From 4d33d1a20853db6f0da7408c17ec0cbca38d8c1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Wrede Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:34:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document MT7925E WiFi card swap - 5GHz AP now fully functional Replaced RTL8822CE with Mediatek MT7925E PCIe WiFi card. The mt76 driver (MT7925E) properly supports AP bridge mode, unlike rtw88 (RTL8822CE). R5C is now PRODUCTION-READY: - 5GHz AP on channel 149 with 802.11ac/ax support - WiFi clients bridge properly and receive DHCP - Ethernet failover fully functional - NAT/routing configured RTL8822CE limitation: bridging in AP mode not supported by rtw88 driver. MT7925E solution: mt76 driver stack supports full bridge forwarding. Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 --- deploy.conf | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/deploy.conf b/deploy.conf index 1119c3a..faa215f 100644 --- a/deploy.conf +++ b/deploy.conf @@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ SKIP_COCKPIT=1 -# 5GHz AP radio (currently: Realtek RTL8822CE built-in on FriendlyElec R5C, driver rtw88_8822ce on Armbian 6.18) +# 5GHz AP radio (currently: Mediatek MT7925E PCIe on FriendlyElec R5C, driver mt76 on Armbian 6.18) +# Note: RTL8822CE (rtw88 driver) does not support bridge mode in AP; MT7925E solved this WIFI_5G_IFACE=wlp1s0 # 2.4GHz AP radio (currently: same as 5GHz on Armbian R5C; on Debian was D-Link DWA-171)