Introduction

Quectel USB Serial Driver for BG96.

Prepare

Ubuntu 16.04 running kernel 4.15.0-43-generic.

$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 4.15.0-43-generic #46~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Dec 7 13:31:08 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Download Ubuntu linux headers:

$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

the Linux headers will be located in /usr/src/

Compile/Install

Determine the kernel version:

$ uname -r

Checkout the driver to the correct kernel version:

$ git clone git@github.com:ngohaibac/Quectel_USB_Serial_Driver.git
$ cd Quectel_USB_Serial_Driver
$ make 
$ sudo make install

Credit

This guide and kernel driver is based on Quectel Driver User Guide V1.8 by Quectel Wirreless Solutions.