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i did a search on google for "what version of linux uses theMediaTek 7902." The answer came back as:

The MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7902 wireless network adapter is not natively supported by the Linux kernel. However, the driver for the MT7902 was added in the Linux 6.6.12 kernel series, and you can install these recent kernels to enable support. Ubuntu recommends using its mainline builds for this purpose.

OK I installed LinuxMint 22.3 here as a dual boot. My Windows works with the mediatek but I have no idea how to add the Linux 6.6.12 kernel series. Any simple answers for a newbie?

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Whatever that search engine AI told you is incorrect. The 6.6 series of Linux does not contain such a driver (checked against the Linux Kernel Driver Database and by searching for MT7902 case insensitively through the complete source code). Nor does today's master (2025-06-12) branch; so an upgrade doesn't solve your problem and should not be considered at this point.

Also, there's no Linux Mint 22.3 as of today, either, but that confusion doesn't matter here :)

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  • Yup, and the 6.6.12 changelog has nothing relevant. Commented Jun 12 at 13:24
  • I wonder if they meant "21.3" ("Virginia")? Commented Jun 12 at 13:28
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    @Kusalananda that might be! But no matter which operating system with which kernel version they run: there's simply no driver for the MT7902 in any version of the Linux kernel. Commented Jun 12 at 13:30
  • Absolutely. That is obviously true. Commented Jun 12 at 13:48
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    The confusion might be caused by the fact that the mt76 driver now supports some MT79xx WiFi chips (the 6.12.* kernel series seems to support MT7915, MT7921, MT7922, MT7981, MT7986, and MT7996) but unfortunately MT7902 is not among the supported ones, not even in the latest 6.15.* kernel series. Commented Jun 13 at 6:38
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I don't know if upgrading to that Linux Kernel could make your wireless network adapter work (I did not check about the support).

Anyway, in "Update Manager" (mintUpdate) under "View-->Linux Kernels" you find a list of Linux Kernels available for installation.

Up-to-date information on mintUpdate can be found here: https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/mintupdate.html#kernel-updates

The 6.6 series is not shown (in my installation; that's 21.1 "Tina"), but I could install those of 6.8 series (which should also include the support to your wireless network adapter, if any).

You could try to install some more recent series. Do not uninstall the old ones: in case something goes wrong, you can still boot with an old kernel.

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  • Your answer could be improved with additional supporting information. Please edit to add further details, such as citations or documentation, so that others can confirm that your answer is correct. You can find more information on how to write good answers in the help center. Commented Jun 14 at 16:03

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