MediaTek MT7925E Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) M.2

CM4 Functionality	Pi 5 Functionality	Driver Required?	More Info
Untested	Full	Yes	GitHub Issue

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Description and Notes

The MediaTek MT7925E is a PCIe-based Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) M.2 card, commonly found on modules such as the AW-EB600NF. It works well on Raspberry Pi 5 / CM5 platforms once the required kernel driver and firmware are available.

Kernel Driver

Support for this card is provided by the mt7925e driver, which is part of the mt76 subsystem.

The driver exists upstream but is not enabled by default in the bcm2712_defconfig used by Raspberry Pi OS. To use this card, the kernel must be built with the MT7925E PCIe driver enabled as a module (CONFIG_MT7925E=m).

Once installed, the driver can be loaded normally and should create a WLAN interface.

Firmware

The MT7925E requires firmware from the linux-firmware repository. If firmware is missing, the kernel log will indicate which files are required.

On Raspberry Pi OS, installing or updating the linux-firmware package is usually sufficient to provide the required MediaTek firmware files under /lib/firmware/mediatek/.

PCIe and DMA Requirements (Important)

On Raspberry Pi 5 / CM5, this device requires 32-bit PCIe DMA addressing. Without this, the driver may fail during probe with memory allocation errors.

Add the following line to /boot/firmware/config.txt:

dtoverlay=pcie-32bit-dma-pi5

Hardware Connection

To connect the MT7925E to a Raspberry Pi 5 or CM5, an M.2 A+E-key to PCIe adapter is required.

Bluetooth Support

Bluetooth functionality is provided via a USB interface on the M.2 card. Not all PCIe adapter HATs wire this USB connection automatically.

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