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I have a Intel Wifi AX200 as far as I can tell. I have seen more topics about this but I'm not really sure what to do.

On this page: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-io/wireless-networking.html

There are the following steps:

To install firmware:

    

  1. Copy the files into the distribution-specific firmware directory, /lib/firmware.
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  2. If the directory doesn't work, refer to your distribution documentation.
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  3. If you configure the kernel yourself, make sure firmware loading is enabled.
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Does this mean I have to put it in /lib64/firmware since I have a 64bit OS?

Also how do I know if the directory works or not? Is it just a single reboot?

The adapter is working on windows, is there any risk of breaking that (I have dual boot)?

I also readed somewhere that after kernel 5 is installed that it should be supported natively. So I prefer that over drivers.

I'm using ubuntu 18.04.03, a folder /lib64 already exists but there is no firmware folder in there. /lib/firmware does exist.

clankill3r
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    What is the Ubuntu version? – Pilot6 Dec 18 '19 at 16:00
  • Please click [edit] and tell us which version of Ubuntu or other distro you are using, and its release number, too. Also, is there already a folder named /lib64/firmware ?. – K7AAY Dec 18 '19 at 19:51
  • The firmware is not an issue. You need a kernel upgrade. Anyway all firmware should be in /lib/firmware it is not 64 vs 32 sensitive. – Pilot6 Dec 19 '19 at 13:03
  • @Pilot6 The link you posted worked! Thank you so much, I expected this to be so much harder. – clankill3r Dec 19 '19 at 13:12

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