Hopefully this is ok but I just wanted to share my first impressions on the Fenvi AX1800 (with MT7921) and how I got it working on Linux Mint 22 (kernel 6.8.0.41).

At first, just plugging it in did not work and i could not see the wifi category in the network settings, however it did show up in lsusb under: ID 0e8d:7961 MediaTek Inc. Wireless_Device.

The only thing I needed to do was follow section 3 from this guide: https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/How_to_Install_Firmware_for_Mediatek_based_USB_WiFi_adapters.md and download WIFI_MT7961_patch_mcu_1_2_hdr.bin and WIFI_RAM_CODE_MT7961_1.bin and then put them inside /lib/firmware/mediatek and then reboot. Then I could connect to wifi.

The mission of this site is to provide educational information, reviews of USB WiFi adapters and links to specific adapters that are known to perform well with Linux ( see The Plug and Play List ).

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Note: The home directory above contains documents that are linked below but it also contains some out of date documents and some documents that are used for testing so I recommend that you limit your use to the documents that are linked below.

Note: Please start by reading the first menu item, USB WiFi adapter information for Linux.

1. USB WiFi adapter information for Linux

2. The Plug and Play List - 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 USB WiFi adapters that are supported with Linux in-kernel drivers

   • Recommended Adapters for Kali Linux
   • Recommended Bluetooth Adapters for Linux

3. USB WiFi Chipset information for Linux

4. USB WiFi adapters and Realtek out-of-kernel drivers

5. Speed Comparison Test

6. Official Linux Wireless documentation

   • wireless-next repo

7. Firmware - How to install or update firmware for Mediatek and RTW88 based USB WiFi adapters

8. AP Mode - How to build a bridged wireless access point

   • Example WiFi 6 hostapd.conf for mt7921 and mt7922 chipset based adapters and cards
   • Update hostapd to the latest git

9. Monitor Mode - Help with starting and using monitor mode

   • Using a USB Adapter in VirtualBox

10. How to install multiple gcc compiler versions

11. Compiling the Linux Mainline Kernel

12. Frequently Asked Questions

Please report broken links or inaccurate information in any of the documents.

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Note: While this site is maintained by Linux users for Linux users, Windows users are welcome also. No, we don't intend to add support for USB WiFi adapter use on Windows but the list of adapters shown in menu item 2 contains information and links to a lot of good quality adapters that also work well in Windows...this will prove beneficial to you Windows users when you try Linux...and we know you will.

Any information and links you can provide are welcome. Submit the information and links by clicking on Issues.

Regards,

@morrownr