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Disable internal wifi and replace with a 5ghz capable dongle based on MT7612u.
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # Use a lan connection to set this up! | |
| # ssh mks@<ip> | |
| # Default password: makerbase | |
| # Download firmware from mt76 repo | |
| sudo wget -P /lib/firmware/mediatek https://github.com/openwrt/mt76/raw/refs/heads/master/firmware/mt7662_firmware_e3_v2.3.bin | |
| sudo wget -P /lib/firmware/mediatek https://github.com/openwrt/mt76/raw/refs/heads/master/firmware/mt7662_patch_e3_hdr_v0.0.2_P69.bin | |
| # Link the firmware files to where the drivers expect it | |
| sudo ln -s /lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7662_firmware_e3_v2.3.bin /lib/firmware/mt7662.bin | |
| sudo ln -s /lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7662_patch_e3_hdr_v0.0.2_P69.bin /lib/firmware/mt7662_rom_patch.bin | |
| # Disable internal wifi | |
| echo "blacklist 8188gu" | sudo tee /lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-internal.conf | |
| sudo reboot |
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Configuring wifi thru the built-in display still works and now shows 5Ghz networks.
WPA3 is not supported.