Linux support for MT7612U based products
Compatibility information
| Chipset VID&PID | 0e8d:7612 |
| Related products | AWUS036ACM |
| Linux Hardware | https://linux-hardware.org/index.php?id=usb:0e8d-7612 |
Support status:
| Kali 2022.2 | Works out-of-the-box | |
| Kali 2021.3 | Works out-of-the-box | |
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Works out-of-the-box | |
| Ubuntu 20.10 | Works out-of-the-box | |
| Debian 11.0.3 | Works | |
| Debian 10.7.0 | Works | |
| Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) (rev 2020-08-20) | Works out-of-the-box | |
| Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) (rev 2022-04-04) | Works out-of-the-box |
Drivers
Linux kernel mainline
| LKDDb | https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/MT76_CORE.html |
| Support kernel versions | >= 4.19 |
| Linux Wireless Wiki | https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/mediatek |
Note
Test result of aireplay-ng --test -i wlan0 wlan1:
| Attach -0 | OK |
| Attach -1 (open) | OK |
| Attach -1 (psk) | OK |
| Attach -2/-3/-4/-6 | OK |
| Attack -5/-7 | OK |
Driver installation
Kali
The device is plug and play, needn't do anything.
Ubuntu
The device is plug and play, needn't do anything.
Debian
step 1: Add non-free APT source
Append following configuration to the file /etc/apt/sources.list or a file under /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye non-free
Note
Replace bullseye to your system's code name
step 2: Run commands to install firmware
sudo apt update
sudo apt install firmware-misc-nonfree
Raspberry Pi OS
The device is plug and play, needn't do anything.
For OS version older than 2020-08-20, please see notes below:
for Raspbian 10 (buster) cases:
Please follow the Raspberry Pi OS official upgrade instructions:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/os.html#updating-and-upgrading-raspberry-pi-os
Per our tests, the device starts to work after sudo apt upgrade and reboot.
for Raspbian 9 (stretch) cases:
Please follow the Raspberry Pi OS official upgrade instructions:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/os.html#updating-and-upgrading-raspberry-pi-os
The device need to perform full upgrade, including:
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo rpi-update
Besides, it also required to run following command to install newer firmware package:
URL="http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-misc-nonfree_20210818-1_all.deb"
wget $URL
sudo apt install ./$(basename $URL)
Per our tests, the device started to work after upgrading completed and reboot.
Known issues
LED doesn't turn on
Currently the driver(mt76) doesn't turn on the LED automatically. To turn on the LED, please follow instructions below:
STEP 1 : Open Terminal Emulator
STEP 2 : Change to root user
STEP 3 :
Run commands below:
cd /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0/mt76
echo 0x770 > regidx
STEP 4 :
And then run commands below to change LED status in advance:
echo 0x800000 > regval # Turn LED ON
echo 0x820000 > regval # Turn LED OFF
echo 0x840000 > regval # Make LED BLINK