TX power limited to 3 dbm on an AMD RZ608 card

Hello everyone, I recently bought a wi-fi card (AMD RZ608 - Xiaolo AX3000 on amazon) to create another access point in my home. This is a Mediatek MT7921K rebranded chip.

The card works well under OpenWRT 22.03 only I have a problem with the transmission power which is limited to only 3 dbm. When I choose a higher power, the power remains at 3 dbm. I tried to change the location, the channel, the frequency band, but still 3dbm. It's a pity because when I'm right next door the card works very well and the connection is fast and reliable.
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The card is plugged on a PC which is my Proxmox server and the wi-fi card is in pci passthrough on the VM.

Server configuration :
Asus B150M-A
i3-6100
8 go of RAM
a lot of hdd and ssd for a nas
1 ethernet card
2 AMD RZ608

It runs under Proxmox 7.1-7 and the installed version of Openwrt is 22.03.0-rc5

You may be seeing limitations of the kernel module, apparently AP mode for these client devices was only added recently

Mediatek MT7921K "Question about AP mode" · Issue #66 · morrownr/USB-WiFi · GitHub

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Thanks for your reply, I'll wait a while for the card to be really supported and I'll post the results here.

Did you try a snapshot build?

I did, but the drivers used is the same. I think we just need to wait now.

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I was under the impression that the latest snapshot builds use the most recent mt76 driver which supposedly gives support for mt7921 ap mode. Maybe I'm wrong though.

You are not wrong, the ap mode work well, it’s just the tx power which always comes to 3 dbm whatever the value chosen.

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What does the iw list command output?

I had just ordered one of these cards and am interested in getting it to work correctly.

