MT7601 (148F:7601) detected, driver loaded, en1 created, but Wifi Utility shows "No Connection" on Sonoma 14.7.x and Sequoia 15.x

[ervinnasiri-99]

Environment

• macOS Sonoma 14.7.x
• macOS Sequoia 15.x (same result)
• OpenCore (latest)
• SIP: Custom configuration (csr-active-config = 030A0000)
• SecureBootModel = Disabled

Adapter

MediaTek MT7601

Vendor ID: 0x148F
Product ID: 0x7601
Manufacturer: MediaTek

Adapter model:
NEXT 4AA

Driver

D-LinkUtility-Package
Wifi Utility version: 2.4.0.0

What happens

The USB adapter is correctly detected.

system_profiler SPUSBDataType:

802.11 n WLAN
Vendor ID: 0x148F
Product ID: 0x7601
Manufacturer: MediaTek

The driver is loaded:

kmutil showloaded | grep RT2870

Result:

com.Ralink.driver.RT2870USBWirelessDriver (5.0.1)

The network interface is also created:

networksetup -listallhardwareports

Hardware Port: 802.11 n WLAN
Device: en1

ifconfig en1:

status: inactive

Wifi Utility always displays:

[NO CONNECTİON!!]

Additional information

• I also tested on macOS Sequoia with exactly the same result.
• I also tested another supported adapter based on RT5370 (VID 148F / PID 5370).
• Same behaviour.
• Driver loads successfully.
• Interface is created.
• Wifi Utility still shows "No Connection".

No kernel panic.
No obvious driver errors.
Kernel log only shows:

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Is this a known issue with MT7601 / RT5370 on recent macOS versions, or is there anything else I should check?

[chris1111]

Did you use laptop or PC?
Try delete all network then save configuration without any network

Go to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
Make Backup of NetworkInterfaces.plist before deleted
Delete NetworkInterfaces.plist empty trash, reboot macOS then add network interface in Network by the add Services menu

Hope that help?

[ervinnasiri-99]

Thank you for your help. Right now I'm outside so when I get the chance i will do what you had said. I'm on laptop and both of these adapters are USB adapters. As i have mentioned one is ?MT7601U and RT5370. I examined previous closed issues and saw that MT7601U wasn't supported but RT5370 should be. I will inform you asap 🥰