Nothing detected after plug in Xiaomi MediaTek MT7601U USB Wi-Fi adapter

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#1

Hi, I am using ASUS Vivobook X441UA Laptop

My Laptop’s built in Wi-Fi doesn’t work properly. So I use an external USB Wi-Fi adapter.

The Xiaomi MediaTek MT7601U works perfectly on Linux Mint and Windows 10 out of the box.

Whenever I plug this into Manjaro it does not show anything. But it shows in inxi -Nazy command list. Here is the output

Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK 
  driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 
  class-ID: 0200 
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter 
  vendor: AzureWave driver: ath9k v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 
  chip-ID: 168c:0036 class-ID: 0280 
  Device-3: Xiaomi MediaTek MT7601U [MI WiFi] type: USB driver: mt7601u 
  bus-ID: 1-2:7 chip-ID: 2717:4106 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>

I am not sure what causing this no to work. But I think it’s a driver issue. Unfortunately, I did not find any working driver installation guide for the latest kernel.

Experts help needed.

Thank You

#2

Your title with this

considering is the output from Manjaro install, state two contradictory things.

Have you added a new wifi connection in Network Manager that points to that device and set is as the default one ?

#3

There is nothing updates after plug in USB Wi-Fi adapter.

Could you please guide me through how to add new wifi connection in Network Manager ?

I am new to manjaro and not very familiar with network setup.

#4

Doubt it’s a driver issue, I have the exact same chipset and it’s working perfectly fine.

Edit: Scratch that, turns out I have the MT7610U.

#5

What updates do you expect ?

Open up Settings > Connections and from there hit the + button to add a new connection for your USB wifi

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From there you set it up …

#6

My USB Wi-Fi dongle does not present in the list. But…
nmtui-connect works for me… It shows available Wi-Fi devices separately for both PCI and USB.

#7

Is part of networkmanager … so it should work with any of the UI configurator, depending on your DE.
My screenshot was just an example.
Good that you found your way around tho.

#8