Need wifi hdwe recommendation for MX19 that works [Solved]

[Caesar2]

Need wifi hdwe recommendation for MX19 that works because I need to tether an iphone 10 to my MX19 installation.

I could also use help finding the instructions for connecting MX19 to the iPhone 10 (XS Max). The phone is jail broken. T-Mobile is the phone company and 40 gigs of hotspot data is included in the plan.

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inxi
CPU: 6-Core AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (-MT MCP-) speed/min/max: 1789/1550/3200 MHz 
Kernel: 5.8.0-3-amd64 x86_64 Up: 2d 1h 23m Mem: 2787.0/16005.5 MiB (17.4%) 
Storage: 3.64 TiB (61.6% used) Procs: 275 Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.06 

The question has nothing to do with downloading the camera pictures from the camera. I want to be able to connect as a hot spot. Just to clarify.

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System:    Kernel: 5.8.0-3-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-3-amd64 
           root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.14.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM 
           Distro: MX-19.4_KDE_x64 patito feo November 11 2020 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING v: Rev 1.xx serial: <filter> 
           UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 3103 date: 06/17/2020 
CPU:       Info: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+ family: 17 (23) 
           model-id: 8 stepping: 2 microcode: 800820D cache: L2: 3 MiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 76645 
           Speed: 3541 MHz min/max: 1550/3200 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3541 2: 1837 
           3: 2395 4: 1426 5: 1475 6: 1485 7: 3193 8: 1601 9: 3628 10: 2071 11: 1442 12: 1564 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass 
           mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 
           mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] vendor: XFX Pine driver: nvidia v: 340.108 
           bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0421 class-ID: 0300 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: nvidia 
           display-ID: :0 screens: 1 
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 90 s-size: 474x303mm (18.7x11.9") 
           s-diag: 563mm (22.1") 
           Monitor-1: DVI-I-0 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 size: 474x296mm (18.7x11.7") 
           diag: 559mm (22") 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 8500 GT/PCIe/SSE2 v: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.108 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus-ID: 0a:00.3 chip-ID: 1022:1457 class-ID: 0403 
           Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.8.0-3-amd64 running: yes 
           Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 12.2 running: yes 
Network:   Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: 5.6.0-k port: e000 
           bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 3.64 TiB used: 2.24 TiB (61.6%) 
           SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
           ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HDN724040ALE640 size: 3.64 TiB 
           block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 
           serial: <filter> rev: A5E0 scheme: GPT 
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 976.56 GiB size: 960.23 GiB (98.33%) used: 71.1 GiB (7.4%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 
Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) 
           ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 32 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda1 
           maj-min: 8:1 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 37.1 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 46 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30% 
Repos:     Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 2512 lib: 1391 flatpak: 0 
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           2: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ buster ahs
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 284 Uptime: 2d 1h 51m wakeups: 1 Memory: 15.63 GiB used: 2.84 GiB (18.2%) 
           Init: SysVinit v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 
           alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in default: Bash v: 5.0.3 running-in: quick-system-in 
           inxi: 3.3.06 

Please feel free to look at my account information if you even suspect I am a spammer. I'm not a spammer.

[Stevo]

OK, so the wi-fi hardware doesn't even show up in QSI.

If you have another OS on the machine where it does work, can you get its chipset information, or is it listed on a sticker on the machine's bottom?

Could you try a live USB of MX 21 to see if it works there? We have similar newer kernels and firmware available in AHS for MX 19--up to 5.16, soon to be 5.17. That's where most wifi drivers live.

[siamhie]

OK, so the wi-fi hardware doesn't even show up in QSI.

His board doesn't have on-board wifi, he's just looking for recommendations.

Need wifi hdwe recommendation for MX19 that works because I need to tether an iphone 10 to my MX19 installation.

I'm looking into replacing my Netgear Nighthawk (USB wifi dongle) due to divers are hard to come by for the rtl8814 chipsets. I've narrowed down my search to these PCIe cards that should work in Linux.


FebSmart FS-AC87 (Release Date: January 1, 2017)
Driver: Atheros QCA6174A
3dBi Antenna
https://www.amazon.com/FebSmart-Wireles ... B07MDQ9XK4



Ubit Tri-Band AX210S (Release Date: November 19, 2020)
Driver: Intel AX210
5dBi Antenna
https://www.amazon.com/Ubit-Supports-Ge ... B08NVR8M8X



EDUP LOVE EP-9651GS-G (Release Date: January 18, 2022)
Driver: Intel AX210
6dBi Antenna
https://www.amazon.com/EDUP-LOVE-Blueto ... B09QM993M5



Ziyituod AX210S (Release Date: December 15, 2021)
Driver: Intel AX210
6dBi Antenna
https://www.amazon.com/Ziyituod-Wireles ... B09NNNGBVD

I could also use help finding the instructions for connecting MX19 to the iPhone 10 (XS Max). The phone is jail broken. T-Mobile is the phone company and 40 gigs of hotspot data is included in the plan.

That I do not know anything about.

[Michael-IDA]

I could also use help finding the instructions for connecting MX19 to the iPhone 10 (XS Max).

If you can't find anything by searching these forums, use Google, MX is Debian based so the same instructions should work.

[Stevo]

I think the gold standard is an Intel based PCI wifi chipset, but you may have to update the kernel and firmware-iwlwifi for more recent cards.

I don't think that Intel makes USB wifi adapter chips, though.

[davidy]

~$100 QNAP QXP-W6-AX200 Intel Wifi6 ax200 pcie wireless card with official support for linux (&windows). On ebay and the qnap store.
Tethered to your phone? An iphone forum is your best bet. They have wifi6e now too but I doubt you will even notice a difference in speeds. That last one above, of the 4, is the only one that mentions linux support. Qnap has a toll free support number and they do answer it.
I used to use my android phone's ac wifi unlimited att data plan to tether to my windows7 tablet which was hdmi'd to my TV when spectrum still allowed you to watch tv through your browser. It was practically flawless.

[CharlesV]

That mobo has 1 E Key M.2 support for wireless, so a $30 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211NGW which has linux support should be pretty good, or as stevo mentioned any intel based unit, and lots of them available for that M.2 !

[davidy]

I just noticed that support for the ax201 intel wifi chipset is something that may have to be compiled in order to get it to work at all on linux. Meaning good luck.
I installed the AVL-MXE AHS iso to a minipc with an intel ax201 wifi/bt card and it saw the wifi but no connections. BT was greyed out. The minisform site has great support but no linux drivers. Their actual win10 drivers will supposedly update it to 6e wifi (amd rz-608) speeds but I don't intend on running windows.

I put regular MX21 AHS to the same zen9 cpu and BT works now. I can finally use my keychron keyboard wirelessly! Wifi is completely mia though. In any case I'd be very careful with which one you choose so as not to waste your time.
Intel says just dump the files in the driver folder and see what happens with the ax201's. Did not work at all.
It's amazing how many devices are sold that lack proper driver support. I bought a BT 5.2 dongle and it wouldn't connect to anything, even in windows. I bought a bt mouse recently I had to toss because it wouldn't connect either.
I'll get it to work eventually if the 4900H ever gets support I'm sure.