Yeah, here is the iw list command output with the last mt7921 driver

Wiphy phy0
        wiphy index: 0
        max # scan SSIDs: 4
        max scan IEs length: 482 bytes
        max # sched scan SSIDs: 10
        max # match sets: 16
        Retry short limit: 7
        Retry long limit: 4
        Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
        Device supports AP-side u-APSD.
        Device supports T-DLS.
        Available Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
        Configured Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
        Supported interface modes:
                 * managed
                 * AP
                 * AP/VLAN
                 * monitor
        Band 1:
                Capabilities: 0x9ff
                        RX LDPC
                        HT20/HT40
                        SM Power Save disabled
                        RX Greenfield
                        RX HT20 SGI
                        RX HT40 SGI
                        TX STBC
                        RX STBC 1-stream
                        Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
                        No DSSS/CCK HT40
                Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
                Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: No restriction (0x00)
                HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
                HE Iftypes: managed
                        HE MAC Capabilities (0x08011a000040):
                                +HTC HE Supported
                                Trigger Frame MAC Padding Duration: 2
                                OM Control
                                Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
                                A-MSDU in A-MPDU
                        HE PHY Capabilities: (0x2270ce120dc0b306423f00):
                                HE40/2.4GHz
                                242 tone RUs/2.4GHz
                                Device Class: 1
                                LDPC Coding in Payload
                                HE SU PPDU with 1x HE-LTF and 0.8us GI
                                NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
                                STBC Tx <= 80MHz
                                STBC Rx <= 80MHz
                                Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                DCM Max Constellation: 2
                                DCM Max Constellation Rx: 2
                                SU Beamformee
                                Beamformee STS <= 80Mhz: 3
                                Ng = 16 SU Feedback
                                Ng = 16 MU Feedback
                                Codebook Size SU Feedback
                                Codebook Size MU Feedback
                                Triggered CQI Feedback
                                Partial Bandwidth Extended Range
                                PPE Threshold Present
                                Power Boost Factor ar
                                HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
                                20MHz in 40MHz HE PPDU 2.4GHz
                                DCM Max BW: 1
                                Longer Than 16HE SIG-B OFDM Symbols
                                Non-Triggered CQI Feedback
                                TX 1024-QAM
                                RX 1024-QAM
                                RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Compression SIGB
                                RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Non-Compression SIGB
                        HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        PPE Threshold 0x39 0x1c 0xc7 0x71 0x1c 0x07
                HE Iftypes: AP
                        HE MAC Capabilities (0x00011a081044):
                                +HTC HE Supported
                                BSR
                                OM Control
                                Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
                                BQR
                                A-MSDU in A-MPDU
                                OM Control UL MU Data Disable RX
                        HE PHY Capabilities: (0x0220ce120000a000000c00):
                                HE40/2.4GHz
                                LDPC Coding in Payload
                                NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
                                STBC Tx <= 80MHz
                                STBC Rx <= 80MHz
                                Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                DCM Max Constellation: 2
                                DCM Max Constellation Rx: 2
                                Partial Bandwidth Extended Range
                                PPE Threshold Present
                                TX 1024-QAM
                                RX 1024-QAM
                        HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        PPE Threshold 0x39 0x1c 0xc7 0x71 0x1c 0x07
                Frequencies:
                        * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm)
                        * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled)
        Band 2:
                Capabilities: 0x9ff
                        RX LDPC
                        HT20/HT40
                        SM Power Save disabled
                        RX Greenfield
                        RX HT20 SGI
                        RX HT40 SGI
                        TX STBC
                        RX STBC 1-stream
                        Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
                        No DSSS/CCK HT40
                Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
                Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: No restriction (0x00)
                HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
                VHT Capabilities (0x339071b2):
                        Max MPDU length: 11454
                        Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
                        RX LDPC
                        short GI (80 MHz)
                        TX STBC
                        SU Beamformee
                        MU Beamformee
                        RX antenna pattern consistency
                        TX antenna pattern consistency
                VHT RX MCS set:
                        1 streams: MCS 0-9
                        2 streams: MCS 0-9
                        3 streams: not supported
                        4 streams: not supported
                        5 streams: not supported
                        6 streams: not supported
                        7 streams: not supported
                        8 streams: not supported
                VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
                VHT TX MCS set:
                        1 streams: MCS 0-9
                        2 streams: MCS 0-9
                        3 streams: not supported
                        4 streams: not supported
                        5 streams: not supported
                        6 streams: not supported
                        7 streams: not supported
                        8 streams: not supported
                VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
                HE Iftypes: managed
