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Imposible to install mt7610u driver for usb wifi dongle

It doesnt work, the computer doesnt have internet wired access, so i downloaded everything (packages and dependencies) in other computer, copied everything and tried, the error begins with IEEE80211 NUM_BANDS, in make stage, it says that if I meant «NUM_TIDS» because it cant find that num_bands thing, in make install the error is related to a file called mt7610u_sta.ko, it cant find.

Is there any other method for ubuntu 17.10 beta 2?, I havent found a fix for the previous tutorial, in all places its the same, and its supposed to work, or was supposed. I will look to take out the output correctly, like I said, the computer cant connect to internet without the device working.

I googled like hell, can anyone help me? (the device is the one of the tutorial, Ive done lsusb, its detected with same id, but doesnt work.

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You might need to file an issue at the github site with your errors but I think the code works with Ubuntu 16.04 or 16.04.1

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Dont know, all day working with that, Im nearly dead, Ill put the Output of make and sudo make install, there are a lot of errors there not fixed, lets see if anyone knows a solution, if not i wont be able to return to Ubuntu.

So make install.

sale = exiting
fallo = fail
instrucciones = instructions
para = for
objetivo = objective
entra = entering

I think with that you will understand that spanish output, if anyone can help.

Re: Imposible to install mt7610u driver for usb wifi dongle

I just tried it in Ubuntu 16.04 with the 4.4 kernel and it does build a module but with a lot of warnings and I don’t have the wireless card to test with. I can imagine trying to build it using a 4.13 kernel would be impossible. The code from github is 2 years old. Maybe try https://github.com/chenhaiq/mt7610u_. 2_dpo_20130916 as it is a bit newer code but still 9 months old, so I have some doubts about it working with 4.13

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Thanks for trying, Ill look for some adaptors

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Поддержка чипа MT7610U для WI-FI-адаптеров

В интернете очень много вопросов по поводу работы Wi-Fi-адаптеров на чипе MT7610U в Linux. Проблему работоспособности так и не решили.

В результате имеем огромное количество неработающих переделанных драйверов на GitHUB и так далее, а также большое количество разных рекомендаций, которые так же ни к чему хорошему не приводят. После всех манипуляций простой пользователь вунужден просто переустановить систему.

В списках проблемных устройств также есть:

Linksys AE6000, Asus USB-AC51, D-Link DWA-171, Edimax EW-7711ULC, TP-LINK Archer T2U

Подобные проблемы наблюдаются с большинством WI-FI-адаптеров стандарта 802.11ac. Могут разработчики дистрибутивов занятся этим вопросом?

Как вариант, предлагаю толковым людям написать текст на английском языке, в котором была бы просьба к Mediatek реализовать полноценную поддержку своих чипов для ядра Linux, вплоть до последних версий, а также указать как правильно заполнить форму обратной связи https://www.mediatek.com/about/contact-us. И тогда каждый желающий смог бы отправить этот текст с целью достучаться до производителя.

Подобные способы работают, т.к. применялись к другой компании, не имеющей прямого отношения к Linux и разработке драйверов.

Ну так нас здесь не так много, чтобы провести эффективную атаку.

Еще, в форме обратной связи даже нет нужного нам подразделения для обращения.

Возможно, слать письма обычной почтой на адрес головного офиса?

Вообще, сложный вопрос. Так ли важен для коммерческой компании рынок линукс-пользователей?

Для начала — Огромное спасибо за ответ!

Сам я в англицком не настолько силен, чтобы компетентно составить обращение. Поддержка компании Linksys уже дала мне ответ, что они не планируют разработку драйвера. В принципе — это не особо их дело, т.к. Mediatek об этом не позаботился должным образом.

1. Скажу так: Готовый текст я бы сам вставил в темы, где поднимаются вопросы о работе этого чипа в Linux, с просьбой поддержать инициативу.
2. Лучше всего в этой форме выбрать определенный департамент, имеющий наиболее близкое отношение к вопросу. Они всё равно перешлют куда надо. Как правило, реагируют на такие формы хорошо.
3. Где-то в новостях читал, что в Китае хотели от продуктов Microsoft отказываться. Тот же Deepin — хорошая альтернатива с большими перспективами (хоть и сыроват ещё). Для компаний будет важен рынок пользователей Linux, т.к. сюда же можно приписать и Android, работающий на Linux-ядре.

