Netgear A8000 mt7921u kali 2023.1 works on x64 but not on arm64 rpi4

[anthraxau]

Hello i have one of the Netgear AX3200 USB adapters and it has been working great on x64. Im trying to get it working on a rpi4 with the latest kali build and it appears the driver isn't present.

5.15.44-Re4son-v8l+ is the kernel im running

EDIT ### its just clicked that its kernel 5.15 being before this driver was added in 5.18

ill have to see if i c an manually install the drivers for this one.

Ive tried adding the udev hotplug automation with no luck, Ive also tried the other method but modprobe cannot find mt7921u

$ modprobe mt7921u
modprobe: FATAL: Module mt7921u not found in directory /lib/modules/5.15.44-Re4son-v8l+

lsusb can see the usb adapter

$ lsusb    
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0846:9060 NetGear, Inc. Wireless_Device

$ lsusb -vv
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0846:9060 NetGear, Inc. Wireless_Device
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               3.20
  bDeviceClass            0 
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         9
  idVendor           0x0846 NetGear, Inc.
  idProduct          0x9060 
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           2 MediaTek Inc.
  iProduct                3 Wireless_Device
  iSerial                 4 000000000
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength       0x0087
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          5 
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              160mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           9
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              1 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x85  EP 5 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x08  EP 8 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x05  EP 5 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x06  EP 6 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x07  EP 7 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x09  EP 9 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x86  EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0002  1x 2 bytes
        bInterval               1
        bMaxBurst               0

[bjlockie]

I think the kernel is too old.
Try another distro.

I googled and found this:
https://youtu.be/fGImSPdeXVQ

[morrownr]

Hi @anthraxau

working great on x64

Good.

5.15.44-Re4son-v8l+ is the kernel im running

Kernel is too old. I've seen several messages from users trying the Kali for RasPi. You might try asking on a Kali forum when an updated version of Kali for the RasPi is expected or... you could burn the current 64 bit RasPiOS (2023-05-03) and the adapter will be plug and play. I use the RasPiOS on my Pi4B and I think you can install most of the stuff Kali includes on the RasPi.

As is explained in Main Menu item 2, Plug and Play List, the minimum kernel for this adapter is 5.18. It seems that Kali for the RasPi is dated at this point so asking the makers of the distros why it is so dated is probably in order.

[anthraxau]

Thanks for that, ive moved to a raspian lite image and installed the packages i require. Ill post in the kali forums and see if re4son can get a new kernal moving.