[SOLVED]No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

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[SOLVED]No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 18th, '20, 22:05

I just installed Mageia 8 alpha 1 on my computer, and it does not see my WiFi adapter. It is a USB adapter that was working fine on Mageia 7 a couple of days ago.

The adapter is an ALFA Network AWUS036NHA Atheros AR9271.

The USB system sees the adapter.

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$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 013: ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 25a7:fa61 Compx 2.4G Receiver
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04d9:1702 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. Keyboard LKS02
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub


The system does not see it.

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$ lspcidrake | grep -i net
8139too         : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (rev: 10)
r8169           : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (rev: 06)


I have no inxi information because I have no internet to install it. The WiFi connection is the only possible connection for that computer because of its location.

I installed the Mageia 8 alpha 1 using the Live installer. During the installation the setup for the WiFi network had only the ndiswrapper option, and I have no Windows driver to point to. So I installed setting up the wired adapter just to get past that point of the installation. I do not know where to get a driver for the adapter or how to set that up.

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby benmc » Jul 18th, '20, 23:09

Hi,

you dont mention which .iso you tried.
try the Gnome Live, it defaults to Network Manager, rather than the netapplet.

please report a bug for this issue, thats what the pre-release .isos or for, to find missing drivers, applications that dont work... etc
please have a look here => https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_report_a_bug_properly.

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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 18th, '20, 23:50

Sorry for the oversight. I am using Mageia-8-alpha1-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso.

I didn't report a bug because I wasn't sure that it really is a bug or something that I did wrong during the installation. I presume from your reply that the driver for the Atheros AR9271 should be in the distro? I don't remember how I got it to work on Mageia 7, but I don't remember jumping through any special hoops to hook it up.

I looked for atheros files.

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[root@localhost /]# find . -iname *atheros*
./usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-nonfree/LICENSE.QualcommAtheros_ath10k
./usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-nonfree/LICENCE.atheros_firmware
./usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-nonfree/LICENSE.QualcommAtheros_ar3k
./usr/lib/modules/5.7.4-desktop-1.mga8/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros
find: ‘./proc/2159/task/2159/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2159/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2162/task/2162/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2162/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2173/task/2173/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2173/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2180/task/2180/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2180/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2500/task/2500/net’: Invalid argument
find: ‘./proc/2500/net’: Invalid argument


In the drivers directory I found:

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[root@localhost atheros]# pwd
/usr/lib/modules/5.7.4-desktop-1.mga8/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros
[root@localhost atheros]# ls -R .
.:
alx/  atl1c/  atl1e/  atlx/

./alx:
alx.ko.xz

./atl1c:
atl1c.ko.xz

./atl1e:
atl1e.ko.xz

./atlx:
atl1.ko.xz  atl2.ko.xz


I am over my head on what those mean.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby doktor5000 » Jul 19th, '20, 02:01

The driver for your device is called ath9k_htc, and that driver comes with the kernel.
For your second command, those are are the kernel drivers for atheros ethernet (wired) adapters. The wireless ones would be in /lib/modules/5.7.4-desktop-1.mga8/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k and they come by default with the kernel,
although you do still need the firmware - which comes from the package kernel-firmware-nonfree, which should already be installed, according to one of the paths from your first command.

Please try the following after unplugging the USB device - Open a terminal, and as root run:
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journalctl -af

then wait a few seconds, and plugin the USB device again, and wait again fifteen seconds or so, until no new output appears.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 19th, '20, 04:35

According to the MCC, kernel-firmware-nonfree is installed.

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[root@localhost poobah]# journalctl -af
-- Logs begin at Sat 2020-07-18 13:38:42 EDT. --
Jul 18 22:20:35 localhost.localdomain plasmashell[2287]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:375: Unable to assign [undefined] to QString
Jul 18 22:20:35 localhost.localdomain plasmashell[2287]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:285:5: QML Connections: Implicitly defined onFoo properties in Connections are deprecated. Use this syntax instead: function onFoo(<arguments>) { ... }
Jul 18 22:20:36 localhost.localdomain kdeinit5[164622]: kf5.kio.kio_tags: tag fetch failed: "Failed to open the database"
Jul 18 22:20:36 localhost.localdomain kdeinit5[164622]: kf5.kio.kio_tags: "tags:/" list() invalid url
Jul 18 22:20:36 localhost.localdomain dolphin[164609]: kf5.kio.core: "Could not enter folder tags:/."
Jul 18 22:20:36 localhost.localdomain dolphin[164609]: kf5.kio.core: "Could not enter folder tags:/."
Jul 18 22:20:36 localhost.localdomain kdeinit5[164628]: Qt: Session management error: networkIdsList argument is NULL
Jul 18 22:20:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[2064]: Started apps-org.kde.kwrite-f3577cb5870f4e67b7ad8adf712fc372.scope.
Jul 18 22:20:44 localhost.localdomain plasmashell[2287]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:285:5: QML Connections: Implicitly defined onFoo properties in Connections are deprecated. Use this syntax instead: function onFoo(<arguments>) { ... }
Jul 18 22:21:33 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 16
Jul 18 22:22:11 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 17 using ehci-pci
Jul 18 22:22:11 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
Jul 18 22:22:11 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
Jul 18 22:22:11 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: Product: UB91C
Jul 18 22:22:11 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
Jul 18 22:22:11 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 12345
Jul 18 22:22:11 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
Jul 18 22:22:12 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
Jul 18 22:22:12 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath9k_htc 1-2:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
Jul 18 22:22:42 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath9k_htc: Failed to initialize the device
Jul 18 22:22:42 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized
^C
[root@localhost poobah]#
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 19th, '20, 14:33

