[Guide] Install Intel Wireless Drivers on Linux

#1

This guide assumes you are using the Intel 6E Wireless chip with your device though this will work for other Intel wireless chips as well.

  1. Go to the Intel Linux Driver Downloads page.
  2. Download the appropriate driver for your card. The Wi-Fi 6 AX210. Don’t mind that it is lacking the E.
  3. Download and extract the files in the tarball to your downloads folder or other location.
  4. Open your terminal and cd into the directory containing the files you just extracted.
  5. Run this command. Replace XX with the version number of your driver (or just use tab autofill):
    sudo cp iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-XX.gcode /lib/firmware
  6. Reboot your device.

When you sign in next time, you should now notice the Wi-Fi symbol in your system tray. Connect to your wireless network.

#2

Once again: it’s not a driver, it’s a firmware. Please learn the difference.

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#3

Can Someone help me get it working im stumble and feel like giving up even though I really want the ax210 to work on my linux mx laptop

#4

Is there a video on youtube that can guide me step by step

#5 
#wifi
sudo wget -P /lib/firmware https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-59.ucode
sudo mv /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0.pnvm /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0.pnvm.bak

#bt
sudo wget -P /lib/firmware/intel https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/intel/ibt-0041-0041.sfi
sudo wget -P /lib/firmware/intel https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/intel/ibt-0041-0041.ddc

You will need Internet for that.

Some modules needs btintel blocked.

Bluetooth fix for Intel Wifi/BT modules:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
then add these lines somewhere (at the bottom of the file is fine):

blacklist pgdrv
blacklist btusb
blacklist btrtl
blacklist btbcm
#blacklist btintel

Then press Ctrl+X, then Y.
sudo apt install bluez or bluetooth – not needed to install since latest armbian version
systemctl status bluetooth CTRL+ C
systemctl start bluetooth
Then reboot .

Theres no video but… see if this helps:

#6

Blocking btintel module when you have an Intel adapter is a bold move… Please don’t give such advice, that thing only applied to “Radxa Wireless Module A8”.

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#7

I remember having to do it for bluetooth to work when I had the AX210. Only the AX200 worked fine.

#8

Nonsense. I have AX210 on my 5B, these modules are not blacklisted, and Bluetooth works.

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#9

Ok fair play I remember that before having those install codes that a discord user pass me over when installing the AX210 driver manually it also required me to block those things for the bt to work. I dont have the device now to test the ax210. Either way its not too important… I’ll let it stay there for reference. In case more people are trying other modules.