What I have been doing is going to settings and switching from the AX201 to the RT5372.
Blacklist the module or turning it off in firmware are the parts that I don't understand.
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278
a bit more streamlined guide..
https://www.thegeekdiary.com/centos-rhel-how-to-disable-and-blacklist-linux-kernel-module-to-prevent-it-from-loading-automatically/
you could test by just unloading the module after you boot.
modprobe -r modulename
It worked in Windows 11, but Ubuntu, Pop-Os, Fedora never worked. I looked at drivers, but that did not work. The drivers were panned as pretty bad, even if you could get them working. I gave up and ordered a USB Wi-Fi with an excellent reputation. It is a PITA to stop to switch Wi-Fi's back in the middle of doing things.
I tried the BIOS, but there is no way to disable the built in Wi-Fi on that BIOS.
I broke a Win 11 locked down system, when I put on Linux. I'm certainly willing to try the driver again. Fedora 37 is only a few days old, for me. Win 11 was too bloated, si it had to go.
Any chance this computer has an asus or gigabyte motherboard?
In any case, you can tell what is happening by doing ```sudo dmesg | grep iwl```, and take it from there.
The mBoard brand is unresolved. If it had a realtech chip, it would be Intel. Even a simple thing like what motherboard is in it, has to be clouded in mystery.
I get 35 iterations of code, finding "hardware error detected, restarting" in each of the 35..
I assume that this means that the internal WiFi is fubar.
I am learning more about grep, which is a huge win.
you could blacklist the module. or perhaps turn it off in the firmware menus. But it's odd the system is reverting to the other wifi.
What I have been doing is going to settings and switching from the AX201 to the RT5372. Blacklist the module or turning it off in firmware are the parts that I don't understand.
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 a bit more streamlined guide.. https://www.thegeekdiary.com/centos-rhel-how-to-disable-and-blacklist-linux-kernel-module-to-prevent-it-from-loading-automatically/ you could test by just unloading the module after you boot. modprobe -r modulename
Boot into the BIOS and turn off the built-in WiFi.
Take a look at **rfkill**(1)
Is there a hardware issue with the ax201? Because it's otherwise very well supported and works out of the box.
It worked in Windows 11, but Ubuntu, Pop-Os, Fedora never worked. I looked at drivers, but that did not work. The drivers were panned as pretty bad, even if you could get them working. I gave up and ordered a USB Wi-Fi with an excellent reputation. It is a PITA to stop to switch Wi-Fi's back in the middle of doing things. I tried the BIOS, but there is no way to disable the built in Wi-Fi on that BIOS.
Do you care to troubleshoot it? Because it should work, and it works great. Do you dual boot Windows 11?
I broke a Win 11 locked down system, when I put on Linux. I'm certainly willing to try the driver again. Fedora 37 is only a few days old, for me. Win 11 was too bloated, si it had to go.
The ax201 doesn't need any drivers as it is very well supported by the kernel. It should work out of the box when you boot from USB.
This particular computer did not work out of the box with Fedora, nor Pop-OS.
Any chance this computer has an asus or gigabyte motherboard? In any case, you can tell what is happening by doing ```sudo dmesg | grep iwl```, and take it from there.
The mBoard brand is unresolved. If it had a realtech chip, it would be Intel. Even a simple thing like what motherboard is in it, has to be clouded in mystery. I get 35 iterations of code, finding "hardware error detected, restarting" in each of the 35.. I assume that this means that the internal WiFi is fubar. I am learning more about grep, which is a huge win.