Good morning.

Here is an update to my search for WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1.

This morning I brought the WiFi adapter up to my Mageia 7 system and plugged it in to see what would happen. It lights up immediately and sees all my WiFi access points. I ran the same test with journalctl as I did on the Mageia 8 computer.

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[brian@linuxmain ~]$ su
Password:
[root@linuxmain brian]# journalctl -af
-- Logs begin at Tue 2020-06-30 09:06:35 EDT. --
Jul 19 07:56:06 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 2 (BadValue), sequence: 2141, resource id: 23068678, major code: 141 (Unknown), minor code: 3
Jul 19 07:56:07 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:371: TypeError: Type error
Jul 19 07:56:07 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:343: Unable to assign [undefined] to int
Jul 19 07:56:07 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:371: TypeError: Type error
Jul 19 07:56:07 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:343: Unable to assign [undefined] to int
Jul 19 07:56:10 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: KActivitiesStats( 0x1a522d0 ) ResultModelPrivate::onResultScoreUpdated  result added: "applications:org.kde.konsole.desktop" score: 67.2169 last: 1595159767 first: 1593123079
Jul 19 07:56:20 linuxmain kdeinit5[17347]: org.kde.bluez: PendingCall Error: "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken."
Jul 19 07:56:21 linuxmain dbus-daemon[980]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.bluez': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
Jul 19 07:56:40 linuxmain su[21088]: (to root) brian on pts/0
Jul 19 07:56:40 linuxmain su[21088]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user root by brian(uid=1001)
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: new high-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: Product: UB91C
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: SerialNumber: 12345
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: UdevQt: unhandled device action "bind"
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain org_kde_powerdevil[17693]: UdevQt: unhandled device action "bind"
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: UdevQt: unhandled device action "bind"
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain org_kde_powerdevil[17693]: UdevQt: unhandled device action "bind"
Jul 19 07:57:48 linuxmain kernel: usb 2-12: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath9k_htc 2-12:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath9k_htc 2-12:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.4
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath9k_htc 2-12:1.0: FW RMW support: On
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x833a
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x37
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath: Country alpha2 being used: GB
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath: Regpair used: 0x37
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain systemd-udevd[27683]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain systemd-udevd[27683]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain kernel: ath9k_htc 2-12:1.0 wlp0s20u12: renamed from wlan0
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain ifplugd(wlp0s20u12)[27734]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain ifplugd(wlp0s20u12)[27734]: Using interface wlp0s20u12/00:C0:CA:92:35:35 with driver <ath9k_htc> (version: 5.6.14-desktop-2.mga7)
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain ifplugd(wlp0s20u12)[27734]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain ifplugd(wlp0s20u12)[27734]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain systemd-udevd[27738]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain plasmashell[17390]: UdevQt: unhandled device action "move"
Jul 19 07:57:49 linuxmain org_kde_powerdevil[17693]: UdevQt: unhandled device action "move"
Jul 19 07:57:54 linuxmain systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded.
^C
[root@linuxmain brian]#


So this problem is not caused by a failed WiFi adapter.

I took the adapter back down to the Mageia 8 computer and plugged it into a different USB port and it failed to connect with the same results as I got yesterday.