В такого рода ситуации было бы хорошо всем разработчикам дистрибутивов запилить общий ресурс Hardware Compatibility с фильтром по характеристикам оборудования. Т.е. похожим на фильтр, как в интернет магазинах. На Distrowatch уже научились меряться силами, пора расширять функционал 🙂

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Как установить драйвер MediaTek MT7610U (RT2860)

MediaTek предоставляет драйвер Linux для USB-ключей Wi-Fi на основе MT7610U (набор микросхем RT2860, У меня лично есть ipTIME A1000UA). Я загрузил MT7610U USB V3.0.0.2 ( прямая ссылка ), извлечен архив и:

Добавлено следующее в /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf и перезагружено:

Но светодиод на ключ не включался, и в настройках сети не было никакого беспроводного соединения.

ifconfig дал только eth0 и lo, а iwconfig дал:

И lshw -C network дал:

Я также пробовал следующее:

Однако sudo ifconfig ra0 up сделал трюк и последующий ifconfig дает:

Но я все еще не вижу опции беспроводного подключения в пользовательском интерфейсе сетевых параметров и после перезагрузки ra0 снова отображается как отключенный.

Некоторые релевантные журналы:

Я попытался удалить mt7650u и mt7630u из списка CHIPSET в Makefile, оставив только mt7610u, i.e.:

Также попытался переместить /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA в /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA (как в соответствии с dmesg, что rt2870 был загружаемым драйвером) без успеха.

То же самое получается как с 64-битным Ubuntu 12.04 (3.2.0-60-generic), так и с 64-битным Linux Mint 16 (поле друга). Как установить этот драйвер?

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Не имейте реальных технических знаний, но я могу хорошо читать и искать. Теперь у меня есть мой сине-голубой свет и показываю приличную статистику. Не уверен, что делать с активным ra0. Может, кто-то может мне помочь?

ANYWAY: я загрузил mt7610u_wifi_sta_v3002_dpo_20130916 из mediatek Отредактировано в соответствии с этими страницами:

Я использую kernel 3.2 crunchbang

Также добавлен fyi-I, который ранее использовал ndisgtk для установки драйверов Windows 7, но это само по себе не помогло . так что вышеупомянутое может быть единственным, что вам нужно. Я также добавил файлы bin, включенные в каталог 7, в папку прошивки.

Извините, если я запутался. Заметил, что вы опубликовали вчера, и подумал, что я напишу послушный ответ.

Драйвер все еще находится в разработке. Он отлично работает. Единственное, чего не хватает, это индикатор уровня мощности Wi-Fi. Светодиод всегда выключен: https://github.com/xtknight/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi- исправления

Я хотел сделать обновление для ответа natura в основном потому, что год назад я купил Cisco AE6000 и не смог использовать устройство даже после того, как изначально построил код /sanrath/mediatek_mt7610u_sta_driver_linux-64bit . С комментарием ozbek об изменении переменной ./os/linux/config.mk CHIPSET_DAT в 2870 , запуск sudo make && make install привел к полностью работающему USB-адаптеру беспроводной сети.

• Загрузите /sanrath/mediatek_mt7610u_sta_driver_linux-64bit из BitBucket
• Изменить строку :671 до CHIPSET_DAT = 2870 sudo make && make install литий>

Вот еще один драйвер, который утверждает, что улучшил исходный драйвер Mediatek.

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Mediatek mt7610u driver linux

Trying to fix the MT7610U chipset driver by MediaTek so it’s usable on modern Linux kernels and with nl80211/NetworkManager (and not completely breaking on old ones, maybe. ).

Some of the issues, such as a WPA supplicant issue, are fixable by comparing MT7610U and MT7612U code from MediaTek.

