Hope to increase driver support for be200

[sunhongzhan]

The newly purchased motherboard comes with an Intel Be200 Wi Fi 7 network card.
Hope to receive support soon! Thank you.

[zxystd]

I don't have this device.
OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware@4beb85c
just added bluetooth support, you can download from CI build. It is confirmed working.

Here is the Wi-Fi part support plan and progress.

• Upgrade iwx supported firmware version to -77 which is the the last non-MLD API aware firmware version. 100%
• Introduce firmware MLD API. 70% 100%
• Upgrade iwx supported firmware version to -86. 90% 100%
• Buy a BE200 card. 0% 100%
• Add BZ device family support. 0% 50% 80% 100%
• Add new devices probe and match functionality. 0% 20% 100%
• Suport MSI-X interrupt mode(it would be a first macOS driver that uses MSI-X interrupt!). 100%
• Support firmware version -90. 90%

[mishurov]

@zxystd on Linux the standard driver can load manually downladed iwlwifi-gl-c0-fm-c0-83.ucode and iwlwifi-gl-c0-fm-c0.pnvm firmware and it works probably without some new fancy features. For bluetooth it uses ibt-0291-0291.ddc and ibt-0291-0291.sfi

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/linux-firmware.git/tree/?h=for-upstream

[HQuest]

Another BE200 owner here. BT works like a champ, thank you very much for adding support. Happy to test and report on any wireless related code.

[sunhongzhan]

tyvm

“tyvm” is xiami？

I'm adding in the Intel BE200 now and will be happy to test anything. Not sure how to build a kext from source code though...

[baixiaoshengofficial]

Bluetooth is confirmed support but is wifi can also support ?

[zxystd]

Hi all, progress will update here. #955 (comment)

[baixiaoshengofficial]

Bluetooth is confirmed support but is wifi can also support ?

Update: Sometime bluetooth will crash and can't reconnect, util next reboot computer.
description:
BlueTooth disconnect automatic(maybe bluetooth crashed), And you can't connect
it again from system or status bar. util you press your computer reboot button.

[zxystd]

Bought a piece of BE200 and the Key E adapter card.

[zxystd]

Seems that BE200 has a hardware/firmware bug, verified by linux iwlwifi that it can not work in MSI interrupt mode, but macOS only support MSI-X mode on Ventura/Sonoma...

[HQuest]

There are a few reports of working WiFi on BE200 cards. Unknow if using interrupt or MSI/MSI-X modes, though. There is also this note saying linux doesn't support 6GHz but it does work with 2.4/5Ghz.
There is also this more recent -90 ucode (and its counterpart pnvm) perhaps with better chances to our cards.

Thank you for doing your best for the community.

[zxystd]

@HQuest Thanks for the information, but BE200 is already working on 11ac mode, have to do some stuff to resolve background scan issue later.

[vandroiy2013]

Thanks for the information, but BE200 is already working on 11ac mode.

Have hope BE202 will work too)) If you need test it i'm ready.