wlan0 not loading for PI 3b+ buster, EDUP EP-AC1607

[tim-oe]

pi 3b+ rev v1.3
Raspbian 10 (5.10.17-v7+)

compiles fine, can see the module is present
sudo lsmod | grep 8812

8812au 933888 0

syslog:
Apr 11 23:17:25 tec-pi kernel: [ 4.485290] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=c811, bcdDevice= 2.00
Apr 11 23:17:25 tec-pi kernel: [ 4.488616] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Apr 11 23:17:25 tec-pi kernel: [ 4.491891] usb 1-1.2: Product: 802.11ac NIC
Apr 11 23:17:25 tec-pi kernel: [ 4.495154] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Realtek
Apr 11 23:17:25 tec-pi kernel: [ 4.498346] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 123456
Apr 11 23:17:25 tec-pi systemd[1]: Starting Set console font and keymap...

full syslog attached
syslog.log