                        HE MAC Capabilities (0x08011a000040):
                                +HTC HE Supported
                                Trigger Frame MAC Padding Duration: 2
                                OM Control
                                Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
                                A-MSDU in A-MPDU
                        HE PHY Capabilities: (0x4470ce120dc0b306423f00):
                                HE40/HE80/5GHz
                                242 tone RUs/5GHz
                                Device Class: 1
                                LDPC Coding in Payload
                                HE SU PPDU with 1x HE-LTF and 0.8us GI
                                NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
                                STBC Tx <= 80MHz
                                STBC Rx <= 80MHz
                                Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                DCM Max Constellation: 2
                                DCM Max Constellation Rx: 2
                                SU Beamformee
                                Beamformee STS <= 80Mhz: 3
                                Ng = 16 SU Feedback
                                Ng = 16 MU Feedback
                                Codebook Size SU Feedback
                                Codebook Size MU Feedback
                                Triggered CQI Feedback
                                Partial Bandwidth Extended Range
                                PPE Threshold Present
                                Power Boost Factor ar
                                HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
                                20MHz in 40MHz HE PPDU 2.4GHz
                                DCM Max BW: 1
                                Longer Than 16HE SIG-B OFDM Symbols
                                Non-Triggered CQI Feedback
                                TX 1024-QAM
                                RX 1024-QAM
                                RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Compression SIGB
                                RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Non-Compression SIGB
                        HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        PPE Threshold 0x39 0x1c 0xc7 0x71 0x1c 0x07
                HE Iftypes: AP
                        HE MAC Capabilities (0x00011a081044):
                                +HTC HE Supported
                                BSR
                                OM Control
                                Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
                                BQR
                                A-MSDU in A-MPDU
                                OM Control UL MU Data Disable RX
                        HE PHY Capabilities: (0x0420ce120000a000000c00):
                                HE40/HE80/5GHz
                                LDPC Coding in Payload
                                NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
                                STBC Tx <= 80MHz
                                STBC Rx <= 80MHz
                                Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                DCM Max Constellation: 2
                                DCM Max Constellation Rx: 2
                                Partial Bandwidth Extended Range
                                PPE Threshold Present
                                TX 1024-QAM
                                RX 1024-QAM
                        HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        PPE Threshold 0x39 0x1c 0xc7 0x71 0x1c 0x07
                Frequencies:
                        * 5180 MHz [36] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5200 MHz [40] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5220 MHz [44] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5240 MHz [48] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5500 MHz [100] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5520 MHz [104] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5540 MHz [108] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5560 MHz [112] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5580 MHz [116] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5600 MHz [120] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5620 MHz [124] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5640 MHz [128] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5660 MHz [132] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5680 MHz [136] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5700 MHz [140] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5720 MHz [144] (13.0 dBm) (radar detection)
                        * 5745 MHz [149] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5765 MHz [153] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5785 MHz [157] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5805 MHz [161] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5825 MHz [165] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5845 MHz [169] (13.0 dBm)
                        * 5865 MHz [173] (13.0 dBm)
        Band 4:
                HE Iftypes: managed
                        HE MAC Capabilities (0x08011a000040):
                                +HTC HE Supported
                                Trigger Frame MAC Padding Duration: 2
                                OM Control
                                Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
                                A-MSDU in A-MPDU
                        HE PHY Capabilities: (0x4470ce120dc0b306423f00):
                                HE40/HE80/5GHz
                                242 tone RUs/5GHz
                                Device Class: 1
                                LDPC Coding in Payload
                                HE SU PPDU with 1x HE-LTF and 0.8us GI
                                NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
                                STBC Tx <= 80MHz
                                STBC Rx <= 80MHz
                                Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                DCM Max Constellation: 2
                                DCM Max Constellation Rx: 2
                                SU Beamformee
                                Beamformee STS <= 80Mhz: 3
                                Ng = 16 SU Feedback
                                Ng = 16 MU Feedback
                                Codebook Size SU Feedback
                                Codebook Size MU Feedback
                                Triggered CQI Feedback
                                Partial Bandwidth Extended Range
                                PPE Threshold Present
                                Power Boost Factor ar
                                HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
                                20MHz in 40MHz HE PPDU 2.4GHz
                                DCM Max BW: 1
                                Longer Than 16HE SIG-B OFDM Symbols
                                Non-Triggered CQI Feedback
                                TX 1024-QAM
                                RX 1024-QAM
                                RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Compression SIGB
                                RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Non-Compression SIGB
