Hi,
i have just built a brand new desktop pc with the following components an Asus ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming Wifi motherboard plus an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processor plus an ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition gpu
in my internet connections list i dont see the option for either ethernet or wifi even though i have both connected to the pc i have read that the network controllers are from Realtek im not a very technical guy how can i solve this?
Hi @NSS,
Please provide the output of:
sudo inxi -Farz
And
sudo mhwd --list
If can’t give us the info somehow, we at least need to know the model of the NIC or the Wifi adapter.
Hi,
this is the information for sudo inxi -Farz
System:
Kernel: 6.10.13-3-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.10-x86_64
root=UUID=6d5827ab-7058-493a-83c7-196c8650e208 rw quiet splash
resume=UUID=3b757e2b-e280-4ee3-bd95-63edb9f2c45e udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.5 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM
Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: N/A
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
serial: <filter> part-nu: SKU uuid: ea689e80-38ec-5fd3-dd0c-60cf845f1e25
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 0606 date: 10/28/2024
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X socket: AM5 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: N/A
level: v4 note: check family: 0x1A (26) model-id: 0x44 (68) stepping: 0
microcode: 0xB404023
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 2 clusters: 2x1 cores: 16 threads: 32 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 1.2 MiB desc: d-16x48 KiB; i-16x32 KiB L2: 16 MiB
desc: 16x1024 KiB L3: 64 MiB desc: 2x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 600 min/max: 600/5752 base/boost: 4300/5750 scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave volts: 1.3 V ext-clock: 100 MHz
cores: 1: 600 2: 600 3: 600 4: 600 5: 600 6: 600 7: 600 8: 600 9: 600
10: 600 11: 600 12: 600 13: 600 14: 600 15: 600 16: 600 17: 600 18: 600
19: 600 20: 600 21: 600 22: 600 23: 600 24: 600 25: 600 26: 600 27: 600
28: 600 29: 600 30: 600 31: 600 32: 600 bogomips: 274782
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB:
conditional; STIBP: always-on; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected;
BHI: Not affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 [Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900
XTX/7900M] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-3
code: Navi-3x process: TSMC n5 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1,
Writeback-1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:744c class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu
v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none
empty: DP-4, DP-5, HDMI-A-2, Writeback-2 bus-ID: 7b:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:13c0 class-ID: 0300 temp: 38.0 C
Display: unspecified server: X.Org v: 21.1.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x571mm (40.00x22.48")
s-diag: 1165mm (45.88") monitors: <missing: xrandr>
Monitor-1: DP-3 model: ASUS VG289Q1A serial: <filter> built: 2023
res: 3840x2160 dpi: 157 gamma: 1.2 size: 621x341mm (24.45x13.43")
diag: 708mm (27.9") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 3840x2160 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: radeonsi device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: radeonsi
surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.2.4-arch1.0.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (radeonsi
navi31 LLVM 18.1.8 DRM 3.57 6.10.13-3-MANJARO) device-ID: 1002:744c
memory: 23.44 GiB unified: no
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 layers: N/A device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31) driver: mesa radv v: 24.2.4-arch1.0.1
device-ID: 1002:744c surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: integrated-gpu
name: AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) driver: mesa radv
v: 24.2.4-arch1.0.1 device-ID: 1002:13c0 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 03:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab30 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Rembrandt Radeon High
Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 7b:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: ASUSTek USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-6:6
chip-ID: 0b05:1b9b class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.10.13-3-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.5 status: n/a (root, process) with:
1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active
3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: MEDIATEK vendor: Foxconn driver: N/A pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 0b:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:7927 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek vendor: ASUSTeK driver: N/A modules: r8169 pcie: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8126
class-ID: 0200
Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-9:2 chip-ID: 0489:e13a
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 23.65 TiB used: 7.63 GiB (0.0%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Lexar model: SSD NQ790 4TB
size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: SN16486 temp: 33.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Toshiba model: MG10AFA22TE
size: 20.01 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0102
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 3.63 TiB size: 3.57 TiB (98.40%) used: 7.63 GiB (0.2%)
fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 288 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes
compressor: zstd max-pool: 20%
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 40.4 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
GPU: device: amdgpu temp: 37.0 C device: amdgpu temp: 44.0 C mem: 49.0 C
fan: 1 watts: 16.00
Repos:
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1172 libs: 326 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
1: https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
2: https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
3: https://mirror.funami.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
4: https://bd.mirror.vanehost.com/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