• Regretfully I have moved and didn’t bring this adapter with me, so I have not been able to handle the issues. So for now, I am only looking at pull requests as I can. The ‘configless’ branch contains a version that works without using the conf file but may not compile right now.
• The good news is that ‘master’ branch should be working with kernel 4.7 now. Thank you for the pull request.

• Linux kernel 4.7 support
• Works with 2.4/5GHz networks out of the box
• Works with NetworkManager and nl80211 interface out of the box
• Works with WPA2-Personal and WPA supplicant/NetworkManager without extra configuration
• rmmod isn’t locked while driver is running and clean-up is better (work in progress)

• sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
• make clean
• make
• sudo make install

Building with DKMS

ARMv7 platform notes (e.g. Raspberry PI)

On the latest Raspbian stretch lite you will need to install the kernel headers to get DKMS to build

On ARMv7 platforms, there could be a problem with loading module. You’ll see something like that in your dmesg output:

Modify file /boot/boot.cmd :

Find the string setenv bootargs and add coherent_pool=4M in the end of the line.

Then run the command and reboot the device:

In dmesg output you should see an increased value of DMA atomic allocations:

Devices recognized by module

• , /* MT7610U Ralink VID */
• , /* MT7610U MediaTek VID / Sabrent NTWLAC */
• , /* Cisco Linksys AE6000 */
• , /* Edimax 7711ULC/7711MAC */
• , /* Elecom WDC-433SU2M */
• , /* TP-LINK Archer T2UH */
• , /* TP-LINK Archer T2UHP AC600 rev0.1 */
• , /* TP-LINK */
• , /* ASUS USB-AC51 */
• , /* ASUS USB-AC50 */
• , /* Edimax EW-7811UTC AC600 / Sitecom WLA-3100 */
• , /* D-Link DWA-171 rev B1 */
• , /* ZyXEL NWD6505 */
• , /* AboCom AU7212 */
• , /* IO DATA WN-AC433UK */
• , /* AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 */
• , /* Comcast Xfinity KXW02AAA */
• , /* Planex GW-450D/GW-450D-KATANA */
• , /* TRENDnet TEW-806UBH AC600 */
• , /* Devolo Wifi Stick ac */

I have added all the devices from here, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they will all work https://wikidevi.com/wiki/MediaTek_MT7610U

Major bugs fixed in original driver

If you have these issues, then this driver might fix the problem.

• Keeps getting Disassociation with ReasonCode=1(Unspecified) while connecting to WPA2 AP
• NetworkManager keeps asking for password even though password is correct
• wpa_supplicant debug mode error: No wpa_ie set — cannot generate msg 2/4
• Nothing works if /etc is on BTRFS (because DAT file could not be read)

• Remove excessive logging
• Allow operation without DAT file
• Add other dev ids
• Try to get AP mode working (huge project?)
• Test other encryption modes like WEP, WPA2-Enterprise, etc.
• Using -Dwext with wpa_supplicant seems to reveal a warning (WARN_ON(!bss) kernel 3.11

net/wireless/sme.c:658 __cfg80211_connect_result+0x24f/0x346) in the driver, which was probably there originally

• Please submit patches or let me know of anything missing or not working
• I also don’t know the code very well, but have been working on comparing MT7610U and MT7612U code to find out-of-date portions in the MT7610U driver

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Trying to fix the MT7610U chipset driver by MediaTek so it’s usable on modern Linux kernels and with nl80211/NetworkManager (and not completely breaking on old ones, maybe. )

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Disclaimer: The authors and contributors to this site cannot be responsible for the results of your use of the information contained in or linked from this site. We attempt to provide accurate information but many factors that are beyond our control can contribute to less than expected results. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and applicability of any information you use to make a decision.

Foreword: There are many USB WiFi adapters that work without the need to install a driver in Linux. These adapters use drivers that are already in the Linux kernel. These drivers are maintained in the kernel without the need for user intervention, although, if you want to help with the code, you are welcome to do so. With adapters that use in-kernel drivers, simply plug the adapter in and it will work. Many people find that using adapters with in-kernel drivers is a better solution than using an adapter that requires drivers to be found (not easy to find the right driver), downloaded, compiled (confusing for those that are not developers), installed, fixed (not fun) and reinstalled.

