Jeff Geerling
Jeff Geerling
I'm pretty sure the firmware was loaded fine though: `rtlwifi: Loading alternative firmware rtlwifi/rtl8821aefw.bin` And I checked and `firmware-realtek` is already installed...
It looks like the AX210 firmware requires kernel 5.10+ (which we have), and is available for download here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/wireless.html I downloaded `iwlwifi-ty-59.601f3a66.0.tgz` and ran: ``` $ tar -xvzf iwlwifi-ty-59.601f3a66.0.tgz $...
Using my [cross-compile environment](https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-pcie-devices/tree/master/extras/cross-compile), I recompiled enabling iwlwifi in menuconfig: ``` Device Drivers > Network device support > Wireless LAN > Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi)...
Before custom kernel: ``` pi@seaberry:~ $ uname -a Linux seaberry 5.10.63-v8+ #1459 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 6 16:42:49 BST 2021 aarch64 GNU/Linux ``` After custom kernel: ``` pi@seaberry:~ $ uname...
Wrote up a guide since I do this a lot and confuse myself often: [Working with multiple WiFi interfaces on a Raspberry Pi](https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2021/working-multiple-wifi-interfaces-on-raspberry-pi). And dang... I just realized I don't...
Just ordered a [pair of NGFF / IPEX4 / MHF4 antennae](https://amzn.to/30FmmzJ) for next-day shipping. Hope they come quickly!
@angelia-gt - See the link — that's the exact part I ordered from Amazon (mostly because it should ship next day :).
``` $ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=31 dBm Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:on...
(Also noting this is through my [ASUS RT-AX86U](https://amzn.to/3HGW29A) router, which is WiFi 6, but not 6e.)
Need to summarize my findings on the page on the site before closing out this issue.