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USB WiFi Adapter Information for Linux
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Alfa awus036axml not working on Rpi CM4 Bullseye #385

Closed bking46 closed 4 months ago

bking46 commented 4 months ago

Hi All,

I wanted to ask for your support please with the following issue I have with this wifi usb adapter. I have a diy system built around a raspberry pi CM4. Uname -r = 5.10.17-v8+

I have followed the steps in the below guide by copying the firmware files in /lib/firmware/mediatek. https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/How_to_Install_Firmware_for_Mediatek_based_USB_WiFi_adapters.md

Running lsusb lists the Mediatek adapter however this is not showing up when running sudo iwconfig, only eth0 and the built-in wifi of the CM4. I have tested the adapter on a different system in both windows and ubuntu and the adapter works as expected without any need to install any drivers.

Any support is much appreciated, Many thanks!

morrownr commented 4 months ago

Hi @bking46

Uname -r = 5.10.17-v8+

Kernel is way too old. Recommend you do a new burn with RasPiOS 2023-12-05 64 bit. You won't need to add the firmware as it is already there. You might want to update at some point but the firmware is there and so is the driver. Your current kernel will not have the driver as the driver went into kernel 5.19 for AP mode.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/#raspberry-pi-os-64-bit

A new set of firmware files was sent in a few days ago but is not posted yet so you can check back and upgrade your firmware in a few days.

@morrownr

bking46 commented 4 months ago

Hi @morrownr,

Thanks so much for the prompt and detailed explanation.