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On 3/21/22 12:42, Christian Lamparter wrote:
> What rtw89 firmware version do you use? I found that the current
> linux-firmware.git firmware v0.13.36.0,
> together with the latest patches (i.e.: "rtw89: add tx_wake notify for
> low ps mode" and later) improved
> the situation... by a lot!
> 
> Do you know if your debian is using Larry's rtw89 repo for its rtw89 driver,
> or are they simply sticking with that is in 5.16? If they just use the
> 5.16 stock, you should
> give wireless-testing.git a try.
> 
> (Note: Your router/AP might also play a role here. In my case, the
> connection was always "OK"
> with unifi ac pro. But not with a Rudgers Advanced Wifi modem.)
> 
> (I had a Lenovo P14 Gen2 AMD and Ubuntu 21.10 for testing.)

The current state of the GitHub repo matches the code in wireless-testing, and 
what will be in kernel 5.18. It also has firmware v0.13.36.0.

Larry