[RESPONDED] Does anyone have wifi 6e working in linux with the AX210?

Framework Laptop 13 Linux
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I don’t have access to anything beyond 2.4 and 5 here at my office. That said, iw list shows me up through 7115 Mhz. So while it’s possible there is a firmware issue creating your issue, I have no way of recreating your specific network environment at this time.

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It just seems slow in general, my speed test results are a fraction of what an iphone or pixel are getting from the same location and band.

I’ve done a ton of tests now even on the 5ghz band, an iphone will get 600 down and the framework only 150 megabits.

is it worth opening up and maybe my wifi card antenna wasnt connected all the way or something?

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The one test that seems consistent for me is testmy.net, the results for which are pretty consistent across multiple devices, including my 11th gen FW but using a Mediatek MT7922 vs the default Intel AX210.

Edit to add - so hopefully it is not an issue with your hardware. I’m running Manjaro, kernel 6.5.5-1, the router/hotspots are Asus running the latest merlin firmware.

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Anyone troubleshooting connection issues on Linux, please download and use wavemon to see in real time what your connection strength, type, etc actually is.

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I’ve now updated my 11ᵗʰ gen BIOS to 3.20. I thought this would enable 6E. But I still get these outputs on Debian Trixie with linux kernel 6.9.7:

# iw reg get
global
country 00: DFS-UNSET
	(755 - 928 @ 2), (N/A, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
	(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
	(2457 - 2482 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
	(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0), (N/A)

phy#0 (self-managed)
country DE: DFS-UNSET
	(2402 - 2437 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
	(2422 - 2462 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
	(2447 - 2482 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
	(5170 - 5190 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5190 - 5210 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5210 - 5230 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5230 - 5250 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5250 - 5270 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5270 - 5290 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5290 - 5310 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5310 - 5330 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5490 - 5510 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5510 - 5530 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5530 - 5550 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5550 - 5570 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5570 - 5590 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5590 - 5610 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5610 - 5630 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5630 - 5650 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5650 - 5670 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5670 - 5690 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5690 - 5710 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5735 - 5755 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5755 - 5775 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5775 - 5795 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5795 - 5815 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5815 - 5835 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5835 - 5855 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5855 - 5875 @ 20), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ

and

# iw list
[...]
		Frequencies:
			* 5955.0 MHz [1] (disabled)
			* 5975.0 MHz [5] (disabled)
			* 5995.0 MHz [9] (disabled)
			* 6015.0 MHz [13] (disabled)
			* 6035.0 MHz [17] (disabled)
			* 6055.0 MHz [21] (disabled)
			* 6075.0 MHz [25] (disabled)
			* 6095.0 MHz [29] (disabled)
			* 6115.0 MHz [33] (disabled)
			* 6135.0 MHz [37] (disabled)
			* 6155.0 MHz [41] (disabled)
			* 6175.0 MHz [45] (disabled)
			* 6195.0 MHz [49] (disabled)
			* 6215.0 MHz [53] (disabled)
			* 6235.0 MHz [57] (disabled)
			* 6255.0 MHz [61] (disabled)
			* 6275.0 MHz [65] (disabled)
			* 6295.0 MHz [69] (disabled)
			* 6315.0 MHz [73] (disabled)
			* 6335.0 MHz [77] (disabled)
			* 6355.0 MHz [81] (disabled)
			* 6375.0 MHz [85] (disabled)
			* 6395.0 MHz [89] (disabled)
			* 6415.0 MHz [93] (disabled)
			* 6435.0 MHz [97] (disabled)
			* 6455.0 MHz [101] (disabled)
			* 6475.0 MHz [105] (disabled)
			* 6495.0 MHz [109] (disabled)
			* 6515.0 MHz [113] (disabled)
			* 6535.0 MHz [117] (disabled)
			* 6555.0 MHz [121] (disabled)
			* 6575.0 MHz [125] (disabled)
			* 6595.0 MHz [129] (disabled)
			* 6615.0 MHz [133] (disabled)
			* 6635.0 MHz [137] (disabled)
			* 6655.0 MHz [141] (disabled)
			* 6675.0 MHz [145] (disabled)
			* 6695.0 MHz [149] (disabled)
			* 6715.0 MHz [153] (disabled)
			* 6735.0 MHz [157] (disabled)
			* 6755.0 MHz [161] (disabled)
			* 6775.0 MHz [165] (disabled)
			* 6795.0 MHz [169] (disabled)
			* 6815.0 MHz [173] (disabled)
			* 6835.0 MHz [177] (disabled)
			* 6855.0 MHz [181] (disabled)
			* 6875.0 MHz [185] (disabled)
			* 6895.0 MHz [189] (disabled)
			* 6915.0 MHz [193] (disabled)
			* 6935.0 MHz [197] (disabled)
			* 6955.0 MHz [201] (disabled)
			* 6975.0 MHz [205] (disabled)
			* 6995.0 MHz [209] (disabled)
			* 7015.0 MHz [213] (disabled)
			* 7035.0 MHz [217] (disabled)
			* 7055.0 MHz [221] (disabled)
			* 7075.0 MHz [225] (disabled)
			* 7095.0 MHz [229] (disabled)
			* 7115.0 MHz [233] (disabled)

