mt76

https://github.com/openwrt/mt76

Basic information

Module name(s): mt76_pci
Authorship tag: community
License governing driver source code: GPL
Status: in-kernel (WIP)

Function

MAC architecture / mode: SoftMAC
Driver framework(s): mac80211
Firmware status tags: required
Firmware license tags: redistribution allowed, closed source

Limitations / unimplemented functionality NOS

Currently missing functionality:
Notable limitations:

Supported modes

STA (Station) mode: supported
IBSS (Ad-Hoc) mode: supported
AP (Master) mode: supported
Mesh (802.11s) mode: supported
P2P mode: unsupported
Monitor mode: supported
Packet injection: supported

Hardware covered

Supported chips

MT7603E, MT7603EN, MT7612E, MT7612EN, MT7662E, MT7662EN, MT7628, MT7628A, MT7628K, MT7628N, MT7628NN

See also

mt76 driver handles: MediaTek MT7603E, MT7612E, MT7662E, MT7628
MT7603E - 802.11bgn 2T2R (300Mbps) 2.4GHz PCI Express Single Chip,
MT7612E, MT7662E - 802.11abgn/ac 2T2R 2.4/5 GHz PCIe Single Chip,
MT7628 (A/K/N) - 802.11bgn 2T2R 2.4GHz SoC devices (4.7+, WIP: mt76)
mt7601u driver handles: MediaTek MT7601U
MT7601U 802.11bgn 1T1R 2.4GHz USB Single Chip devices

chipset is supported in Linux kernel v4.2 (4.2+, git: mt7601u)

only station mode is supported initially

Unsupported chips

MT7610U, MT7612U - 802.11abgn/ac 1T1R/2T2R 2.4GHz USB Chip (WIP: mt7610u)
MT7630E - 802.11bgn 1T1R 2.4GHz Combo Chip, Bluetooth support (WIP: mt7630e)
Any new MediaTek chip. MediaTek drivers can be downloaded from: (DL: downloads)