What’s new? I often get questions from Kali Linux users asking what dual band adapter, that uses in-kernel drivers, has the longest range? The answer is simple: Alfa AWUS036ACHM. The range of the ACHM (mt7610u chipset) exceeds the range of the ACH (rtl8812au chipset), which is known for its long range. I have tested both adapters head to head in various environments. The results are close but the ACHM is the winner.

USB WiFi Adapter Information and Links for Linux

USB WiFi adapters provide flexibility as they are easily moved from one location to another and from one computer to another and can even be taken on the road. They come in models for USB 2 and USB 3. Some of the larger adapters work well for desktop use and the smaller adapters, including «nano» adapters, work well for laptops and travel. It is important that you pick an adapter to match the expected usage. If you are going to be traveling with the adapter, the adapters with long antennas may not not work well as the adapter may be broken. On the other hand, if you need an adapter for a desktop system that is on the other end of the house from your AP/Router, you probably need the better signal capability of the larger antennas. Researching the issue before buying is a good idea.

Linux enjoys very good in-kernel hardware support in many areas but in-kernel support is somewhat limited when it comes to USB WiFi adapters. The main reason for the limited support is that there are only 2 companies supplying chipsets for USB Wifi adapters — Mediatek and Realtek. Intel is not supplying USB capable chipsets and Atheros is not supplying modern USB capable chipsets. Of the two suppliers that do provide USB Wifi chipsets, Mediatek supports drivers for their chipsets the right way, in-kernel. Mediatek drivers are Linux Wireless standards compliant and are updated constantly without users having to worry about it. Realtek does not support their modern USB Wifi chipsets with in-kernel drivers. Realtek does make non-standards compliant Linux drivers but does not publically release them or take problem reports. A very limited number of vendors post Realtek USB WiFi drivers at very irregular intervals. These drivers are released in source code format and must be compiled to be used. The Realtek drivers do not keep up with the needed changes as new kernels are released. This job seems to rest with folks like myself in the community. Am I a fan of how the Realtek USB team supports the Linux community? No. What do I recommend? Buy adapters based on chipsets from the company that is doing it right — Mediatek. The biggest problem most Linux users have when looking to purchase a USB WiFi adapter is being able to reliably identify which adapters have in-kernel support and that is really the reason for this site. Spreading this information far and wide is key to having happy Linux users so please do spread this information.

This document attempts to identify currently available adapters that use in-kernel driver support. Links are provided to online products. Information regarding out-of-kernel drivers and their quality is also provided. The hope is that this information is of benefit to Linux users, experienced and new. Links to products from a wide variety of retailers are provided and we welcome you to send additional links that can be included. The chipsets are shown in each category and if you are able to find an adapter with the listed chipset, even if it is not an adapter that is specifically listed, it should work.

Linux Wireless — Mediatek is a good place to get an idea of the various Mediatek wifi chipsets that are supported in the Linux kernel. If you want to look in the kernel to see the drivers, look here. One of the biggest advantages of using adapters with in-kernel drivers is that any of us can report bugs and submit fixes. There is no way that I am aware of to report bugs to Realtek.

Warning: It is common for online retailers to post «Linux support.» It is best to ignore «Linux support» in online ads as this statement is often misleading at best and false at worst. Most inexperienced users do not understand that the Linux kernel is under constant development which makes it necessary for drivers to be regularly updated in order to work on newer kernels. Out-of-kernel drivers sitting on a CD or on an adapter seller’s web site do not get regular updates. Rule of thumb: Never attempt to install a Linux driver from a CD. Only consider downloading a Linux driver from an adapter seller’s website if you confirm it supports the kernel you are using first. The out-of-kernel drivers on that CD or seller’s webisite will likely be old and will likely do nothing more than make a mess of your system. Remember that sudo is a weapon of mass destruction if used without knowing what you are doing. Another rule of thumb: Don’t take hardware advice from Windows and MAC users. All major Linux distributions have active forums with users ready to give advice. Don’t take advice from a single user but seek advice from several users and always ask if the adapter uses in-kernel drivers.

