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Subject: Re: what MediaTek chipset do I have?
To:     James <bjlockie@lockie.ca>,
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Date:   Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:24:29 -0700
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On 9/23/22 4:18 PM, James wrote:
> I bought a MediaTek PCI card on Amazon that is supposed to be a 7921k chip.
> I don't have a 6GHz router and the seller says if I did then it will work in 6GHz.
> The Windows driver is for an AMD RZ608 Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz but the properties there don't say 6GHz.
> The seller says I can't see 6GHz there unless I have a 6GHz router.
> I don't believe that  but you guys know better.
> I bought it for Linux. :-)
> The only reason I mention Windows is because that is the seller's language.
> 
> Here is Linux info:
> 5.15.0-48-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP x86_64
> 
> # lspci -k
> 04:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. Device 0608
>          Subsystem: MEDIATEK Corp. Device 0608
>          Kernel driver in use: mt7921e
>          Kernel modules: mt7921e
> 
> Would I say 7921k if it was?
> 

That looks like 7921k to me, and it will do 6E, though you might need newer kernel and/or regulatory domain
to get it working properly.  We've tested it successfully on 6E, on Linux of course.

Thanks,
Ben

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Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com