Shen Mintaoandrtk94
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Adapt the preflight protection from #128 without its firmware backup or other installer policy changes. Build a clean private copy against the running kernel before firmware replacement or DKMS removal. Treat log initialization failure as an error and add mocked main-flow regressions. Co-authored-by: rtk94 <richardtknepp@gmail.com>
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Automated Installation Script
Overview
This automated installation script (install.sh) installs the AIC8800 Wi-Fi
driver and firmware loader on Linux systems. Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo adapters use
the standard kernel btusb driver after firmware initialization. For USB
device 368b:8d81, it also installs a device-scoped ACL bulk TX ZLP companion
module without replacing the distribution's btusb.ko.
- Automatic Secure Boot detection
- Automatic dependency installation
- Automatic driver compilation and installation
- Automatic module loading on boot
- Automatic cleanup of obsolete
aic_btusbconfiguration - Automatic
aic_zlp_quirkhandling for the validated368b:8d81device - Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo adapter support from the same branch
- Comprehensive error handling
- Colored output and logging
- Compatible with Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, and derivatives (DKMS supported
dkms.conf)
Usage
# Clone the repository and download the script, make the script executable
git clone https://github.com/shenmintao/aic8800d80.git && cd aic8800d80 && chmod +x install.sh
# Run the installation
sudo ./install.sh
On Arch Linux and derivatives, the installer uses the existing pacman package
database. It does not refresh that database or upgrade the system. If pacman
cannot download dependencies because the database is stale, run
sudo pacman -Syu yourself, reboot if the kernel was updated, and rerun the
installer with headers matching the running kernel.
Before replacing installed firmware or DKMS modules, the installer cleans and
test-builds a temporary copy of the driver for the running kernel. A test-build
failure leaves the existing firmware, DKMS registration and installed source
untouched. A successful installation compiles again through DKMS, so this check
adds build time. Logs are written to /var/log/aic8800-install.log with mode
0644 after the root check. This check does not provide automatic rollback if a
later installation step fails.
The USB modules declare the complete firmware set shipped in fw/, including
configuration files and extension patches, so initramfs tools can include those
files when they include the modules. Rerun the installer after updating the
driver to rebuild DKMS modules and refresh the current kernel's initramfs.
If the adapter only works after reloading its modules after boot, check that
the initramfs contains its aic8800*/ firmware directory (issue #117).
Custom firmware paths supplied with aic_fw_path still need to be included
in the initramfs by the administrator.
For more information, please refer to the README.md file.
Diagnostic Build Script (Optional)
This script is used to diagnose build issues with the AIC8800D80 driver. Useful for identifying the root cause of the build failure.
# Make the script executable and run it
chmod +x diagnostic_build.sh && sudo ./diagnostic_build.sh