Hi everyone! I've recently made the switch to Linux from Windows (moved from W11 to Pop!OS Cosmic and then to Fedora KDE) and I've been running into some trouble with my internet connection. It appears that my laptop uses a Mediatek MT7921 WiFi chip, and the latest driver available is making my WiFi almost unusable. Because of that, I had to downgrade to an older driver using the dnf command, but this also downgraded various other components. Now, I'm stuck either keeping the downgraded driver along with all its associated firmware or upgrading to the newer drivers and losing my internet connectivity altogether. I've tried virtually every fix I could find, and so far, only downgrading has resolved the issue.
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I had a similar frustrating experience with Bluetooth when I switched to Linux. In my case, it totally wrecked my Bluetooth 5.2 setup and I ended up having to buy a 5.0 dongle. Having to manage extra dongles isn't ideal, but I get it! Have you considered any USB options, or is space a concern?
Managing Mediatek chips can be a real headache! There are some improvements in kernel version 6.19, but if you're stuck on 6.18, I would highly recommend considering a different WiFi card, like the Intel AX200 or AX210. Intel’s drivers for Linux tend to be way better supported, and you won't have to wrestle with the issues that come with Mediatek drivers. Just a thought!
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