[Maclarentosh]

Hello, i got a small x86 machine to use as a router.

I coupled this with a mini pcie wifi card, mediatek 7916 chipset.

The kernel module for this on openwrt is kmod-mt7915e and maybe kmod-7916-firmware. i am havent had the chance to test performance 100% but it is working, i can set up an SSID etc...

in DD-WRT could i enable Entware repo and simply install these modules?

Or do i need to compile dd-wrt myself with these modules?

[kernel-panic69]

There is a possibility that the kernel modules and firmware are already included in the firmware images. This is not OpenWRT, where you have to go through a convoluted process to get bobs and bits already included in DD-WRT.

[Maclarentosh]

I sshed into the router and the device is listed in the pcie devices via lspci -v:

[kernel-panic69]

Is this on the current release?

https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/12-04-2023-r54420/x86_64/

OpenWRT is not using Linux 6.1 yet that I am aware of, and there is always a problem trying to use their .ipk files. I doubt that Entware is supporting Linux 6.1 yet, either. I have no idea if anyone has contacted the developer yet, I have been indisposed more often than not over the past week or two.

[Maclarentosh]

I just tried the image you sent.

Verified that i am on Kernel 6.1 using uname -r.

lspci -v shows the device, but no driver in use.

i checked openwrt, its running kernel 5.15.134

[kernel-panic69]

Have you examined the output of:

ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)

lsmod

modprobe -a

[Maclarentosh]

ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)

Shows no modules related to mediatek/mt/7916

Same for lsmod

Not sure what modprobe -a does, i wasent able to use it since there were to modules that were related to mediatek

Edit: typos

[kernel-panic69]

Welp, I didn't specify to grep anything. The kernel module is / should be for mt76, but whether or not it's compiled into the kernel or not is in question. FYI modprobe -a probes all kernel modules to insert / load them...

https://linux.die.net/man/8/modprobe

[ho1Aetoo]

have you installed the full version and bought an activation key?

the free version does not support wifi

[Maclarentosh]

I can confirm there is no module related to mt76

The lsmod only shows this for the letter m:

[ho1Aetoo]

Again, have you installed the "full" version or the "public" version?

And you don't need to look for any modules at all, the drivers are all included in the "full" version.

the "public" version dont support wifi!!!

[Maclarentosh]

Woops, i didnt even notice that message.

Using the public version.

the full version does not boot for me at all. i have tried the one in the link sent above, and an image back from april.

[ho1Aetoo]

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