Note: Some USB WiFi adapters have proprietary Windows drivers onboard. When plugged in, they act like a flash drive or CDROM and on Windows will attempt to start installing the Windows driver. That won’t work on Linux or MAC or any other non-Windows OS so the adapter sits there in flash drive or CDROM mode. The problem is that the state of the adapter has to be changed for the adapter to show up as the device that you expect, in this case, a WiFi adapter. Most modern Linux distributions ship with a utility called «usb-modeswitch» that will handle this issue for you if it has the correct information for your adapter. It is a good utility but if you buy adapters that are «multi-state,» that is one more potential headache you may have to deal with when something goes wrong. Often you can indentify adapters that are «multi-state» as they are advertised as «free driver» or «free installation driver.» If you are looking to buy a USB WiFi adapter for use on Linux, MAC OS, NIX or anything besides Windows, it is a good idea to give preference to single-state adapters.

Note: I will not list any products made by TP-Link and D-Link. Both companies regularly change chipsets while keeping the same model number on their products. This makes it very difficult for Linux users to buy a product with a specific chipset with any degree of certainty. This also makes it difficult for me to post links and recommendations so I will not do so but that is okay because there are many good adapters available. TP-Link and D-Link’s Linux support is very poor as their product support sites generally only contain very old Linux drivers that won’t work with modern distros. if they post any drivers at all and neither company does a good job of supplying adapters that use in-kernel drivers. We know that Linux cannot be properly supported in the manner that both companies use. This is sad because both companies have made a lot of money from Linux by using it inside many of their products, yet they do not return the support. My recommendation is to avoid TP-Link and D-Link products.

Note: Adapters made by two companies need to be highlighted. Every single USB adapter that Panda makes is supported by Linux in-kernel drivers. The quality and reliability of most Panda and almost all Alfa adapters is good. really good. Not all Alfa adapters use in-kernel drivers. The Alfa adapters that do use in-kernel drivers are listed below. Products by both companies are widely available.

WPA-3 SAE support: 2120-09-15 — My testing over the last few months has shown very positive results for WPA3 as far as in-kernel drivers are concerned. I have tested adapters ranging from N150 to AC1300. It appears that all of the adapters listed here that use Mediatek/Ralink and Atheros chipsets and in-kernel drivers are working well regarding WPA-3. Keep in mind that your Linux distro must support WPA-3 for WPA-3 to work. Based on upstream work and work on core distros, I expect that we will see WPA3 working well on the newest releases of almost all popular Linux distros by mid-2022. Many distros already work well.

USB extention cables with cradles can be very useful with USB WiFi adapters as they will allow you to position the adapter for best performance. Cables for USB2 and USB3 are available. The following cables are shown as examples:

Note: Some adapters won’t work with some extention cables and cradles. It is best to buy from retailers that will let you return their products as it seems the only way to know is trial and error.

Important: Price and availability of listed adapters is subject to change. Updating the list of adapters does take a considerable amount of time. I try to complete a review of the links at least once per month. This site has increased in popularity to the point that readers of this site may cause inventory problems for some sellers at times so you may need to wait for inventory to be refreshed. To help with this problem, I have listed multiple links from multiple sellers for some products. If you see any problems, please post in Issues.

Market Conditions: 2021-09-16 — I have been seeing product shortages and a lot of increases in pricing. The global shortage of chips caused by fab plants being shut down for periods during 2020 and the inadequate investment in new fab plants for many years has led to tight markets that have caused high and rising prices for some products and shortages of some products. This problem has recently been compounded by international shipping problems. This may continue for some time. probably well into 2022. If you are on a budget, you might want to consider «used» adapters as they are available.

