No Wifi on fresh install

General system Newbie
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I installed EndeavourOS Mercury Neo on new hardware (MSI X870E motherboard, Ryzen 9 9900X, RTX 5080). After install, Wi-Fi was not working.

I checked for Wi-Fi hardware with lspci and lsusb. No PCI Wi-Fi device appeared, but lsusb showed a Foxconn / Hon Hai device with ID 0489:e10a. Based on research, this matches a Mediatek MT7922 chipset, not Broadcom.

I confirmed the correct Mediatek driver (mt7921e) was available on my system. I manually loaded it using sudo modprobe mt7921e, but no wireless interfaces appeared in ip link or iw dev.

I checked system logs using dmesg | grep firmware and confirmed there were no missing firmware errors related to Wi-Fi. Only a minor unrelated regulatory.db error appeared.

At that point I updated the system firmware by installing linux-firmware-git from the AUR using yay -S linux-firmware-git. I removed the existing linux-firmware package when prompted, rebooted, and tried loading the driver again.

At this point I’m not sure what to do next. The last issue I was having ended up being a quick and obvious fix that I just didn’t think to try because I’m still so new to linux. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

EDIT- More information

uname -r
6.14.3-arch1-1

lspci -nn
lsusb
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Root Complex [1022:14d8]
00:00.2 IOMMU [0806]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge IOMMU [1022:14d9]
00:01.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:1
4da]
00:01.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:01.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:1
4da]
00:02.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:02.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:03.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:1
4da]
00:04.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:1
4da]
00:08.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:1
4da]
00:08.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Internal GPP Bridge to Bus
[C:A] [1022:14dd]
00:08.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Internal GPP Bridge to Bus
[C:A] [1022:14dd]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller [1022:790b] (rev 71)
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge [1022:790e] (rev 51)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 0 [
1022:14e0]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 1 [
1022:14e1]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 2 [
1022:14e2]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 3 [
1022:14e3]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 4 [
1022:14e4]
00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 5 [
1022:14e5]
00:18.6 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 6 [
1022:14e6]
00:18.7 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 7 [
1022:14e7]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GB203 [GeForce RTX 5080] [10de:2c02] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:22e9] (rev a1)
02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller S4LV008[Pascal]
[144d:a80c]
03:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Upstream Port [10
22:43f4] (rev 01)
04:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
04:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
04:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
04:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
04:08.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
04:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
04:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8126 5GbE Controller [10ec:8126] (rev 0
1)
09:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Upstream Port [10
22:43f4] (rev 01)
0a:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0a:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0a:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0a:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0a:07.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0a:08.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0a:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0a:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [
1022:43f5] (rev 01)
11:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 800 Series Chipset USB 3.x XHCI Controller [
1022:43fd] (rev 01)
12:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset SATA Controller [1022:43
f6] (rev 01)
13:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 800 Series Chipset USB 3.x XHCI Controller [
1022:43fd] (rev 01)
14:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset SATA Controller [1022:43
f6] (rev 01)
15:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Upstream Port [1b21:2421] (rev 01)
16:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
16:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
16:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
16:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
77:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 USB 3.2 xHCI Controller [1b21:2426] (rev 01)
78:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 USB 4 / Thunderbolt 3 Host Router [1b21:2425] (
rev 01)
79:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge PCIe Du
mmy Function [1022:14de] (rev c2)
79:00.2 Encryption controller [1080]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 19h PSP/CCP [1022:1649]
79:00.3 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge USB 3.1 xHCI [1022:15b
6]
79:00.4 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge USB 3.1 xHCI [1022:15b
7]
79:00.6 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller [1022:1
5e3]
7a:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge USB 2.0 xHCI [1022:15b
8]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c548 Logitech, Inc. Logi Bolt Receiver
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0db0:cd0e Micro Star International USB Audio
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c548 Logitech, Inc. Logi Bolt Receiver
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0db0:0076 Micro Star International MYSTIC LIGHT
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0489:e10a Foxconn / Hon Hai
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 010 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 011 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 012 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

lsmod | grep mt7921e
No output

sudo dmesg | grep mt7921e
sudo dmesg | grep firmware
Clear Stale Hibernate Storage Info was skipped because of an unmet condition check (ConditionPathExists=/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/HibernateLocation-8cf2644b-4b0b-428f-9387-6d876050dc67).

ip link
iw dev
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp7s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 34:5a:60:61:8f:91 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enx345a60618f91

>inxi -Mxx
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E59)
    v: 2.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 2.A40
    date: 03/12/2025

>nxi -Na
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8126 5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8126 class-ID: 0200
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Which kernel are you using?