Anybody any idea what goes wrong?

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Given that 11th gen is nearly 4 years old now and would require a bios update to enable, I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for a fix.

You could always recompile the kernel with the bios check disabled to enable 6Ghz but I don’t have the details for that anymore so good luck going that route.

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They literally released a firmware update that did exactly this. That is what the person to whom you are replying is using.

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Oops, I guess I missed that part.

In that case, I guess it depends on what country you’re in. Intel cards check the country codes from wifi ap beacons and use the authorized frequencies for that country.

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Are there any APs in your area putting out the wrong country code? It’s been a couple of years since I’ve done anything with Intel’s ridiculous Location (un)Aware Registry, but what finally made me give up on Intel completely was that I figured out there was one nearby AP claiming to be in CN and two others claiming to be in TW. This caused the LAR code to get confused and give up and default to country 00 instead of what iw reg get showed.

51

Same issue here. I updated to BIOS 3.20 on my 11th gen but WiFi 6e still show as disabled. Any update on how to fix this issue?

52

My recollection is that as of one of the bios releases, it worked. You may have to set the regdom. I can dig that machine out and take a look at its settings if you remain stumped.

53

My regdomain is already set to the right value.

global
country CA: DFS-FCC
	(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
	(5150 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW
	(5250 - 5350 @ 80), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
	(5470 - 5600 @ 80), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS
	(5650 - 5730 @ 80), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS
	(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
	(5925 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 12), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR

phy#0 (self-managed)
country CA: DFS-UNSET
	(2402 - 2437 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
	(2422 - 2462 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
	(2447 - 2482 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
	(5170 - 5190 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5190 - 5210 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5210 - 5230 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5230 - 5250 @ 160), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5250 - 5270 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5270 - 5290 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5290 - 5310 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5310 - 5330 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5490 - 5510 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5510 - 5530 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5530 - 5550 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5550 - 5570 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5570 - 5590 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5590 - 5610 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5610 - 5630 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5630 - 5650 @ 160), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5650 - 5670 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5670 - 5690 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5690 - 5710 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5710 - 5730 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5735 - 5755 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5755 - 5775 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5775 - 5795 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5795 - 5815 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ
	(5815 - 5835 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ, NO-320MHZ

However, iw phy0 channels still show 6ghz as disabled:

Band 4:
	* 5955 MHz [1] (disabled)
	* 5975 MHz [5] (disabled)
	* 5995 MHz [9] (disabled)
	* 6015 MHz [13] (disabled)
	* 6035 MHz [17] (disabled)
	* 6055 MHz [21] (disabled)
	* 6075 MHz [25] (disabled)
	* 6095 MHz [29] (disabled)
	* 6115 MHz [33] (disabled)
	* 6135 MHz [37] (disabled)
	* 6155 MHz [41] (disabled)
	* 6175 MHz [45] (disabled)
	* 6195 MHz [49] (disabled)
	* 6215 MHz [53] (disabled)
	* 6235 MHz [57] (disabled)
	* 6255 MHz [61] (disabled)
	* 6275 MHz [65] (disabled)
	* 6295 MHz [69] (disabled)
	* 6315 MHz [73] (disabled)
	* 6335 MHz [77] (disabled)
	* 6355 MHz [81] (disabled)
	* 6375 MHz [85] (disabled)
	* 6395 MHz [89] (disabled)
	* 6415 MHz [93] (disabled)
	* 6435 MHz [97] (disabled)
	* 6455 MHz [101] (disabled)
	* 6475 MHz [105] (disabled)
	* 6495 MHz [109] (disabled)
	* 6515 MHz [113] (disabled)
	* 6535 MHz [117] (disabled)
	* 6555 MHz [121] (disabled)
	* 6575 MHz [125] (disabled)
	* 6595 MHz [129] (disabled)
	* 6615 MHz [133] (disabled)
	* 6635 MHz [137] (disabled)
	* 6655 MHz [141] (disabled)
	* 6675 MHz [145] (disabled)
	* 6695 MHz [149] (disabled)
	* 6715 MHz [153] (disabled)
	* 6735 MHz [157] (disabled)
	* 6755 MHz [161] (disabled)
	* 6775 MHz [165] (disabled)
	* 6795 MHz [169] (disabled)
	* 6815 MHz [173] (disabled)
	* 6835 MHz [177] (disabled)
	* 6855 MHz [181] (disabled)
	* 6875 MHz [185] (disabled)
	* 6895 MHz [189] (disabled)
	* 6915 MHz [193] (disabled)
	* 6935 MHz [197] (disabled)
	* 6955 MHz [201] (disabled)
	* 6975 MHz [205] (disabled)
	* 6995 MHz [209] (disabled)
	* 7015 MHz [213] (disabled)
	* 7035 MHz [217] (disabled)
	* 7055 MHz [221] (disabled)
	* 7075 MHz [225] (disabled)
	* 7095 MHz [229] (disabled)
	* 7115 MHz [233] (disabled)

