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Bug#1135248: kernel configuration: request to enable support for Intel BE200 Wi-Fi 7 chip

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Hi,

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

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Bug#1135248: kernel configuration: request to enable support for Intel BE200 Wi-Fi 7 chip Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2026-05-05 21:30 +0200

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