[Help]: Wifi adapter not showing up ALFA AWUS036AXML

wellitsmez commented 1 day ago

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uname

Linux Test 6.11.2-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Kali 6.11.2-1kali1 (2024-10-15) x86_64 GNU/Linux

lsusb

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 413c:2106 QuietKey Keyboard Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c08b Logitech, Inc. G502 SE HERO Gaming Mouse Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

rfkill

output is blank

dkms

nvidia-current/535.183.06, 6.11.2-amd64, x86_64: installed

iw

also the output is blank

What happened?

well i have installed kali linux with kernel 6.8 then i made full upgrade also i have added the new firmware for MediaTech 7921 as you have mentioned at https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/How_to_Install_Firmware_for_Mediatek_based_USB_WiFi_adapters.md when i run lsusb the command doesn't complete and get stuck with the info i showed above i have no clue really what to do will be appreciated if there's some assist from you thank you also that's the result for iwconfig iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions. no sign of the wireless adapter

wellitsmez commented 21 hours ago

i got it working without removing the BT firmware from /lib/firmware/mediatek directory however what i did to make it work at kernel 6.11 was the following sudo echo "blacklist btmtk \n blacklist btusb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf everything went fine BUT the performance of monitor mode is really bad quick compression between 6.11 which is not VM install just a main install and kernel 6.8 on VM over windows i found out that the card is working over this kernel very good if i am getting 30 network at monitor mode for this install infront of it with the same position at the standalone install for 6.11 kernel i get about 8 networks available which i dont understand why

morrownr commented 12 hours ago

BUT the performance of monitor mode is really bad

I am not sure if I understand the problem so let me say in my own words what I think the problem is:

You have installed Kali on two computers.

One computer is a bare metal installation using kernel 6.11.

The other installation is in a VM using kernel 6.8.

The installation in the VM shows 30 AP's during a scan but the other only shows 8.

If I am understanding correctly, my answer is:

Starting with kernel 6.10, I have noticed a lot of problems in the WiFi stack in Linux. This is likely due to a large influx of patches supporting new features. Work is underway to fix things but that can take time. My suggestion has been for Linux users to stick with kernels 6.6 - 6.8 until things are better. Hopefully we will see progress with kernel 6.12.

wellitsmez commented 8 hours ago

@morrownr yes what you understood is right also i have tired kernel 6.1 and 6.8 stand alone installation and while on monitor mode it shows 8 networks only i tried that yesterday that's why i found it really weird when I get such a result with stand alone installation

morrownr commented 8 hours ago

@wellitsmez

Hmmm...

If you could give me the commands you are using to scan, I could take a look here with different adapters and kernels.

morrownr / USB-WiFi