topic Re: Linux WiFI BE201 drivers in Wireless

Linux WiFI BE201 drivers

dlschmidt — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:07:43 GMT

Hello,

I have bought a new laptop from Lenovo which had pre-installed a BE201 module. As Linux is required for my workflow, I was trying to get WiFi running, but unfortunately the module is not yet supported by iwlwifi, only bluetooth as far as I know. As Linux support is stated on the product specification, please provide me with the required driver/firmware modules, especially as it is not a tester-device but readily available for customers.

Kind regards

dlschmidt

Re: Linux WiFI BE201 drivers

Ian_ssu — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:17:00 GMT

I am in a similar situation, desperately searching for linux driver. Looking at the support page, both be200 and be202 is supported, it seems pretty wired to me that the driver of be201 is missing. please update the driver...

Re: Linux WiFI BE201 drivers

JeremyL — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 19:12:46 GMT

100%. Just discovered I can't use this for Linux, which is breaking my workflow. Please get driver support added to Linux

Re: Linux WiFI BE201 drivers

Flozen — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:22:38 GMT

+1 I really need a driver for linux

Re: Linux WiFI BE201 drivers

BryanHo — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 11:58:02 GMT

+1 I really need a driver for linux

Re: Linux WiFI BE201 drivers

dlschmidt — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:04:51 GMT

The driver is already available, the a recent version of "linux-firmware", and preferrably also a recent kernel, has to be used. Tested it a few months ago under Arch Linux and it worked pretty well. Ubuntu had its own patches, see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/2075564

Re: Linux WiFI BE201 drivers

DN9 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:17:44 GMT

Could you please outline what the solution was? The link is no longer valid.

Were you able to find a driver for Ubuntu 22.04? I'm looking for a version in this range:

[ 4.368105] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: minimum version required: iwlwifi-bz-a0-fm-c0-80
[ 4.368106] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: maximum version supported: iwlwifi-bz-a0-fm-c0-86

Thank you!