Step-by-step – Mediatek MT76 Driver CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation

January 6, 2021 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Upgrading

  1. 2. Installing Latest Kernel

    How to Install Latest Kernel in CentOS 8

    Latest Kernel CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Setup Guide

    To Check your Kernel Version with:

    uname -r

    The Device should work properly on a 5.4.1+ Kernel.

  2. 3. Loading Driver

    Then to Load MediaTek MT76 Kernel Module
    If not already done then Reboot with:

    sudo reboot

    And then simply play:

    sudo modprobe mt76

    Or for a USB Device try with:

    sudo modprobe mt76-usb

    To know that with Kernel 5.9 also a SDIO Socket version is introduced:

    sudo modprobe mt76-sdio

    Then restart the Network Manager Service play:

    sudo service network-manager restart

    Possibly, try also to unplug and replug in your Adapter.

Contents


QuickChic Theme • Powered by WordPress