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[ Dropping leader@, focus on the actual hardware chase, and adding
debian-kernel@ in case I manage to nerd-snipe some hardware guru ]

Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> (2025-05-25):

For example:
- MSI BE6500 (~ 80 EUR)
- NEWFAST BE6500 (~ 70 EUR)
- TP-Link BE6500 (~ 70 EUR)

I haven't really looked into the specific of each (BE6500 comes up a
lot I suppose this is a standard chip that's integrated by various
vendors), but I'd need to make sure it's supported by the trixie
kernel of course (and if needed, firmware available in trixie).

A few more searches, now that I've trimmed down the Trixie wishlist a
little, seem to indicate the Mediatek MT7925 WiFi 7/BT Adapter might
be an option. I'm seeing it packaged as a mini-PCIe module, which is
something I'm quite familiar with (got a bunch of adapters to USB,
usually for modems).

It would seem to be supported by linux.git as of v6.12:

drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925

and even the firmware file mentioned in the BT stack seems to be
available:

drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.h:#define FIRMWARE_MT7925 "mediatek/mt7925/BT_RAM_CODE_MT7925_1_1_hdr.bin"

→ firmware-mediatek: /usr/lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7925/BT_RAM_CODE_MT7925_1_1_hdr.bin

Regarding the wireless stack, those firmware defines are used in MODULE_FIRMWARE() calls:

#define MT7925_FIRMWARE_WM "mediatek/mt7925/WIFI_RAM_CODE_MT7925_1_1.bin"
#define MT7925_ROM_PATCH "mediatek/mt7925/WIFI_MT7925_PATCH_MCU_1_1_hdr.bin"

→ firmware-mediatek: /usr/lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7925/WIFI_RAM_CODE_MT7925_1_1.bin
→ firmware-mediatek: /usr/lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7925/WIFI_MT7925_PATCH_MCU_1_1_hdr.bin


I'm still more than happy to take any recommendation regarding Wi-Fi
7 chips, even more so if people have actually confirmed being able
to use them, e.g. on a Debian system installed in some other way
(Ethernet, USB/Ethernet adapters), or from a Debian Live system.

Ideally I'd love to have something like 2 to 4 different chips, just
in case some of them are easy/easier to work with than others…

Feel free to relay this query as widely as possible. I can be
reached via the Fediverse as well: https://mamot.fr/@CyrilBrulebois
You can also boost: https://mamot.fr/@CyrilBrulebois/114547883784514442

Thanks, everyone!


Cheers,
--
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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