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That's promising. :-)
It doesn't support 160MHz wide channels?
Still way better driver support IMO.

# uname -a
Linux lubuntu 5.19.0-15-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Aug 2 
07:35:59 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


# lspci
04:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7921K (RZ608) Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz


On 2022-09-23 20:53, James wrote:
> 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
>>