Note: The link immediately following this line is a short quick reference list that does not include online links to the products, reviews nor does it show all of the available adapters so it is recommended that you read the entire document that continues after The Short List:

Dual Band USB WiFi Adapters that are supported with Linux in-kernel drivers

AC1200 / AC1300 — USB 3 — 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (WIFI 5)

chipset — Mediatek mt7612u — supported in-kernel since Linux kernel 4.19 (2018) — mt7612u info

Note: 2021-09-15 — Rokland posted that the ALFA AWUS036ACM is out of stock. The message says Backordered Until 10/31 (Update: Rokland told me today that they now expect a shipment by mid-October. I was also told that production seems to be back on track). I suspect the problems are related to supply line and shipping problems that are currently common for many retailers involved in international trade. Other retailers of this adapter appear to have low or no inventory also so this adapter may be hard to find for the next few weeks. The tight supply of this adapter over the last few months has already caused the price to go up from $35 to the $40-$50 range. Hopefully this situation is sorted out in the near future as this adapter is VERY popular with Linux users. If you prefer not to wait and you want an Alfa adapter, scroll on down and check out the Alfa AWUS036ACHM (AC600 $40). Inventory of the Alfa AWUS036ACHM is good and it has exceptional range.

Rokland — $40 USD — ALFA AWUS036ACM 802.11ac Dual Band USB WiFi Adapter — Info: free shipping and no tax outside of Florida. Ships to Canada and US.

Review by Nick — The Alfa AWUS036ACM is an excellent product. It is mid-priced, well made and works well in managed mode, master mode and monitor mode. It is a very solid, stable performer in 5 GHz AP mode. It supports 80 MHz channel width in AP mode and can sustain 400+ Mb/s as measured by iperf3. It runs cool and uses a maximum of only about 380 mA power when under heavy load. I use one in the wifi router/access point that I built. Works so well with the Raspberry Pi 4B, 3B+ and 3B, it is almost like it was designed specifically for that hardware. You really need to use it with a Raspberry Pi 4b so as to get the full througput capability. It works well with desktop systems (an extention cable with cradle is helpful). It also works well with laptop systems. This adapter is a high quality product with good range and is plug and play in all of the modern distros of Linux. Highly recommended.

Review by Nick — The TEROW ROW02FD works very well with the Raspberry Pi 4B, 3B+ and 3B. I have tested it with various desktop and laptop systems. The cost of this adapter is very low. The performance and quality of the materials used and capabilities of this adapter are not quite as good as the Alfa AWUS036ACM but that is to be expected since the Alfa AWUS036ACM is a more expensive, premium quality adapter. My experience is that this adapter does provide good stable performance. In fact, during my testing, it outperformed in link quality and signal level vs. a similar adapter based on a rtl8812bu chipset when plugged into the same USB3 port and connected to the same wifi router.

Additional information about the TEROW ROW02FD — 2021-04-04 — The Raspberry Pi OS, Kali and the current stable version of Debian, as of this date, need a couple of files edited in order for this adapter to work automatically. For more information, see How to Modeswitch. To clarify: Most Linux users will never know that this adapter is multi-state because the usb-modeswitch utility is installed and active on almost all modern Linux distros so the above adapter will «just work.» The only modern Linux distros that I am aware of that have this problem with this spectifc adapter are the Raspberry Pi OS, Kali and Debian stable and that is due to some parts of the OS being somewhat dated at this point. As the OS is updated this problem will go away.

Review by soyersoyer — The COMFAST CF-WU782AC works well with my RasPi4b (and hostapd). I had to use the disable_usb_sg=1 parameter. I like this setup because it can route near gigabit speeds. My mobile devices have 300-500mbit/s download speed too, it has guest wifi, and I can easily switch to a newer wifi adapter later. The rpi runs kodi, a shairport server and a bluetooth sound receiver server too. I bought the wifi adapter from AliExpress.

