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Is there a way to use the D-link DWA-182 rev A with modern Ubuntu versions? The D-link site only has Linux drivers for rev C and D.

Here's the output oflsusb for the device:

$ lsbusb
Bus 003 Device 009: ID 2001:3101 D-Link Corp. DWA-182 AC1200 DB Wireless Adapter (rev.A1) [Broadcom BCM43526]
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  • lsusb should return an alphanumeric code in the format of two sets of four characters separated by a colon. Example: 04a9:176b This number will determine the exact chipset for Rev A. Please edit and include this number. – mchid Nov 21 '22 at 06:53
  • updated with ID. 2001:3101 – The Bic Pen Nov 21 '22 at 07:04
  • Thanks. It's not clear if this one is supported but you can try installing the broadcom sta dkms driver: sudo apt update and sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-dkms If everything goes well, reboot and if it's not working immediately, of course, unplug it and plug it back in and if it doesn't automatically come on, run sudo modprobe wl and if it still doesn't work, unplug it and plug it back in and then run sudo modprobe -r b44 b43 b43legacy ssb brcmsmac bcma and then sudo modprobe wl – mchid Nov 21 '22 at 07:32
  • Looks like my kernel isn't supported. $ sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms

    Building initial module for 6.0.6-76060006-generic ERROR (dkms apport): kernel package linux-headers-6.0.6-76060006-generic is not supported

     – The Bic Pen Nov 21 '22 at 07:38
  • Ah well, the device id doesn't show that it's supported anyhow. It looks like this chip is unsupported. – mchid Nov 21 '22 at 07:50
  • Even though that error appears to be unrelated. – mchid Nov 21 '22 at 07:51
  • According to this thread, it wasn't supported back in 2019 and the chip has been around since 2012. It's pretty weird to not have support but the device id doesn't show up anywhere. – mchid Nov 21 '22 at 07:58
  • This answer mentions the broadcom 43526 but doesn't mention the device id. Supposedly, the answer worked but the OP had more than one adapter and it looks like the answer probably applied to the other USB adapter. – mchid Nov 21 '22 at 08:02
  • I vaguely remember trying something with the bcmwl-kernel-source package in the past but I dont remember whether it solved this problem. For anyone else having the same problem, this thread may be useful: https://www.linux.org/threads/pop-os-doesnt-detect-my-wifi-adapter-after-i-updated-to-latest-version.35861/page-4 – The Bic Pen Nov 21 '22 at 08:03
  • Yeah, they had a different device id. PCI card it looks like. I thought maybe give it a try because that last answer wasn't clear on what worked (and what didn't) but if dkms is having trouble installing that driver, it's probably not worth the effort just to find out that it doesn't even support the card. – mchid Nov 21 '22 at 08:09
  • Please see my post #5 here: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2414077 I suggest that you purchase a different device. – chili555 Nov 21 '22 at 14:10

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