Which release version? 22.04 LTS
(if rolling release without a release version, skip this question)
(If rolling release, last date updated?)
Which kernel are you using? 6.8.0-48-generic #48~22.04.1-Ubuntu
Which BIOS version are you using? 3.03
Which Framework Laptop 16 model are you using? AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series
I have finally upgraded my network to Wifi7. Every other device in my house that supports 6e or 7 connects to my new TP-Link EAP773’s with no issue on the dedicated 6GHz SSID I created. However, my FW 16 refuses to connect.
I first thought that it was something with WPA3, but even switching to Enhanced Open security resulted in the same failure.
NetworkManager[1245]: <warn> [1733178606.6143] device (wlp1s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
When I look in Network Manager, it shows this as a 2.4/5GHz network, when it is actually a pure 6GHz network (I separate my SSIDs by frequency):
I tried creating a joined 5/6GHz SSID and the FW16 only connects to the 5GHz band and never shows 6GHz as even a supported frequency in NM.
Anybody have any ideas on this? My searches have led mostly to solutions that either don’t apply to Network Manager or didn’t have any effect. The only other posts I found in this community apply to the Intel Wifi, not the MediaTek that ships with the AMD units.
echo "options cfg80211 ieee80211_regdom=US" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/mt7921-kernel67-fix.conf
Which did get me connecting to the AP, but I couldn’t access anything on the network and then would soon disco with the following in the journal:
kernel: wlp1s0: Connection to AP 2x:xx:xx:xx:xx:x3 lost
kernel: userif-3: sent link down event.
kernel: userif-3: sent link up event.
wpa_supplicant[1298]: wlp1s0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=2x:xx:xx:xx:xx:x3 reason=4 locally_generated=1
wpa_supplicant[1298]: BSSID 2x:xx:xx:xx:xx:x3 ignore list count incremented to 2, ignoring for 10 seconds
wpa_supplicant[1298]: wlp1s0: Reject scan trigger since one is already pending
wpa_supplicant[1298]: wlp1s0: Failed to initiate AP scan
wpa_supplicant[1298]: wlp1s0: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE type=WORLD
wpa_supplicant[1298]: wlp1s0: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=USER type=COUNTRY alpha2=US
NetworkManager[1255]: <info> [1733182589.5353] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
I get the feeling that if I try a 24.04 or Fedora Live ISO, it will all work just fine. I’m not ready to move to 24.04 because there is still a lot of stuff that I need that is not available on 24.04 yet.
Oh! No need to be sorry! This is good information. It could mean the issue is with the linux driver/kernel, itself, not specifically a distro-related issue.
I wonder if I should just get a Wifi7 card for my FW. Then again, I bet those drivers are even more unstable than the 6e cards are, given how new 7 is.
So far the only card known to work-ish is the Qualcomm one that I currently have. The Intel BE200 is known to not even POST with our machines (or most AMD Ryzen machines even). The other WIFI 7 card is the MediaTek, but so far I don’t know if anyone got one yet.
Some sources say the Mediatek Mt7925 doesn’t work with AMD (but does work with Linux, go figure).
It’s a $30 module that I can use elsewhere, should it not work in my FW. So, I went ahead and ordered one to test. We’ll see how it goes when it arrives in a few weeks.
That said, I would still love to get to the bottom of the current woes with the included module, for the greater good of the FW community.
More for the WIFI 7 thread - no one has that module yet, just the Qualcomm. It works great in Windows, but meh in Linux. Hopefully the driver will get better.
So far no one is talking about the Mediatek wifi 7 card at all. At least none I ran into.
We’ll see how it goes when it arrives in a few weeks.