diff --git a/_cards_network/intel-be200-wifi-7.md b/_cards_network/intel-be200-wifi-7.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5b4748d1e --- /dev/null +++ b/_cards_network/intel-be200-wifi-7.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +layout: card +title: "Intel BE200 WiFi 7 802.11be M.2 non vPro" +picture: "/images/network-intel-be200-wi-fi-7.jpg" +functionality_cm4: "Untested" +functionality_pi5: "Full" +driver_required: "Yes" +github_issue: none +buy_link: https://www.alternate.de/html/product/100044899 +videos: + - none +--- +To get this card working on the Pi, you need to compile a custom kernel with the following kernel configuration option added: + +``` +Device Drivers + > Network device support + > Wireless LAN + > Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi) + > Intel Wireless WiFi MVM Firmware support +``` +[Details on how to compile a kernel, you may want to look at cross-compiling for a significant speed bump](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/linux_kernel.html#kernel) +[Details on iwlwifi](https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi.html) + +Then you also need to install the [latest Intel firmware for the BE200](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git): + +``` +$ sudo cp linux-firmware-20241110/iwl* /lib/firmware/ +$ sudo reboot +``` + +To physically connect it to a Pi 5, you may need to buy an M.2 A+E key to PCI Express card adapter, like [this one from ThePiHut](https://thepihut.com/products/m-2-2242-e-key-top-for-raspberry-pi-5). +Please note that the antenna connections use MHF4, not UHF - thus you likely need to order a pair of antennas (or adapter cables) as well. + +Please note that 6 GHz support was only introduced to NetworkManager in v1.46 & v1.48, thus you'll have a better experience with an upgrade to Debian (testing): trixie (which includes NetworkManager v1.50) + +At this point, I've only tried this as Wi-Fi 7 client - not as an AP. diff --git a/images/network-intel-be200-wi-fi-7.jpg b/images/network-intel-be200-wi-fi-7.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1c9d902c5 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/network-intel-be200-wi-fi-7.jpg differ