Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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Hey everyone,

I just installed Linux Cinnamon Mint 20.3 Una on my laptop (Asus TUF F15), and it seems that there is no drivers support for the on-board MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 chipset. May I know where to find the drivers and what are the steps needed to download and install it? By the way, I'm still new to Linux.

Looking around, I read somewhere that Manjaro Linux kernel already has driver support for this particular MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 chipset. I wonder when can we expect Linux Cinnamon Mint to have the drivers included in its kernel or drivers repository as well?

Thanks very much!
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Re: Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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Install the 5.13 kernel in Update Manager, View, Linux Kernels & reboot.
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It looks like the driver is in kernels 5.12 and after. I offer this article as evidence..

https://miloserdov.org/?p=6899

and freely admit I'm very inexperienced with linux in general. The 5.13 series is available through the update manager. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will advise also.
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Re: Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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Hi there again,

Just for your information, the current kernel installed on my Linux Mint 20.3 Una is "5.4.0-96-generic" and I saw there is a another kernel "5.13.0-27" in Update Manager.

My question would be: would installing Kernel 5.13.0-27 means a downgrade from "5.4.0-96-generic"? Would it translate to less functionalities or features or other aspects of "5.4.0-96-generic" would provide?

As I am under the impression that a higher version of the kernel would typically mean more functions, features, better stabilities, bug fixes, etc.

Please advise.

Thanks!
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Re: Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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The 5.13 kernel is a newer kernel than the 5.4.
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Re: Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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Hi,

If you don't mind me asking, why is the numbering convention for kernel upgrades so strange? If ver 5.13 is newer than ver 5.4, shouldn't the version numbering be the other way around? e.g. 5.4 is newer than 5.13?
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lky wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:12 amIf you don't mind me asking, why is the numbering convention for kernel upgrades so strange? If ver 5.13 is newer than ver 5.4, shouldn't the version numbering be the other way around? e.g. 5.4 is newer than 5.13?
The number to the right of the decimal point will increase by one with each new release. 13 > 4 so that means the 5.13 is newer than 5.4.
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Re: Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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lky wrote: Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:31 pmI just installed Linux Cinnamon Mint 20.3 Una on my laptop (Asus TUF F15), and it seems that there is no drivers support for the on-board MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 chipset. May I know where to find the drivers and what are the steps needed to download and install it? By the way, I'm still new to Linux.
The Linux Mint 20.3 "Una" - Cinnamon (Edge, 64-bit) ISO has the 5.13 kernel. You can either update to the 5.13 kernel in Update Manager (presuming you have another means of internet access on the computer) or you can re-install with the Edge ISO.

Instructions for upgrading to the 5.13 kernel:
  • Open Update Manager.
  • Select View > Linux Kernels and click Continue.
  • Make sure 5.13 is selected on the left panel and then click the top-most option on the right panel. An "Install" button will appear.
  • Install the kernel and then reboot for it to become active.
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Re: Finding Linux Mint drivers for MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921

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Post results from terminal for

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lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 net; mokutil --sb-state
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@perfecto25 - Please start a thread of your own. It is impolite and a violation of forum rules to piggyback on somebody else's thread. You also have different hardware. Please follow the rules posted at How to get help paying attention to item 5.
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