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I am attempting to install a driver for the TPLink AC600 under Ubuntu 16.04 as outlined in the Answer at this link:

TP-Link T2U (AC600) usb WLAN adapter driver on Ubuntu 16.10

When running the make command, I get one warning that the frame size of 2040 bytes is larger than 1024 bytes, but no errors.

When I attempt to run the insmod command I get the following error message:

insmod: ERROR: could not insert module mt7610u.ko: Unknown symbol in module

Can anyone help me with this please?

Following are additional items as requested by chili555:

kevin@miner01:~$ uname -r
4.10.0-40-generic
kevin@miner01:~$ modinfo ~/Downloads/mt7610u/mt7610u.ko
filename:       /home/kevin/Downloads/mt7610u/mt7610u.ko
firmware:       mt7650u.bin
firmware:       mt7610u.bin
description:    MT7610U 80211.ac usb driver
author:         Hans Ulli Kroll <ulli.kroll@googlemail.com>
license:        GPL
srcversion:     6BAF8B1220487A0F11B9919
alias:          usb:v0E8Dp7650d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc02ipFFin*
alias:          usb:v0E8Dp7630d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFisc02ipFFin*
alias:          usb:v2357p0105d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p0079d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v7392pC711d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v20F4p806Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v293Cp5702d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v057Cp8502d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v04BBp0951d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v07B8p7610d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v0586p3425d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v2001p3D02d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v2019pAB31d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p0075d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v0B05p17DBd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v0B05p17D1d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v148Fp760Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v148Fp761Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v7392pB711d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v7392pA711d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v0E8Dp7610d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v13B1p003Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
alias:          usb:v148Fp7610d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*in*
depends:        cfg80211
vermagic:       4.10.0-40-generic SMP mod_unload

After installing the other driver listed in comments:

kevin@miner01:~$ iwconfig
enp0s31f6  no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

ra0       Ralink STA

This driver would not automatically connect on reboot. If I restarted the network manager using sudo service network-manager restart then the wireless adapter supposedly connected shortly afterward, but any attempt to actually use the connection failed.

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  • I also tried manually adding mt7610u.ko under the /lib/modules/$(uname-r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek tree, then running depmod and modprobe mt7610u. That seemed to run without any errors, but when I inserted the USB wireless device I got a system error reporting dialogue, and the same thing happened again after rebooting. So then I ran modprobe -r mt7610u, removed mt7610u.ko from the /lib/modules/... tree, and ran depmod again. Now back to where I started... – kamyers1 Nov 24 '17 at 19:29
  • Please edit your question to add the result of: uname -r and also: modinfo ~/mt7610u/mt7610u.ko – chili555 Nov 24 '17 at 19:49
  • Additional items added to original question per your request. – kamyers1 Nov 24 '17 at 20:07
  • I also tried the driver version provided here: https://github.com/xtknight/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes , and got further. But I can't yet see how to establish a wifi connection. Do I need to do something that sets my adapter as "managed"? – kamyers1 Nov 24 '17 at 20:09
  • Does it show something other than Managed in iwconfig? Frankly, after many experiences with this device, I doubt that you will ever get is to work by any means. See my post #18 here: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2367163&highlight=mt7610u – chili555 Nov 24 '17 at 20:23
  • Added output from iwconfig per your request. Regarding your other comment, I hope you are wrong, but of course you may not be. But what I find strange (or hopeful) is that I see other threads (such as the one that I originally tried to follow), where people report getting this thing to work. – kamyers1 Nov 24 '17 at 20:38
  • When you read all the comments at the question you linked, does it confirm that the original poster or anyone else actually connected and is happy? I have seen many with earlier, now obsolete kernels; none with 4.4 and later. – chili555 Nov 24 '17 at 20:53
  • Hmmm, good point. Well, I guess that pretty well kills using this adapter under Ubuntu. Problem is that I still need a usb wireless network adapter, and NONE of other the adapters at any of our local retailers appear to work under Ubuntu either (including Netgear, Linksys, ASUS). Any suggestions? – kamyers1 Nov 24 '17 at 21:22
  • See my post #22 here: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2359573 Remarkably, it is at the point of giving up on yet another mt7610u device! – chili555 Nov 24 '17 at 21:55
  • As a new ubuntu user, I was blindly following the instructions of various solutions and installers. I now realize that many of those instructions included things like "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade", which among other things, apparently updated the kernel of my 16.04 installation from 4.4.0-101-generic to 4.10.0-40-generic. At some level, this is almost certainly the reason that some of the driver versions that I tried to use failed to install properly. So, now I will probably go back and reinstall everything, being much more restrictive of the instructions that I actually follow. – kamyers1 Nov 25 '17 at 04:26
  • You can probably simply re-compile the driver while booted into the latest kernel, 4.10.0-40 and insmod the driver. If it connects, which I doubt, then it probably will not pass traffic. We will be interested in your result. – chili555 Nov 25 '17 at 15:05

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Upgrading kernel to version 5.0.5 the adapter will work without any third part driver installation.

Here are the steps:

First of all: make backup of all your system and files.

Open a terminal and do the following commands:

wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0.5/linux-headers-5.0.5-050005_5.0.5-050005.201903271212_all.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0.5/linux-headers-5.0.5-050005-generic_5.0.5-050005.201903271212_amd64.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0.5/linux-headers-5.0.5-050005-lowlatency_5.0.5-050005.201903271212_amd64.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0.5/linux-image-unsigned-5.0.5-050005-generic_5.0.5-050005.201903271212_amd64.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0.5/linux-image-unsigned-5.0.5-050005-lowlatency_5.0.5-050005.201903271212_amd64.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0.5/linux-modules-5.0.5-050005-generic_5.0.5-050005.201903271212_amd64.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0.5/linux-modules-5.0.5-050005-lowlatency_5.0.5-050005.201903271212_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i  linux-headers-5.0.5-050005*.deb  linux-image-unsigned-5.0.5*.deb  linux-modules-5.0.5-050005*.deb

After installation:

sudo reboot
uname -a

Tested on Xubuntu 19.04

Filipe Marques
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