Mediatek MT7902 WiFi Finally Seeing Open-Source Linux Driver Activity

MediaTek MT7902 wireless chipset finally gets Linux drivers - CNX Software

MediaTek MT7902 wireless modules are used in many Windows laptops, but so far, Linux drivers have been missing. This is about to change, as Mediatek has finally committed a patchset for MT7902 to the mainline Linux mailing list. This is personal. I bought an ASUS Vivobook 16 in August 2023, and Ubuntu 22.04 worked pretty well out of the box, except for support for the Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth module, detected as “Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp.…

Mediatek MT7902 WiFi Finally Seeing Open-Source Linux Driver Activity

When searching for "MT7902" and "Linux" there is no shortage of users asking about Linux driver support for the Mediatek MT7902 WiFi chipset or users complaining about their MT7902 WiFi not working under Linux with that chipset found in numerous laptops in recent years. Fortunately, there is finally Linux driver support for the MT7902 surfacing for review on the Linux kernel mailing list...