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Rtl8723de Driver Auto-Installer

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Saqib Hussain
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#!

/bin/bash
# Script written by TriVoxel (https://TriVoxel.page.link/site)
# Code taken from https://askubuntu.com/questions/983251 and
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Wireless-and-Networking/a/td-p/6477307
# Report any bugs to https://gitlab.com/TriVoxel/rtl8723de-driver-script/issues
# Feel free to modify any part of this script and re-distribute it.

## Kill program on any errors


set -e

## If this isn't being run as root, request it


if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ];then
echo "Please run as root. Exiting.";sleep 1;exit
fi

## Full Offline Mode


if [[ $1 = '--offline' ]];then
echo "Offline mode enabled."
offline=1
## I still don't have time to implement custom user-set paths yet. This is an
arbitrary, unimplemented hack.
# if [ -d $2 ];then
# wPath=$2
# else
# echo -e No valid path set.\nUsage: <this_script.sh>
/path/to/wifi/source /path/to/bluetooth/source\nExiting.
# exit
# fi
# if [ -d $3 ];then
# bPath=$3
# else
# echo -e No valid path set.\nUsage: <this_script.sh>
/path/to/wifi/source /path/to/bluetooth/source\nExiting.
# exit
# fi
else
echo "Online mode enabled."
offline=0
wPath=/tmp/rtl_wifi
bPath=/tmp/rtl_bt
fi

echo -e "Please report any bugs to https://gitlab.com/TriVoxel/rtl8723de-driver-


script/issues/\n"

if [ $offline = 0 ];then
echo "Install dependencies? [Y/n]"
read depPoll
if [ $depPoll = Y ];then
## This will just check the operating system. More distributions are
planned for future releases.
## Make it easier for the user to understand which platform they
use and I support
echo -e "Currently supported platforms include:\n\nDebian
Derivatives:\n >Deepin\n >Linux Mint\n >Ubuntu\n >ZorinOS\nArch Linux
Derivatives:\n >Antergos\n >Manjaro\n >RebornOS\n"
echo "Which distribution do you use? (type 'debian' or 'arch')"
read distPoll
if [ $distPoll = debian ]; then
echo "Installing dependencies via Apt..."
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname
-r) git dkms
elif [ $distPoll = arch ];then
echo "Installing dependencies via Pacman..."
sudo pacman -Syy --noconfirm linux-headers git dkms
else
echo "No valid distribution specified. Exiting."
exit
fi
else
echo "Skipping dependency install..."
sleep .5
fi
fi

echo "Install WiFi modules? [Y/n]"


read wPoll
if [ $wPoll = Y ];then
## Notify user they need WiFi
if [ $offline = 1 ];then
echo -e "\nRunning in offline mode..."
else
echo -e "\nThis program requires an internet connection to
complete. If you have a wired\nconnection, use that. Otherwise, if you have another
Linux device, you can\nuse the information from
https://askubuntu.com/questions/359856/ to share your\nother device's WiFi via
Ethernet. If this needs to be offline, download the\ncontents from
https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git and save it to\n'/tmp/rtlwifi_new' from
another device. You can run this script with the\n'--offline' flag and point to the
path you saved it to.\n"
fi

## This needs to be skipped for anyone offline. Else it will error out due to
404
if [ $offline = 0 ];then
if [ ! -d $wPath ];then
## Fetch the current WiFi source code from online
echo "Cloning WiFi modules..."
sleep .5
git clone -b extended --single-branch
https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git $wPath
fi
fi

## Where the magic happens!


echo "Installing modules. Please wait..."
sleep 1
cd /tmp/
# ls # This was for me while debugging to make sure it was reading the right
path
sleep 1
if [ $2 = --reinstall ];then ## This is really a hacky method, but it works
for now.
echo ">>>dkms remove rtlwifi-new/0.6 --all"
sudo dkms remove rtlwifi-new/0.6 --all
fi
echo "==> sudo dkms add ..."
sudo dkms add rtl_wifi
# echo "==> sudo dkms build ..."
# sudo dkms build rtlwifi-new/0.6 -k $(uname -r) --force
echo "==> sudo dkms install .../0.6"
sudo dkms install rtlwifi-new/0.6 -k $(uname -r) --force
echo "Done.";sleep 1

## Prompts the user to set their antenna. Most vendors use antenna 2 for the
official Windows(R) driver.
echo -e "Which antenna would you like to use? (Default 2)\nType a value
from 1-3 then hit enter:"
read ant
if [[ "1 2 3" == *$ant* && -z $ant ]];then
sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723de.conf <<< "options rtl8723de
ant_sel=$ant"
else
sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723de.conf <<< "options rtl8723de
ant_sel=2"
ant=2
fi
echo "Using antenna $ant."
else
echo "Skipping WiFi install..."
sleep .5
fi

## Bluetooth Support
echo "Install Bluetooth modules? [Y/n]"
read bPoll
if [ $bPoll = Y ];then
if [ $offline = 0 ];then
if [ ! -d $bPath ];then
## Fetch current Bluetooth source code from online
echo "Cloning Bluetooth modules..."
sleep .5
git clone -b master --single-branch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git $bPath
fi
fi
## Create directories
if [ ! -d /lib/firmware/ ];then
mkdir -v /lib/firmware/
fi
if [ ! -d /lib/firmware/rtl_bt/ ];then
mkdir -v /lib/firmware/rtl_bt/
fi
## Copy bluetooth modules
echo "Installing Bluetooth modules..."
sleep .5
cp -v $bPath/rtl_bt/rtl8723d_fw.bin /lib/firmware/rtl_bt/
cp -v $bPath/rtl_bt/rtl8723d_config.bin /lib/firmware/rtl_bt/
cp -v $bPath/rtlwifi/rtl8723defw.bin /lib/firmware/rtl_bt/
echo "Bluetooth successfully installed."
else
echo "Skipping Bluetooth install..."
sleep .5
fi

## Driver requires a reboot to fully activate


echo "All operations complete. Reboot? [Y/n]"
read rebPoll
if [ $rebPoll = Y ];then
echo -e "Computer will reboot automatically in three (3) seconds...\nPress
[Ctrl+C] to cancel."
sleep 3
reboot
else
echo "Reboot cancelled. WiFi should work on next boot! Exiting..."
exit
fi

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