Tadpole 💚Jun 19, 2023
Holy shit. I finally have working wifi on Linux without having to deal with nonsensical Realtek driver BS! Thank goodness for AliExpress selling Mediatek devices internationally!
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I spent this whole month freaking out because I had to use a third-party driver for my Realtek device, except this driver decided to break and prevent me from updating my system altogether. I would normally use USB tethering to uninstall the driver and update it, but my PC suddenly decided my phone isn't good enough to be a wifi device anymore - and even if it did, I worry the driver wouldn't let me install it again after updating my system either.

Not to mention it still doesn't support Fedora 38, so I've had to stay behind on 37 this whole time.

Jun 19, 2023 at 7:27pmWeb
Show threadTadpole 💚Jun 26, 2023

Sigh, as always, it seems I celebrated too soon.

For some reason, despite me seeing very favourable reviews for this wifi USB dongle (on both AliExpress and morrownr's GitHub guide for Linux wifi), for some reason I'm getting *atrocious* internet speeds now with this new dongle. I'm not exaggerating - I went from getting over 40 mbps of internet speed to literally less than 2. It's so bad that the simple act of accepting a follow request here takes over a whole minute.

This is incredibly frustrating and makes using the internet near-impossible. And it's not like I can go back to the Realtek wifi either - not only have I already upgraded to Fedora 38 (the driver I was using only supports up to 37), but buying this thing and covering international shipping fees was expensive. I don't want to feel like I threw away money for nothing, but I'm also not sure what I can even *do* to fix this issue. I'm like literally the only person in existence who uses Linux but depends on wifi.

Show threadTadpole 💚Jun 26, 2023

(Update: Solved it, turns out the issue was with the router 😅)

Long shot, but is anyone here familiar with debugging Mediatek wifi driver shenanigans on #linux perchance? I'm increasingly wondering if the problem might be with the driver rather than the dongle itself, since every review I've seen says it works well and reaches speeds much higher than I'm getting (600 mbps! or even just 100 mbps, which still beats 1.6!). What tips me is it advertises itself as capable of using 5G wifi, but I can only use 2G - 5G rarely shows up, and if it does, connecting to it is impossible.

I've been looking up to see if anyone else's having similar issues, and I saw two interesting pages with people also having instabilities with a Mediatek driver, but it's way too complicated and flies over my tech-illiterate brain (plus it's for a different driver anyway - 7612, mine is 7610):

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/1453381/mediatek-inc-mt7612u-802-11a-b-g-n-ac-wireless-adapter-slow-on-kubuntu-22-10

• https://github.com/morrownr/7612u/issues/17

I use Fedora Kinoite 38 and my dongle is the Anddear MT761003.

MediaTek Inc. MT7612U 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Adapter slow on Kubuntu 22.10

Update: When it's get slow and the usb stop working, if I try to reboot i get this message: mt76x2u 3-4:1.0: vendor request req:07 off:0430 failed:-71 Operating System: Kubuntu 22.10 KDE Plasma Ve...

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Show threadKevin Karhan Jun 26, 2023
@SimplyTadpole is that the same shitty module that @fuchsiii had to fight tooth and nail on her board?
Show threadTadpole 💚Jun 26, 2023
@kkarhan @fuchsiii That depends, can you tell me more about that module?
Show threadApril🏳️‍⚧️Jun 19, 2023

@SimplyTadpole I think I'm somewhat fourtnate to build my PCs with the intention of running GNU/Linux so I don't have to experience problems. I've mostly been using Intel wireless cards (AX200/AX210 in my desktop builds and a 7265 in my laptop)

That being said, I once found a Dell Latitude E6320 in the ewaste and it had a Broadcom wifi chip and it was an utter pain in the fucking ass, I ended up swapping it out for an Intel card in the end.

Fuck you Broadcom.

Show threadTadpole 💚Jun 19, 2023

@AprilTheCatgirl Yeah, though in my case the only reason I was stuck with Realtek is because they're the **only** wifi brand available here. I had to buy a device overseas just to get a Mediatek device, and I was seriously scared it's just get stolen on the way here or not be the device I wanted. Plus, although the antenna itself was cheap, the shipping fees were VERY expensive for what's pretty much a basic 2G wifi device.

And yeah, I never used Broadcom personally (again, they're simply not a thing here), it's bizarre how they somehow manage to be *worse* than Realtek. As shitty as Realtek is, at least I can use third-party drivers with them - they're unreliable and break often, but at least they are usable! Broadcom doesn't even have that :/