Kali 2020.1 VMWARE installing Alfa AWUS036ACM
Hi,
I'm trying to install ALFA AWUS036ACM on Kali linux 2020.1 , I tried both vmware version of offensive security and the regular installation (running both in VMware) but I keep getting the same error when trying to do "make all / make" of any driver that I download.
The error that I can see in both installation is this:
"sh: 0: Can't open /usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.0-kali3-common/scripts/mkmakefile"
I've tried Mediatek drivers from here:
https://www.mediatek.com/products/broadbandWifi/mt7612u
I tried the instructions from here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1780...reless-adapter
Code:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
cd Downloads/rtl8187L_linux_1041.0209.2012
make
sudo make install
and the following:
https://blog.alfa.com.tw/2018/09/17/...r-information/
Awus036acm don't buy it - garbage on linux
update: Tried kali 2021.2 using ISO install image with VMware player and device was seen by OS. however i could not get a stable connection to my wifi and keeps on disconnecting. Monitor mode does work on 5 Ghz and packet injection also works with this AWUS036ACM.
I had thought the issue was with Virtual Box, but today i re-launched the VM (Kali 2021.2), and it worked??? So this device is not stable at all, i don't recommend it. The firmware/driver from what i can tell is using mt7662, but its registered as "mt76x2u" ???
$dmesg
[ 67.435968] mt76x2u 1-1:1.0: ASIC revision: 76120044
[ 68.232048] mt76x2u 1-1:1.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware mt7662_rom_patch.bin
[ 68.232057] mt76x2u 1-1:1.0: ROM patch build: 20141115060606a
[ 68.786603] mt76x2u 1-1:1.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware mt7662.bin
[ 68.786610] mt76x2u 1-1:1.0: Firmware Version: 0.0.00
[ 68.786611] mt76x2u 1-1:1.0: Build: 1
[ 68.786612] mt76x2u 1-1:1.0: Build Time: 201507311614____
[ 73.034439] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 73.037895] usbcore: registered new interface driver mt76x2u
One thing i am noticing is that the device is super slow when connected to my Wifi. Normally i get a 30Mps and with this Alfa its 1-2 Mps. Its so slow that speedtest.net doesn't even work at times and times out. Not stable. There is a posting about using this in Linux and its "slowness", if i find it i'll share it.
DO NOT BUY THIS ALFA AWUS036ACM for Pentesting in Kali Linux (Parrot still doesn't work) ITS GARBAGE!!! My $15 TP-LINK (TL-WN722N) is 1000x better and 1/4 the price.