5: https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
6: http://ftp.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/mirror/manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
7: https://mirror.23m.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
8: https://mirror.init7.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
9: http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
10: https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
11: https://opencolo.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
12: http://manjaro.mirrors.uk2.net/stable/$repo/$arch
13: https://muug.ca/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
14: https://mirror.freedif.org/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
15: http://ossmirror.mycloud.services/os/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
16: http://mirror.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
17: https://manjaro.mirror.liquidtelecom.com/stable/$repo/$arch
18: https://mirror.dkm.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
19: https://mirrors.manjaro.org/repo/stable/$repo/$arch
20: https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
21: https://mirror.telepoint.bg/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
22: https://mirrors.ucr.ac.cr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
23: https://mirror.archlinux.tw/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
24: https://ba.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
25: http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
26: https://manjaro.ynh.ovh/stable/$repo/$arch
27: https://ipng.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
28: https://manjaro.kurdy.org/stable/$repo/$arch
29: https://repo.iut.ac.ir/repo/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
30: https://mirror.ufam.edu.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
31: http://mirror.is.co.za/mirrors/manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
32: https://mirror.bouwhuis.network/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
33: https://ask4.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
34: https://mirrors.xtom.ee/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
35: https://mirrors.xtom.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
36: https://ziply.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
37: https://manjaro.repo.cure.edu.uy/stable/$repo/$arch
38: https://ridgewireless.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
39: https://forksystems.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
40: https://mirror.alpix.eu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
41: https://mirror.ibakerserver.pt/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
42: https://ct.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
43: https://manjaro.mirror.garr.it/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
44: https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
45: https://linorg.usp.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
46: https://irltoolkit.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
47: https://mirrors.sonic.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
48: https://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
49: https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
50: https://ohioix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
51: https://mirrors.netix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
52: https://mirror.nju.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
53: https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
54: https://mirror.albony.xyz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
55: http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
56: https://codingflyboy.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
57: https://mirrors.up.pt/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
58: https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
59: https://manjaro.mirrors.lavatech.top/stable/$repo/$arch
60: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
61: https://ftp.linux.org.tr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
62: http://kartolo.sby.datautama.net.id/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
63: https://mirrors.pku.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
64: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
65: https://mirror.2degrees.nz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
66: https://mirror.yandex.ru/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
67: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
68: https://ftpmirror1.infania.net/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
69: http://manjaro.mirror.ac.za/stable/$repo/$arch
70: https://mirror.seahost.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
71: https://mirror.truenetwork.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
72: https://mirror.kamtv.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
73: https://mirror.kku.ac.th/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
74: https://mnvoip.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
75: https://mirrors.gigenet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
76: https://uvermont.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
77: https://volico.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
78: https://ftp.caliu.cat/pub/distribucions/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
79: https://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
80: http://manjaro.grena.ge/stable/$repo/$arch
81: https://gsl-syd.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
82: https://southfront.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
83: https://ftp.psnc.pl/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
84: https://mirror.koddos.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
85: https://mirror.alwyzon.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
86: https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
87: https://mirror.easyname.at/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
88: https://nnenix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
89: https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
90: http://ftp.belnet.be/mirrors/manjaro/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