                        HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        PPE Threshold 0x39 0x1c 0xc7 0x71 0x1c 0x07
                HE Iftypes: AP
                        HE MAC Capabilities (0x00011a081044):
                                +HTC HE Supported
                                BSR
                                OM Control
                                Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
                                BQR
                                A-MSDU in A-MPDU
                                OM Control UL MU Data Disable RX
                        HE PHY Capabilities: (0x0420ce120000a000000c00):
                                HE40/HE80/5GHz
                                LDPC Coding in Payload
                                NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
                                STBC Tx <= 80MHz
                                STBC Rx <= 80MHz
                                Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
                                DCM Max Constellation: 2
                                DCM Max Constellation Rx: 2
                                Partial Bandwidth Extended Range
                                PPE Threshold Present
                                TX 1024-QAM
                                RX 1024-QAM
                        HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
                                1 streams: MCS 0-11
                                2 streams: MCS 0-11
                                3 streams: not supported
                                4 streams: not supported
                                5 streams: not supported
                                6 streams: not supported
                                7 streams: not supported
                                8 streams: not supported
                        PPE Threshold 0x39 0x1c 0xc7 0x71 0x1c 0x07
                Frequencies:
                        * 5955 MHz [1] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5975 MHz [5] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 5995 MHz [9] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6015 MHz [13] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6035 MHz [17] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6055 MHz [21] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6075 MHz [25] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6095 MHz [29] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6115 MHz [33] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6135 MHz [37] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6155 MHz [41] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6175 MHz [45] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6195 MHz [49] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6215 MHz [53] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6235 MHz [57] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6255 MHz [61] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6275 MHz [65] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6295 MHz [69] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6315 MHz [73] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6335 MHz [77] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6355 MHz [81] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6375 MHz [85] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6395 MHz [89] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6415 MHz [93] (23.0 dBm)
                        * 6435 MHz [97] (disabled)
                        * 6455 MHz [101] (disabled)
                        * 6475 MHz [105] (disabled)
                        * 6495 MHz [109] (disabled)
                        * 6515 MHz [113] (disabled)
                        * 6535 MHz [117] (disabled)
                        * 6555 MHz [121] (disabled)
                        * 6575 MHz [125] (disabled)
                        * 6595 MHz [129] (disabled)
                        * 6615 MHz [133] (disabled)
                        * 6635 MHz [137] (disabled)
                        * 6655 MHz [141] (disabled)
                        * 6675 MHz [145] (disabled)
                        * 6695 MHz [149] (disabled)
                        * 6715 MHz [153] (disabled)
                        * 6735 MHz [157] (disabled)
                        * 6755 MHz [161] (disabled)
                        * 6775 MHz [165] (disabled)
                        * 6795 MHz [169] (disabled)
                        * 6815 MHz [173] (disabled)
                        * 6835 MHz [177] (disabled)
                        * 6855 MHz [181] (disabled)
                        * 6875 MHz [185] (disabled)
                        * 6895 MHz [189] (disabled)
                        * 6915 MHz [193] (disabled)
                        * 6935 MHz [197] (disabled)
                        * 6955 MHz [201] (disabled)
                        * 6975 MHz [205] (disabled)
                        * 6995 MHz [209] (disabled)
                        * 7015 MHz [213] (disabled)
                        * 7035 MHz [217] (disabled)
                        * 7055 MHz [221] (disabled)
                        * 7075 MHz [225] (disabled)
                        * 7095 MHz [229] (disabled)
                        * 7115 MHz [233] (disabled)
        valid interface combinations:
                 * #{ managed } <= 4, #{ AP } <= 1,
                   total <= 4, #channels <= 1, STA/AP BI must match
        HT Capability overrides:
                 * MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
                 * maximum A-MSDU length
                 * supported channel width
                 * short GI for 40 MHz
                 * max A-MPDU length exponent
                 * min MPDU start spacing
        max # scan plans: 1
        max scan plan interval: 65535
        max scan plan iterations: 0
        Supported extended features:
                * [ RRM ]: RRM
                * [ SET_SCAN_DWELL ]: scan dwell setting
                * [ BEACON_RATE_LEGACY ]: legacy beacon rate setting
                * [ BEACON_RATE_HT ]: HT beacon rate setting
                * [ BEACON_RATE_VHT ]: VHT beacon rate setting
                * [ FILS_STA ]: STA FILS (Fast Initial Link Setup)
                * [ CQM_RSSI_LIST ]: multiple CQM_RSSI_THOLD records
                * [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211 ]: control port over nl80211
                * [ TXQS ]: FQ-CoDel-enabled intermediate TXQs
                * [ AIRTIME_FAIRNESS ]: airtime fairness scheduling
                * [ AQL ]: Airtime Queue Limits (AQL)
                * [ CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH ]: disable pre-auth over nl80211 control port support
                * [ SCAN_FREQ_KHZ ]: scan on kHz frequency support
                * [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211_TX_STATUS ]: tx status for nl80211 control port support
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Probably a stupid question but have you tried using the default wireless region setting instead of FR?

Yes I tried, but in this case the card does not activate. I really think you have to wait for a real support of the card to be 100% usable


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You are probably correct

I hope so because I bought two of them :sweat_smile:

When I get mine I'll post my results.

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