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Kernel is 6.14.3-arch1-1

4

Perhaps try the LTS just for the sake of ensuring it’s not a newer kernel bug?

I’ve had this occur before with an audio card, where the LTS detected my sound card and the latest kernel didn’t.

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No luck with the LTS unfortunately! I’ve added in some additional information to my initial post if it helps add more clarity.
Thanks

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It looks like there is a kernel module for this device in the AUR if you want to give it a shot.

❯ paru -Ss RTL8126
aur/r8126-dkms 10.015.00-2 [+4 ~0.51]
    Kernel module for Realtek RTL8126

Install with yay or paru like this:

yay -S r8126-dkms
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Thanks everyone for your responses so far.
I’m actually not having any Ethernet issues, it’s just the WiFi , but I went ahead and tried

yay -S r8126-dkms

But with no difference
From what I can gather, it seems like the issue is within the Mediatek mt7921e or mt7922 family driver and firmware
Searching the AUR however I wasn’t able to find anything for mt7921e
What’s also interesting is that while using Mint on this same computer, I was able to get the WiFi working with kernel 6.11 while it did not work with kernel 6.8.
If anyone has any ideas I would really appreciate your input! Thanks

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Isn’t it the ath12k driver that you need?

The Foxconn / Hon Hai device with ID 0489:e10a is bluetooth,

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You’re right, it is a Qualcomm card! And ath12k is the driver I need. Looks like I have it already, but not sure how to get it to work.

modinfo ath12k

filename: /lib/modules/6.14.3-arch1-1/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ath12k.ko.zst
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Core module for Qualcomm Atheros 802.11be wireless LAN cards.
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Driver support for Qualcomm Technologies PCIe 802.11be WLAN devices
srcversion: D66F24B6C15EE9ACB2C41C7
alias: pci:v000017CBd00001107svsdbcsci*
alias: pci:v000017CBd00001109svsdbcsci*
depends: mac80211,qmi_helpers,mhi,cfg80211
intree: Y
name: ath12k
retpoline: Y
vermagic: 6.14.3-arch1-1 SMP preempt mod_unload
sig_id: PKCS#7
signer: Build time autogenerated kernel key
sig_key: 7B:5D:26:FA:C1:17:22:B8:70:CE:F3:01:96:1B:56:F7:E5:A0:7E:F7
sig_hashalgo: sha512
signature: 30:66:02:31:00:80:95:76:54:62:A4:55:A4:16:64:5B:F2:62:3A:3C:
CF:9E:79:3F:51:BD:2A:79:4B:1F:24:1F:0E:58:A8:39:15:73:EE:75:
7B:C1:34:60:EA:AF:ED:55:08:26:22:55:A1:02:31:00:C7:BE:C6:DB:
59:13:7C:05:32:E0:A7:6F:ED:4F:B7:97:76:A3:0E:49:C6:86:50:FC:
E6:78:86:46:E4:66:47:E4:37:54:A8:D3:46:B6:EC:D4:8E:6D:19:4F:
0C:ab:63:CB
parm: debug_mask:Debugging mask (uint)

Looks like I have it

sudo find /lib/firmware/ath12k/ -type f

/lib/firmware/ath12k/QCN9274/hw2.0/board-2.bin.zst
/lib/firmware/ath12k/QCN9274/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin.zst
/lib/firmware/ath12k/QCN9274/hw2.0/Notice.txt.zst
/lib/firmware/ath12k/WCN7850/hw2.0/board-2.bin.zst
/lib/firmware/ath12k/WCN7850/hw2.0/m3.bin.zst
/lib/firmware/ath12k/WCN7850/hw2.0/amss.bin.zst
/lib/firmware/ath12k/WCN7850/hw2.0/Notice.txt.zst

Firmware is installed

but no output from
I

sudo dmesg | grep ath12k