From 42305b643a45d78b218d7c4befdb35cc94bcc47b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Leonard <scott@bosswatt.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:03:02 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Wifi Stuff

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+# USB Wi-Fi Adapter Setup (MediaTek MT7612U) for GL-XE300 with OpenWRT 24.10.0
+
+## Step 1: Detect USB Adapter
+lsusb
+
+
+Expected:
+
+0e8d:7612 MediaTek Inc. Wireless
+
+## Step 2: Confirm Driver Loads
+dmesg | tail -n 50
+
+
+Expected:
+
+mt76x2u ... Firmware Version: 0.0.00
+ieee80211 phy3: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
+
+## Step 3: Generate and Edit Wireless Config
+wifi config
+
+
+Then edit /etc/config/wireless to include:
+
+config wifi-device 'radio0'
+        option type 'mac80211'
+        option path 'platform/ahb/18100000.wmac'
+        option band '2g'
+        option channel '1'
+        option htmode 'HT20'
+        option disabled '0'
+
+config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
+        option device 'radio0'
+        option network 'lan'
+        option mode 'ap'
+        option ssid 'OpenWrt'
+        option encryption 'none'
+
+config wifi-device 'radio1'
+        option type 'mac80211'
+        option path 'platform/ahb/1b000000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0'
+        option band '5g'
+        option channel '36'
+        option htmode 'VHT80'
+        option disabled '0'
+
+config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
+        option device 'radio1'
+        option network 'lan'
+        option mode 'ap'
+        option ssid 'OpenWrt-5G'
+        option encryption 'none'
+
+## Step 4: Bring Up Wireless
+wifi down
+wifi up
+
+## Step 5: Verify Both Radios Are Active
+iw dev
+
+
+Expected Output:
+
+phy#3
+  Interface phy3-ap0
+    ssid OpenWrt-5G
+    channel 40 (5200 MHz), width: 80 MHz
+
+phy#0
+  Interface phy0-ap0
+    ssid OpenWrt
+    channel 1 (2412 MHz), width: 20 MHz
+
+ip link
+
+
+Expected Interfaces:
+
+phy3-ap0
+phy0-ap0
+
+You now have both the internal 2.4GHz and USB 5GHz radios running together in AP mode.
+
+## Install Commands
+
+```bash
+opkg update && opkg install \
+  kmod-mt76x2u mt76x2u-firmware usbutils
+