Here’s my BIOS information from dmidecode. As you can see, I’m running the BIOS firmware that should have added support for Wifi 6e:

BIOS Information
	Vendor: INSYDE Corp.
	Version: 03.20
	Release Date: 06/03/2024
	Address: 0xE0000
	Runtime Size: 128 kB
	ROM Size: 12 MB
	Characteristics:
		PCI is supported
		BIOS is upgradeable
		BIOS shadowing is allowed
		Boot from CD is supported
		Selectable boot is supported
		8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
		CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
		ACPI is supported
		USB legacy is supported
		BIOS boot specification is supported
		Targeted content distribution is supported
		UEFI is supported
	BIOS Revision: 3.20
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I busted out the laptop with the intel card, it is on firmware 3.20 and shows the 6e bands as enabled. The following is just throwing stuff out there that might help to narrow down what is going on, so if you already have done it please be patient. First, what is the current firmware for the wifi card? Next, what distro and kernel are you running? Then, what router are you using, does it have 6e enabled, can you set that to a separate access point (vs combining 2.4, 5, and 6ghz into one), and have you tried scanning to see if that updates things from disabled to enabled?

Hopefully you can get this working. It definitely is on a 13" running Manjaro on kernel 6.10.x in the US.

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Wifi Card Firmware: iwlwifi (iwlwifi-mvm-firmware-20240909-1.fc40)
Distribution: Fedora 40
Kernel: 6.10.12-200.fc40.x86_64

Can you set that to a separate access point
Yes. They are already separated (2.4, 5, 6). In case it help, 2.4 and 5 use WPA2 and 6 uses WPA3.

What router are you using
I use my ISP router Bell GigaHub. It is based on a Sagemcom Fast 5689E.

Have you tried scanning to see if that updates things from disabled to enabled
Do you mean iwlist [interface name] scan and/or nmcli device wifi? Both are only showing the 2.4 and 5 SSID.

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Searching found this post: linux - Why is the 6 GHz band not working with my Wi-Fi 6 card? - Super User - see the third comment by gosticks with

iw dev

and then on my system

sudo iw dev wlp170s0 scan

In the output from the scan command I see the mac for my router with a frequency in the 6ghz range.

Also if I run

sudo dmesg | grep iwlwifi

I see “loaded firmware version 89.202a2f7b.0 ty-a0-gf-a0-89,ucode op_mode iwlmvm”

This is on oops, edited, it’s manjaro on that system, I hope that Fedora might have similar? From what you have above the firmware looks recent.

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I see “loaded firmware version 89.202a2f7b.0 ty-a0-gf-a0-89,ucode op_mode iwlmvm”

I have the same version and scanning the access point doesn’t help.

I’m wondering if the issue isn’t with the BIOS firmware itself not setting things correctly for my region (CA) because everything from the OS and router side seems to be configured correctly.

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Do you have any other devices that are connecting on the 6e bands, or can you test the laptop with a different router? It sounds like it should work, but obviously it isn’t (duh). Or, can you boot to windows (windows to go if you don’t have a drive with windows installed) to se if the 6e bands work there? I wish that I could offer a magic bullet, but I am hoping that you are able to get it working and can explain to a dummy like me what I was missing.

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No. I don’t have access to another devices/router supporting 6e. I’ll try to get more debug info on the firmware loading. If I find any new information, I’ll make sure to share here. Thanks for helping.

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