91: http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
92: http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
93: https://manjaro.c3sl.ufpr.br/stable/$repo/$arch
94: http://ftp.tsukuba.wide.ad.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
95: https://cofractal-ewr.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
96: https://nocix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
97: https://mirrors.xtom.jp/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
98: https://mirror.vinehost.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
99: http://manjaro.mirrors.theom.nz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
100: https://mirror1.sox.rs/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
101: https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
102: https://mirror.phoepsilonix.love/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
103: https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
104: https://mirror.xenyth.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
105: https://manjarolinux-mirror.cloud.mu/stable/$repo/$arch
106: https://edgeuno-bog2.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
107: https://mirrors2.manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
108: https://mirrors.atlas.net.co/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
109: https://mirror.it4i.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
110: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
111: https://mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in/manjaro-mirror/stable/$repo/$arch
112: https://mirrors.jlu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
113: https://manjaro.mirror.wearetriple.com/stable/$repo/$arch
114: https://fastmirror.pp.ua/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
115: http://mirror.terrahost.no/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
116: http://ftp.free.org/mirrors/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
117: https://manjaro.ipacct.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
118: https://mirror.futureweb.be/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
119: https://mirror.nyist.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
120: https://coresite.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
121: http://free.nchc.org.tw/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
122: https://mirrors.cicku.me/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
123: https://mirrors.nic.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
124: http://mirror.xeonbd.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
125: https://mirror.bardia.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
126: https://mirror.zetup.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
127: https://repos.silknet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
128: http://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
129: https://mirrors.ft.uam.es/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
130: https://mirror.ufro.cl/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
131: https://mirror.dc.uz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Info:
Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 60.45 GiB used: 2.25 GiB (3.7%)
Processes: 514 Power: uptime: 0m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 24.16 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Compilers: N/A Shell: Sudo (sudo) v: 1.9.16 default: Bash v: 5.2.37
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.36
Hi,
this is the information for sudo mhwd --list
0000:03:00.0 (0300:1002:744c) Display controller ATI Technologies Inc:
NAME VERSION FREEDRIVER TYPE
video-linux 2024.05.06 true PCI
video-modesetting 2020.01.13 true PCI
video-vesa 2017.03.12 true PCI
0000:7b:00.0 (0300:1002:13c0) Display controller ATI Technologies Inc:
NAME VERSION FREEDRIVER TYPE
video-linux 2024.05.06 true PCI
video-modesetting 2020.01.13 true PCI
video-vesa 2017.03.12 true PCI
First thing to take care:
Install another kernel, either 6.11, 6.12 or LTS kernel. Afterwards, reboot.
Second step: Update your system:
sudo pacman -Syu
if needed, take care on pacnews. If nothing show up, reboot.
I don’t see a driver being installed here…
thanks for the help but how do i install another kernel?
Have a look here:
You can do this the simplest by the GUI tool for it. Or have a look here:
Looks like you got a Mediatek MT7927 WiFi Controller. I dont know if there is linux support at all.
Hi,
i went to the Manjaro Settings Manager and to the kernel list but only kernel 6.10.13.3 is available
Probably because of no network connection. You could try bluetooth tethering via mobile phone.
For a wifi connection there might be some router settings required to get it working but I agree to @AndyM7743, most likely no Linux support for this device.
MediaTek is apparently known to have problems with Linux, and I was unable to find any mention of it on Linux Kernel Driver Database: 'M' index so I have no other suggestions than trying an LTS kernel, 6.1 or 6.6 perhaps.
Regarding:
The only working probe I found of it was for Fedora, using Kernel 6.11. So try greater than that, or an LTS one might also work.
Now that I think about it, maybe the newer kernel would work for the MediaTek device as well.
Hope this helps!
Hi,
what is the less complex to solve ethernet or wifi if we could get internet connection going than we can maybe install new kernel or update the system and than maybe the problems will be solved
I guess ethernet, as starting point by bluetooth tethering.
If you get it connected start with installing another kernel.
It’s the same, I guess. You’ll somehow need to get internet connectivity on that machine.
ok how do i set that up i have an android phone and 2 other laptops one with windows 11 and one with manjaro
Click on the green marked link of my last post.
i have checked but bluetooth also does not work on my system
so wifi and bluetooth both do not work is it possible to do internet tethering via usb? and which cable do i need to buy?
If you are going to spend money anyway then rather buy a cheap mini wifi dongle for USB. You could use this until your builtin card is supported.
Yes.
A normal USB cable is enough. For example the cable you charge your phone with. It just needs to fit in an USB port on your Desktop, typically USB type-A or USB type-C and in your phone typically USB type-C or on older phones Micro USB