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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions net-wireless/rtl8851bu/Manifest
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DIST rtl8851bu-1.19.10_p20260111.tar.gz 6785265 BLAKE2B b55e618b0e4f8b74ab2e9b98c554dc7cc7abe893ae247d77c7dd2ac3b84caf9a60cbc9f78270f377e231d79260088971c88b52823a701c22188d6dd0db09975e SHA512 cf1262b42aac7335525f3f8dea39907dc450b7efa4d350fd3792cbd2ff39cadf912b5b963fdd2b90638f2c5d97db28a05885eda5abae6d2736470da51cfd3ba5
13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions net-wireless/rtl8851bu/metadata.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
<pkgmetadata>
<maintainer type="person">
<email>mvidal.dp@gmail.com</email>
<name>mvidaldp</name>
</maintainer>

<upstream>
<bugs-to>https://github.com/fofajardo/rtl8851bu/issues</bugs-to>
<remote-id type="github">fofajardo/rtl8851bu</remote-id>
</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>
65 changes: 65 additions & 0 deletions net-wireless/rtl8851bu/rtl8851bu-1.19.10_p20260111.ebuild
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# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2

EAPI=8

inherit linux-mod-r1

DESCRIPTION="Realtek RTL8851BU USB Wi-Fi driver (out-of-tree kernel module)"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/fofajardo/rtl8851bu"

COMMIT="3e6c300f1117427572cb69d2eff8632535b2f86e"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/fofajardo/rtl8851bu/archive/${COMMIT}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"

S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${COMMIT}"

LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
RESTRICT="test"

# Upstream claims support up to 6.13, but it is tested working on 6.18
MODULES_KERNEL_MAX="6.13"

# These are commonly required for mac80211 drivers.
CONFIG_CHECK="CFG80211 MAC80211"

# Kernel build tree is required to build external modules.
DEPEND="virtual/linux-sources"

DOCS=( README.md )

src_compile() {
local modlist=( 8851bu )
local modargs=(
KVER="${KV_FULL}"
KSRC="${KV_OUT_DIR}"
KDIR="${KV_OUT_DIR}"
KERNELDIR="${KV_OUT_DIR}"
)

linux-mod-r1_src_compile
}

src_install() {
local modlist=( 8851bu )
linux-mod-r1_src_install
}

pkg_postinst() {
linux-mod-r1_pkg_postinst

elog
elog "If the adapter initially shows up as a 'Driver CD-ROM' device,"
elog "install sys-apps/usb_modeswitch and replug it."
elog
elog "Known issue: this driver may operate in concurrent mode and create"
elog "a second interface (often 'ap0'). If you use NetworkManager, mark it"
elog "unmanaged to prevent crashes/disconnects. Example:"
elog " /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf"
elog " [keyfile]"
elog " unmanaged-devices=interface-name:ap0"
elog
elog "Bluetooth on combo adapters is typically handled by the in-kernel 'btusb'"
elog "driver with firmware from sys-firmware/linux-firmware."
}