Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series) Wireless PSA

Framework Laptop 13 Linux
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Fresh install of Fedora 42 on FW Laptop 13 - Ryzen AI 300. Ran a full dnf update immediately after install and rebooted. I can confirm that this does not solve the problem.

Issues

  1. WiFi constantly disconnects.
  2. During the (very brief) moments when the WiFi is connected, connection is very flakey and slow.
  3. Fedora reports: Connection failed: Activation of network connection failed.

Things I’ve Tried (Which didn’t work)

  1. dnf update and reboot.
  2. Updating firmware using fwupd.
  3. Disabling power save mode using Framework’s WiFi Power Save Utility.
  4. Running the laptop in performance mode.
  5. Restarting my home WiFi.
  6. Opening the laptop and reseating the WiFi card.

Other Things I’ve Tried

Running a live USB of Ubuntu 24.04.02.
Initially, there were problems getting connected, just as with Fedora 42. Then, somehow, a connection was established, however, it was very flakey and slow. A speed test shows download speeds of 94Mbps, whilst other WiFi 7 devices in the same room see 904Mbps.

Running Windows 11
This works perfectly fine after installing the Framework driver bundle, no connection issues and speed is great. Only problem is, I don’t want to run Windows.

Diagnosis Steps

Output of command requested above

keith@REDACTED:~$ uname -r && dnf info linux-firmware
6.14.3-300.fc42.x86_64
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
Installed packages
Name            : linux-firmware
Epoch           : 0
Version         : 20250410
Release         : 1.fc42
Architecture    : noarch
Installed size  : 42.4 MiB
Source          : linux-firmware-20250410-1.fc42.src.rpm
From repository : updates
Summary         : Firmware files used by the Linux kernel
URL             : http://www.kernel.org/
License         : GPL-1.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT AND LicenseRef-C
                : allaway-Redistributable-no-modification-permitted
Description     : This package includes firmware files required for some devices
                :  to
                : operate.
Vendor          : Fedora Project

I have generated the following files:

  • A snippet of journalctl.
  • The result of Framework’s WiFi Diagnostic tool.
  • The result of Framework’s WiFi Drop Tester tool.

However, this forum post thing doesn’t seem to be letting me upload any of the files. I can post them inline, but they’re long - so let me know (don’t worry, I’ll redact them).

I have also opened a support ticket about this.

Right now I’m just looking at my brand new laptop - which is pretty useless to me :cry:

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