Device is quite sensitive to orientation about 88x2bu-20210702 HOT 4 CLOSED

Are there any params controlling the beamforming or the adaptive behavior of the device?

Yes

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/88x2bu.conf

or from the driver directory:

sudo ./edit-options.sh

The line that matters is the one that starts with option. On that line:

Find: rtw_beamform_cap=10

Change it to: rtw_beamform_cap=0

The 88x2bu.conf file is where the documentation is located. Scroll down.

Regards

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Has this issue been solved?

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Cannot say, I have found out that I could return the product, so I got a Mediatek based one by Comfast. This works just fine. Only thing that I dislike is that the usb3 cable is the thickest, most rigid one ever ;-)

Sorry for having forgotten to indicate earlier that I wasn't anymore able to test.

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No problem about forgetting. I do like to clean things up once in a while so I thought I would check.

You must have bought a CF-WU785AC. I have one. That cable is thick. Overall, I like the adapter.

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