intel wifi 6 ax201

[Destructor]

Hi Guys I have problem with intel wifi 6 ax201 adapter on Debian 11. It sometimes work good but sometimes does not work. And the speed test on 20% less than on Windows. I've download driver from https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... eless.html
but now I need help for installing it. Please help me to explain how to install firmware from local disk

[sunrat]

That page contains firmware, not drivers. They are different things. And it explains how to install that firmware.
In Debian however it is easier and more reliable to install the package firmware-iwlwifi from the non-free repository. You need to have non-free active in your sources first of course.
The Debian wiki page explains it all - https://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi

[Destructor]

But I want to install firmware which is downloaded from Intel official site because my device model is missing in list on your https://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi

[canci]

The list on the Wiki is too old.
AX201 has been supported since kernel 5.2, so the download you did is something that's already in firmware-iwlwifi.
For much newer drivers, you'd have to compile experimental drivers and maybe even a new kernel, which I wouldn't suggest.

Please make sure that firmware-iwlwifi is installed.

Also, make sure you're not afflicted by the error that's described on the wiki under Troubleshoot:

Troubleshooting

Slow WiFi problems when using Bluetooth

Some devices like the 6235 do include a Bluetooth device in the same card, which may lead into radio conflict. Newer devices (7200 and up) try to solve them intelligently, but it is not the case of older ones.

If your WiFi is slow when using Bluetooth, try adding the following to /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf and reboot:

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options iwlwifi bt_coex_active=0 swcrypto=1 11n_disable=8

[sunrat]

There are lots of AX201 firmwares listed on the package page - https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/firmware-iwlwifi . No idea which one is yours.

[Destructor]

The list on the Wiki is too old.
AX201 has been supported since kernel 5.2, so the download you did is something that's already in firmware-iwlwifi.
For much newer drivers, you'd have to compile experimental drivers and maybe even a new kernel, which I wouldn't suggest.

Please make sure that firmware-iwlwifi is installed.

Also, make sure you're not afflicted by the error that's described on the wiki under Troubleshoot:

Troubleshooting

Slow WiFi problems when using Bluetooth

Some devices like the 6235 do include a Bluetooth device in the same card, which may lead into radio conflict. Newer devices (7200 and up) try to solve them intelligently, but it is not the case of older ones.

If your WiFi is slow when using Bluetooth, try adding the following to /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf and reboot:

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options iwlwifi bt_coex_active=0 swcrypto=1 11n_disable=8

firmware-iwlwifi is installed, I saw it two days ago but file /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf is missing