcli con down "<onboard-profile>"
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```
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## Verification
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```bash
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lsusb | grep -E "1111:1111|a69c"
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lsmod | grep -E "aic8800_fdrv|aic_load_fw"
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iw dev
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nmcli device status
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ip route show default
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sudo dmesg | grep -i aic
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```
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A successful bring-up shows `HE supp 1` in the driver log (802.11ax / Wi-Fi 6)
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and a new `wlanX` interface.
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## Notes
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- The onboard-vs-adapter interface names are not fixed; confirm with `iw dev`.
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- As with other Pandora clones, `usb_modeswitch -K/-J` and `eject` do not
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perform the switch — only the vendor `F3`+`F2` CDBs do.
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