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A 0608 device is a 7921k?

What device is a 7921e?

On 2022-09-23 20:24, Ben Greear wrote:
> 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
>