This script allows an easy way to Install and Compile non-Raspbian-Included Wi-fi Drivers on any Raspberry PI (RPI), It's Mostly a Kernel header installer script which allows the user to compile kernel Modules, made specially for wifi drivers to install in a fast manner without having to compile the Raspbian Kernel Source after every firmware release/kernel update (rpi-update). In 3 easy steps you can have faster Wireless-N/AC broadband on your RPI !.
This Kernel Headers are pre-compiled and are 3rd-party distributed, this installs it and gets you ready to build any kernel module, particularly wifi drivers, but it can be used for any arm/armv6l/armv7l kernel module or driver build with (make) in raspbian (all versions).
So, you have a nifty Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and or the Raspberry Pi Zero W , and you feel like -- man it comes with wifi and it's 802.11n, Yes and yes but don't fool yourself it uses the Broadcom BCM43438 chip, this chip is an 802.11(n)-- but it does not provide 300 Mbps Wireless-N broadband speeds, it's limited to ( single channel mode ) of only 20 MHZ which is 130-150 Mbps rated range, and not the well loved ( 802.11n channel bonding mode ) which operates at 40 MHz on 300 Mbps rated range.
Damm! is right!... My fix was to get any off-the-shelf USB Wifi dongle which is Linux Compatible and Install the linux driver in the Raspbian ARM emviroment with the foundation of this script. not only did I find a 300 Mbps USB wifi dongle that was never claimed compatible with the Raspberry Pi as some brands do, yet I made it work, but there is more I made a 802.11AC 5 GHZ USB 3.0 (backwards compatible USB 2.0) dongle work in 3 easy steps by running this script. Wireless-AC broadband speeds on a Raspberry Pi !...Yes! Enjoy !
Proper Installion of the script.
git clone https://github.com/dernyn/RPI-Wifi-DRVr
$ sudo mv ./RPI-Wifi-DRVr/rpi-kmod.sh /usr/bin/rpi-kmod
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-kmod
rpi-kmod
This will run from outside the git clone directory.
--if you installed it,
Just type; rpi-kmod
if you don't want it installed just get the script from the RPI shell and run it, with :
git clone https://github.com/dernyn/RPI-Wifi-DRVr
sh ./RPI-Wifi-DRVr/rpi-kmod.sh
or
cd RPI-Wifi-DRVr
sh rpi-kmod.sh
try to check compatibility and kernel version requirements.
but mainly go to the path of your extracted .tar/.zip/.rar----etc. downloaded driver and skip auto-detect by typing either
make ARCH=arm
make ARCH=$(arch)
make ARCH=armv6l
make ARCH=armv7l
some drivers have the RPI compatibility built-in; for those let it auto-detect the proc. and just type (make)
good luck !