GNU/Linux CentOS NetGear Nighthawk A8000 Wifi Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install NetGear Nighthawk A8000 Wireless Wi-fi/Bluetooth Driver in CentOS 7.x/8.x/8-Stream/9-Stream GNU/Linux.
And the Netgear Nighthawk A8000 Driver for CentOS is supported by the Mediatek MT7921 Kernel Module.
Especially relevant: this Driver is supplied from Linux 4.19 but some important Connection Issues has been fixed only starting from the 5.4.1 release.
So first provide to Update your system and then possibly see How to Install Latest Linux Kernel on CentOS.
In case to check your Adapter Chipset see: How to Check Wireless Device ID on GNU/Linux.
Finally, this Setup is Valid also for All the others Red Hat Linux Based Distros like:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Oracle Enterprise Linux
- Rocky Linux
- AlmaLinux
1. Terminal Getting-Started Guide
How to QuickStart with Command Line on CentOS GNU/Linux
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