Intel AX211 Wi-Fi Issues using Debian-based Sys-Net

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Hi,
I installed Qubes 4.2.2 with kernel latest the other day.I tried to connect to Wi-Fi, but there was no Wi-Fi item in the settings.

sudo apt install firmware-libertas
I tried to run it, but the Wi-Fi settings did not appear.
Also,the result of running lspci -v is as follows.

00:06.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake PCH CNVi Wifi (rev 20)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake PCH CNVi WiFi (Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz)
Physical Slot: 6
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 42
Memory at f2080000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: iwlwifi

Does anyone know a solution?

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Make sure the network device shows up inside sys-net.

You’d do that by opening “Settings” and checking the “Devices” page.

If the controller is already selected, I don’t know how to help beyond that.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge can help past that.

Maybe your wifi device isn’t compatible with qubes, if you really can’t get it working. I have a laptop where sys-net won’t launch if I’ve attached the wifi controller to it.

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Assuming that you have your Wireless network controller AX211 attached to sys-net qube, check the output of this command in sys-net qube’s terminal to see if you have the network interface associated with this controller available:

ip a

You can also check the logs in sys-net using journalctl command to search for any errors related to this network controller.
Is your sys-net qube based on a debian or fedora template?
If it’s debian then try to use fedora template because the firmware in debian is quite old and may miss the support for your network controller.

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Can I change the sys-net template after installing Qubes?

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If you installed both debian and fedora templates during initial setup then yes, you can change the qube’s template in its Settings → Basic tab if the qube is stopped.

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I could connect to Wi-Fi !
Thank you very much.

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