tp-link Archer T4U make error (kali linux)

Question

I followed steps from TP-Link and get this error when I type:

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make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build:272: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/Makefile:1745: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta] Error 2
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/Makefile:180: sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-686-pae'
make: *** [Makefile:1998: modules] Error 2

I also tried to download compat-wireless from OpenWRT and I also got an error in make command.

Then I searched it on GitHub and downloaded https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au

Installation was complete but now I get a messeage when I open wifi:

device not ready

My TP-Link device is identified but it doesn't work at all.

I also tried restarting network manager and the system and even updating everything but still nothing. .................. EDIT : adding ALL results arishat@ef-sf:~/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta$ make clean && make #make -C /lib/modules/5.7.0-kali1-686-pae/build M=/home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta clean cd hal ; rm -fr ///.mod.c ///.mod ///.o ///..cmd ///.ko cd hal ; rm -fr //.mod.c //.mod //.o //..cmd //*.ko cd hal ; rm -fr /.mod.c /.mod /.o /..cmd /.ko cd hal ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod .o ..cmd *.ko cd core ; rm -fr /.mod.c /.mod /.o /..cmd /.ko cd core ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod .o ..cmd *.ko cd os_dep/linux ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod .o ..cmd *.ko cd os_dep ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod .o ..cmd *.ko cd platform ; rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod .o ..cmd *.ko rm -fr Module.symvers ; rm -fr Module.markers ; rm -fr modules.order rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod .o ..cmd *.ko *~ rm -fr .tmp_versions make ARCH=i386 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/5.7.0-kali1-686-pae/build M=/home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta modules make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-686-pae' CC [M] /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/core/rtw_cmd.o In file included from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/drv_types.h:30, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/core/rtw_cmd.c:17: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/wifi.h:1031: warning: "IEEE80211_MAX_AMPDU_BUF" redefined 1031 | #define IEEE80211_MAX_AMPDU_BUF 0x40 | I COULDNT PUT HERE EVERYTHING BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL BEFORE THIS : | In file included from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/osdep_service_linux.h:83, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/osdep_service.h:50, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/drv_types.h:27, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:19: /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/ieee80211.h:1460: note: this is the location of the previous definition 1460 | #define IEEE80211_MAX_AMPDU_BUF 0x100 | /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c: In function ‘isFileReadable’: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2190:10: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_ds’; did you mean ‘get_da’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] 2190 | set_fs(get_ds()); | ^~~~~~ | get_da /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2190:10: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’ 2190 | set_fs(get_ds()); | ^~~~~~~~ | | | int In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/uaccess.h:11, from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/sched/task.h:11, from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/sched/signal.h:9, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/osdep_service.h:47, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/drv_types.h:27, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:19: /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:29:40: note: expected ‘mm_segment_t’ {aka ‘struct ’} but argument is of type ‘int’ 29 | static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs) | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~ /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c: In function ‘retriveFromFile’: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2228:11: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’ 2228 | set_fs(get_ds()); | ^~~~~~~~ | | | int In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/uaccess.h:11, from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/sched/task.h:11, from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/sched/signal.h:9, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/osdep_service.h:47, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/drv_types.h:27, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:19: /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:29:40: note: expected ‘mm_segment_t’ {aka ‘struct ’} but argument is of type ‘int’ 29 | static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs) | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~ /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c: In function ‘storeToFile’: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2263:11: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’ 2263 | set_fs(get_ds()); | ^~~~~~~~ | | | int In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/uaccess.h:11, from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/sched/task.h:11, from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/include/linux/sched/signal.h:9, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/osdep_service.h:47, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/include/drv_types.h:27, from /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:19: /usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:29:40: note: expected ‘mm_segment_t’ {aka ‘struct ’} but argument is of type ‘int’ 29 | static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs) | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~ cc1: some warnings being treated as errors make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build:272: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/Makefile:1745: /home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta] Error 2 make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-common/Makefile:180: sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.7.0-kali1-686-pae' make: *** [Makefile:1998: modules] Error 2

Answer 1

Make failed overall because it found four errors in the C code you downloaded.

/home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2190:10: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_ds’; did you mean ‘get_da’?

/home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2190:10: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’

/home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2228:11: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’

/home/arishat/file/T4Uv3_WiFi_linux_v5.3.1_beta/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2263:11: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’

All of those relate to the same piece of code: set_fs(get_ds());

It is quite possible this is just an incompatibility between compiler and source versions. There should be a README.txt (or release notes or similar) in the top level of the source you downloaded, and you can check what requirements (like compiler version) it needs. Or there may be some obvious issue you can trace back to.

You can register with a forum at community.tp-link.com/en and there is a technical support link on the front page.

Otherwise, I can only refer you to this post and the links it contains:

Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?