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Thanks to the Armbian team for the headers scripts generation bug fixing and the minor version 5.11 release.
I was able upgrading the 5.10 image to 5.11 and building the 5 october .
 
Here is a recipe :
root@orangepiplus:~# apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
root@orangepiplus:~# cd /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src/linux-headers-3.4.112-sun8i# make scripts
root@orangepiplus:~# cd /usr/src
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src# git clone https://github.com/jwrdegoede/rtl8189ES_linux/
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src# cd rtl8189ES_linux
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux# git checkout 080f2aaf6bc8e08eeb3b51f0b8c377eae1ea7ed7
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux#
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jernejsk/OpenELEC-OPi2/openelec-7.0/packages/linux-drivers/RTL8189ES/patches/RTL8189ES-000-change-build-settings.patch
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux# patch -p1 < RTL8189ES-000-change-build-settings.patch
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux#
make ARCH=arm KSRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r) CROSS_COMPILE=
 
The "make install" doesn't run. I copied it manually :
cp -a 8189es.ko /lib/modules/3.4.112-sun8i/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8189es/
 
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux# modinfo 8189es.ko
filename:       /usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux/8189es.ko
version:        v4.3.18.1_15373.20151005 <== 5 october 2015
author:         Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
description:    Realtek Wireless Lan Driver
license:        GPL
srcversion:     AD6BE9C509ECC03E70462BA
alias:          sdio:c*v024Cd8179*
depends:        
vermagic:       3.4.112-sun8i SMP preempt mod_unload modversions ARMv7 p2v8


I enabled the Monitor mode in the Make file.

It even shows up in the module capabilities:
root@orangepiplus:/usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux# iw list
        Supported Ciphers:
                * WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1)
                * WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5)
                * TKIP (00-0f-ac:2)
                * CCMP (00-0f-ac:4)
        Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0
        Supported interface modes:
                 * IBSS
                 * managed
                 * AP
                 * monitor   <----
                 * P2P-client
                 * P2P-GO
        software interface modes (can always be added):
                 * monitor

Unfortunately, the switch to monitor mode doesn't run :

"iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor"

oot@orangepiplus:/usr/src/rtl8189ES_linux# iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not permitted.

Despite this, the positive bug fix for this driver is that the wlan interface shows up correctly in the single instance and is not duplicated:

root@orangepiplus:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

tunl0     no wireless extensions.

wlan0     unassociated  Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated  

I haven't tested the driver performance and the packets drop rate.
 
 
I believe it is worth integrating in the new release.