Open morrownr opened 6 months ago
fakemanhk
commented
5 months ago Mediatek keeps getting support for their products in the kernel earlier and earlier. They are getting close to what Intel and AMD do...and they are the Gold Standard.
That's why I immediately pay for the first Banana Pi BPI-R4, and waiting for their WiFi 7 module to come out for a build.
Ten0
commented
5 months ago Well... there's one in there: https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/workstation/pro-ws-trx50-sage-wifi/
Doesn't work because our kernel is too old ATM, and then there's also this: https://lore.kernel.org/all/dbb87db4cef3620c44fe678a81a062bef11c557f.camel@mediatek.com/T/ :') EDIT: indeed there's this but pre-applying the following kernel patch on kernel 6.7 makes everything work
Hello All,
The driver for the new mt7925 chipset was merged into kernel 6.7 and now the first release of the firmware for the mt7925 chipset is available. I have updated the firmware guide that is on the Main Menu:
https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/How_to_Install_Firmware_for_Mediatek_based_USB_WiFi_adapters.md
Before you get in a hurry to grab the firmware and upgrade your kernel to 6.7, there is no hardware available to buy. None. Nothing. My best guess is that we will starting seeing cards and USB adapters based on the mt7925 at some point in 2024. Mediatek keeps getting support for their products in the kernel earlier and earlier. They are getting close to what Intel and AMD do...and they are the Gold Standard.
A walk down memory lane tells us that USB WiFi support in Linux 10-15 years ago was not what it is today. The trend has been up over the last 6 years and continues to get better.
Have a Happy New Year.
@morrownr