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On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 02:21:37AM -0300, ALLSTAR UNIVERSAL wrote: > Package: linux > Version: <insert the exact Debian 13 kernel package version, e.g., > 6.12.74-1> > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch > > Hi, > > I would like to request that support for the Intel BE200 Wi-Fi 7 chip be > enabled in the standard Debian 13 kernel. > > Currently, this hardware is not detected by the Debian 13 kernel (which is > based on Linux 6.12). This prevents the use of any Wi-Fi functionality on > this modern card. However, support for this chip was introduced in the > upstream Linux 6.18 kernel. > > Justification: > Enabling this support would allow users with modern Wi-Fi 7 hardware, such > as the Fenvi BE200 card, to use their hardware natively in Debian 13 > without needing to compile custom kernels. This would significantly improve > user experience and hardware compatibility for the distribution. > > Additional Information: > * The hardware is identified via lspci -nn as "Intel Corporation Device > 272b [8086:272b]". > * I have personally tested compiling the upstream 6.18 kernel with the > necessary configuration options enabled (and appropriate firmware > installed), and the Wi-Fi functionality worked correctly. > * The relevant upstream kernel configuration options appear to be: > CONFIG_IWLWIFI, CONFIG_IWLMVM, CONFIG_BT_INTEL, and CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_INTEL. > > Thank you very much for your time and hard work in maintaining the Debian > kernel. All the relevant configuratin options are/should be enabled. Please list as well which firmwre packages you have installed on the system and can you please provide a full kernel log to see what is going on. Regards, Salvatore
