Public bug reported:
[Impact]
The wifi hotspot on systems with Mediatek MT7921 wifi chip doesn't work.
[Fix]
MediaTek already have the commit 116c69603b01 ("mt76: mt7921: Add AP mode
support") upstream. But it's based on kernel 5.18. Enable AP mode on specific
kernel versions.
[Test]
Verified on the machines with MediaTek MT7921 chip.
[Where problems could occur]
The patch is enabling AP mode and turns on the beacon function on new VIF,
should have minimal impact to the origin behaviors.
** Affects: hwe-next
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Incomplete
** Affects: linux-oem-5.14 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: linux-oem-5.17 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Focal)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Invalid
** Affects: linux-oem-5.14 (Ubuntu Focal)
Importance: Undecided
Status: In Progress
** Affects: linux-oem-5.17 (Ubuntu Focal)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Invalid
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: In Progress
** Affects: linux-oem-5.14 (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Invalid
** Affects: linux-oem-5.17 (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: In Progress
** Tags: oem-priority originate-from-1976459 somerville
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Focal)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux-oem-5.14 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux-oem-5.17 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: linux-oem-5.17 (Ubuntu Focal)
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: linux-oem-5.17 (Ubuntu Jammy)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: linux-oem-5.14 (Ubuntu Jammy)
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: linux-oem-5.14 (Ubuntu Focal)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Jammy)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal)
Status: New => Invalid
** Description changed:
[Impact]
The wifi hotspot on systems with Mediatek MT7921 wifi chip doesn't work.
[Fix]
- MediaTek already have the commit 116c69603b01 ("mt76: mt7921: Add AP mode
support") upstream. But it's based on kernel 5.18. Enable AP mode for in on
specific kernel versions.
+ MediaTek already have the commit 116c69603b01 ("mt76: mt7921: Add AP mode
support") upstream. But it's based on kernel 5.18. Enable AP mode on specific
kernel versions.
[Test]
Verified on the machines with MediaTek MT7921 chip.
[Where problems could occur]
The patch is enabling AP mode and turns on the beacon function on new VIF,
should have minimal impact to the origin behaviors.
** Tags added: oem-priority originate-from-1976459 somerville
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1979173
Title:
Enable WiFi hotspot feature for MediaTek MT7921
Status in HWE Next:
New
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Status in linux-oem-5.14 package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in linux-oem-5.17 package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in linux source package in Focal:
Invalid
Status in linux-oem-5.14 source package in Focal:
In Progress
Status in linux-oem-5.17 source package in Focal:
Invalid
Status in linux source package in Jammy:
In Progress
Status in linux-oem-5.14 source package in Jammy:
Invalid
Status in linux-oem-5.17 source package in Jammy:
In Progress
Bug description:
[Impact]
The wifi hotspot on systems with Mediatek MT7921 wifi chip doesn't work.
[Fix]
MediaTek already have the commit 116c69603b01 ("mt76: mt7921: Add AP mode
support") upstream. But it's based on kernel 5.18. Enable AP mode on specific
kernel versions.
[Test]
Verified on the machines with MediaTek MT7921 chip.
[Where problems could occur]
The patch is enabling AP mode and turns on the beacon function on new VIF,
should have minimal impact to the origin behaviors.
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