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[root@localhost poobah]# journalctl -af
-- Logs begin at Sat 2020-07-18 13:38:42 EDT. --
Jul 19 07:32:35 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service: Succeeded.
Jul 19 07:32:35 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Finished Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
Jul 19 07:37:22 localhost.localdomain org_kde_powerdevil[4271]: powerdevil: Kbd backlight brightness value:  0
Jul 19 07:57:06 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 9
Jul 19 08:01:01 localhost.localdomain CROND[63930]: (root) CMD (nice -n 19 run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Jul 19 08:01:01 localhost.localdomain anacron[63935]: Anacron started on 2020-07-19
Jul 19 08:01:01 localhost.localdomain anacron[63935]: Will run job `cron.daily' in 15 min.
Jul 19 08:01:01 localhost.localdomain anacron[63935]: Jobs will be executed sequentially
Jul 19 08:02:07 localhost.localdomain su[65392]: (to root) poobah on pts/0
Jul 19 08:02:07 localhost.localdomain su[65392]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user root by poobah(uid=1000)
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: new high-speed USB device number 10 using ehci-pci
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: Product: UB91C
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: SerialNumber: 12345
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
Jul 19 08:02:34 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath9k_htc 1-7:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
Jul 19 08:03:04 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath9k_htc: Failed to initialize the device
Jul 19 08:03:04 localhost.localdomain kernel: usb 1-7: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized
^C
[root@localhost poobah]#


I am having no problems with the other USB devices, e.g. a wireless mouse and a wired keyboard, on the Mageia 8 computer . So I am not too suspicious of a USB problem. The WiFi was working on that computer when I overwrote the system to try Mageia 8.

I might install Mageia 7.1 back on that computer as a dual-boot and see if I can get the WiFi adapter to work on the M7 system again. I wiped out the system it was working on when I installed the new M8. I am trying to narrow this problem down to one component of the system.

I don't know what else to try.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby doktor5000 » Jul 19th, '20, 16:35

banjo wrote:Jul 18 22:22:42 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath9k_htc: Failed to initialize the device

There seems to be a bug with ath9k and current kernels: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php ... 4#p1912134 / https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208251
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby jkerr82508 » Jul 19th, '20, 17:18

I have one of those devices. For me, the problem has been fixed in the latest kernel 5.7.9. The fixed kernel should be available on the beta iso's , which are now entering QA testing.

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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 19th, '20, 17:26

That bug sounds like what I am seeing on my M8 system. That leaves me with a problem. I cannot revert the kernel since this is a clean installation and I only have the one kernel. I cannot install any released upgrade of the kernel because I cannot get on the internet without the WiFi to access the repositories. It would be difficult to move the computer up here to hook it into the switch, although it wouldn't be impossible.

Is there a patch for this bug in the repository?

Thanks for the pointer to the bug.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 19th, '20, 17:30

jkerr82508 wrote:I have one of those devices. For me, the problem has been fixed in the latest kernel 5.7.9. The fixed kernel should be available on the beta iso's , which are now entering QA testing.

Jim


Thanks. Re-installing would not be a problem for me. I have not spent much time on the system yet so I don't have anything to lose. I will just wipe it out and start over.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby doktor5000 » Jul 19th, '20, 18:36

banjo wrote:Is there a patch for this bug in the repository?

As Jim mentioned, yes - simply install a current kernel. kernel 5.7.9 should be available on mirrors since thursday.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 19th, '20, 22:11

Unfortunately, I am in a chicken and egg dilemma. I cannot get to the repositories to upgrade the kernel to fix the WiFi until after I fix the WiFi :? because the WiFi is the only internet connection I have on that computer.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby magic » Jul 19th, '20, 22:31

If you have a mobile phone that supports USB tethering you can use it to provide a temporary internet connection - just make sure you are connected to your WiFi before you download stuff unless you have data to burn.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby doktor5000 » Jul 19th, '20, 23:02

You could also download the kernel package in advance, and save it to USB or something and install that, then reboot to the new kernel and update the rest.
E.g. for kernel-desktop and x86_64 http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/p ... x86_64.rpm
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 19th, '20, 23:45

My phone is not set up for that, and I have limited data shared by four other phones.

But I did grab the kernel package. I will install that and see where that takes me.

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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby magic » Jul 20th, '20, 13:25

Eh?..Oh sorry, it wasn't very clear that I was suggesting using a phone as a bridge to your wifi network - I usually disable mobile data when I'm doing that to be sure that only wifi is being used (anyway it's probably only an academic point by now so I'll bow out)
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 20th, '20, 13:49

magic wrote:Eh?..Oh sorry, it wasn't very clear that I was suggesting using a phone as a bridge to your wifi network - I usually disable mobile data when I'm doing that to be sure that only wifi is being used (anyway it's probably only an academic point by now so I'll bow out)


No problem. I am not that savvy with the phone yet, so setting it up to do that could be a challenge. I will give the downloaded kernel package a go and then get back here with the results. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Re: No WiFi on Mageia 8 alpha 1

Postby banjo » Jul 20th, '20, 15:42

I installed the new kernel 5.7.9, plugged in the WiFi adapter and it lit up. I am connected to the internet. I set up the media in the MCC and I am now processing 947 updates.

Thanks to all for the help with this.

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