Additional information about the COMFAST CF-WU782AC — it is a multi-state adapter so it does require usb-modeswitch. 2021-04-04 — The Raspberry Pi OS, Kali and the current stable version of Debian, as of this date, need a couple of files edited in order for this adapter to work automatically. For more information, see How to Modeswitch. To clarify: Most Linux users will never know that this adapter is multi-state because the usb-modeswitch utility is installed and active on almost all modern Linux distros so the above adapter will «just work.» The only modern Linux distros that I am aware of that have this problem with this spectifc adapter are the Raspberry Pi OS, Kali and Debian stable and that is due to some parts of the OS being somewhat dated at this point. As the OS is updated this problem will go away.

Review: Early testing is showing very good results. Expect a full review as I have time.

Review by Nick — The Netgear A6210 is a good product. I enjoy using it. It is mid-priced and well made. It is an adapter that is designed to be portable and, as such, has a shorter range than adapters with larger antennas. It comes with a good quality USB3 extention cable plus cradle. It is a stable performer. I have noted that it runs a little warm but not so warm that it will cause problems. Users looking for a portable AC1200 adapter that uses an in-kernel driver and has good performance over short to medium distances should be happy with this adapter.

Important: The following links are for adapters where I have limited information but either the ad or driver download or both indicates the adapter is based on the mt7612u or mt7612un chipsets. However, online ads often contain bad information so please take your time and research each with care before buying and make sure you can return the adapter if it is not the right product. Please report success or failure so that the information can be included here.

Note: There is a V1 (COMFAST CF-7500AC) that is based on a Realtek chipset. You want the more modern V2 model that is based on the mt7612u chipset.

AC580 / AC600 — USB 2 — 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (WIFI 5)

chipset — Mediatek mt7610u — supported in-kernel since Linux kernel 4.19 (2018)

Update: 08-25-21 — I installed current downloads of the Raspberry Pi OS and Kali Linux yesterday. Both now include the firmware for the mt7610u chipset. I am going to leave the below guidance for some time as there may be other Debian based distros that are not updated yet and this is a tricky issue because many users will think they need to install a driver. but the driver is there. It was the firmware that was missing.

Update: 08-14-21 — Debian 11 was released. As downstream distros rebase on this new release, this problem will go away.

Note: 04-24-2021 — Raspberry Pi OS and Kali Linux do not ship with the firmware for the mt7610u chipset. It is an oversite. It has been reported to Debian and has been fixed but the fix will not show up until the next Debian stable is released (expected 14 August 2021). In the meantime, users can download and install the firmware file called mt7610u.bin

Go to the following site:

Click on mt7610u.bin

Create the needed directory:

Copy the file to the new directory:

Review by Nick — The Alfa AWUS036ACHM is a good product. It is mid-priced, well made, runs cool, has EXCEPTIONAL range and works well in managed mode, master mode and monitor mode. I have recently been testing master (AP) mode: This adapter is exceptional in 2.4 GHz AP mode and good in 5 GHZ AP mode. The range in both bands exceeds the wifi router that I tested it against and I consider that wifi router to have good range. One thing to consider regarding 5 GHz AP mode is that this is an AC600 device so maximum transfer rate is limited to 433 Mb/s. That is fast enough for most use cases and will be for a long time but it is not as fast as you can get from an AC1200 adapter. This adapter shows good link quality and signal level even in difficult situations where other adapters would drop the connection. My testing shows that this adapter has the longest range of any current dual band consumer grade adapter that Alfa sells and Alfa is known for their long range products. My opinion is that this adapter is the single best adapter available for use with Kali Linux or other distros used for pen testing and security analysis. Compared to the Alfa AWUS036ACH, the Alfa AWUS036ACHM has better range, costs less and is supported with in-kernel drivers making it the better choice for Linux users. It comes with the required USB2 cable and a clip that allows you to mount the adapter in various locations. Overall, the Alfa AWUS036ACHM is a solid performer. Highly recommended.

Review by Nick — The Linksys AE6000 is a good product. It has better range than most other small adapters that I have used. I am not saying that it is a long range adapter, just that it does pretty good for being a very small adapter. And it is a small adapter. The picture may make the adapter look larger than it is. It is not much bigger than a nano size adapter. Overall, it is a solid performer. Recommended.

— Links to additional adapters that are based on the mt7610u chipset —

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