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Title: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 06, 2019, 01:17:46 PM
Hi all just wondering if the new Intel AX200NGW 802.11ax card works with LL 3.8 64bit which is the version I'm using or is there a driver I need to install? Want to be sure before I buy it, thanks. 8)
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: Jerry on July 06, 2019, 03:18:29 PM
According to the interwebs, you'll need kernel 5.1 or above. Get it from Lite Tweaks.

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Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 06, 2019, 03:44:39 PM
Thank you so much Jerry I will do that :)
Laptop is working good : https://ibb.co/Np9BBBx (https://ibb.co/Np9BBBx)


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Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: Jerry on July 06, 2019, 04:36:03 PM
Cheers :) Remember to come back here and mark as Solved when the driver works.
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 06, 2019, 08:31:46 PM
Will do once I order it.
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: Jerry on July 06, 2019, 10:40:44 PM
Wait until it's proven to work.

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Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 16, 2019, 05:25:38 PM
Well I ordered it received it today, 3 days late. Anyway it was the wrong card Newegg sent me. It was half the size of my WiFi 5 card. Since updating to Kernel 5.2.0 my 5ghz wifi does not work anymore. It connects but in a few minutes it disconnects me. Connecting to 2.4ghz is fine but this never happened prior to kernel 5.2.0. I will try to order another WiFi 6 card, but in the meantime is there anyway to fix this? I tried to go back to Kernel 4.4.0 but once it reboots it still shows 5.2.0. Here is a pic of my WiFi card: https://ibb.co/7Xqkg1q (https://ibb.co/7Xqkg1q)
Well it looks like they don't make it in mini pci-express so I will not be buying another one. But I will need to fix this 5ghz issue.

Thanks
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: trinidad on July 16, 2019, 05:49:29 PM
"I tried to go back to Kernel 4.4.0 but once it reboots it still shows 5.2.0."

You have to select it to boot from it in the grub menu under advanced options.

TC
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 16, 2019, 06:05:30 PM
Thank you, do I press shift on reboot to access the grub menu? I did try it but it did nothing.
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 16, 2019, 06:45:16 PM
Well I made it back to Kernel 4.4.0: https://ibb.co/bW7DtcC That's the good news. The bad news is I now have no WiFi at all: https://ibb.co/SKHbSth
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 16, 2019, 11:49:44 PM
Well I think I'm just going to install LL 4.4 and check that out :D
Title: Re: WiFi 6 AX200NGW Network Card
Post by: T1125P on July 22, 2019, 07:07:23 PM
Well after trying LL 4.4 x64 it seems my laptop runs slower with it, and a slower boot up to. I'm also running 2 SSD's. So back to LL 3.8 x64 which runs really smooth and fast.  So this thread can be closed, since I sent back my network card for a refund and will not be buying another one. 802.11ac is fast enough :D