MediaTek M7630E WiFi not working in Fossapup

[limited_eternity]

My laptop has MediaTek M7630E WiFi adapter. This is listed under PCI devices as 'Network Controller' but it doesn't appear in network setup. And there was no module for 'MediaTek' adapter. So, how can I make it work? And I haven't installed fossapup, running from USB.

[Wiz57]

Hi limited,
There are some things you need to list to help us help you...
The specifications of your laptop, make, model, etc. BIOS or UEFI, which version of
Fossapup, etc.
Are you running from Fossapup booted from a USB thumb drive?
Something else that will help...open a terminal, type the command lspci then press enter key
see if you can copy that information into a post here, it should list your ethernet and wifi adapters.
Some brands of wifi adapters actually use a different named "chip", such as Atheros, Broadcom, Realtek.
If you can't copy and paste, see if you can type it in. This will help us determine which driver file you
need, if one isn't already available.
Also, what steps in the initial Puppy Setup have you completed? Usually the internet connection
options will be in this initial setup, you might even be able to re-run this from the "Menu, Setup"
list on the Start menu.
Wiz

[ozsouth]

Please run (in a terminal):

lspci -nn | grep etwork

and

uname -r

& post results here.

[limited_eternity]

Please run (in a terminal):

lspci -nn | grep etwork

and

uname -r

& post results here.

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root# lspci -nn | grep etwork
03:00.0 Network controller [0280] : MEDIATEK Corp. MT7630e 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14c3:7630]
root# uname -r
5.4.53

[ozsouth]

I had trouble finding source to compile with a 5.x kernel, due to age of module, but have made a driver .pet.
Use at own risk. To install, click on .pet in ROX-Filer. After a few seconds should hopefully then be able to connect.

[Wiz57]

I stumbled across this post that also might help.
viewtopic.php?p=7189#p7189

[rcrsn51]

I stumbled across this post that also might help.
viewtopic.php?p=7189#p7189

Be aware that WiFi drivers are kernel-specific. They ONLY work on machines with the exact matching kernel.

So a driver written for k4.19.0-6 is NOT going to work on a machine running k5.4.53

[rcrsn51]

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