Hi folks - 1st post.
Been lurking and reading posts …
I’m using Manjaro because of what seems to be great support for proprietary drivers. I was a very inexperienced MXLinux user until a month or so ago - Manjaro solved a problem ‘out of the box’ with my graphics card - all I wanted from any Linux distribution was :
A useful browser - everyone does that…
Blender 2.9 - everyone does that …
Making my GT650Boost TI Graphics card perform using CUDA - not the easiest thing in the world in MXLinux - piece of cake in Manjaro - so I’m now a Manjaro man …
Ok so now i have Blender using CUDA on my Card in Manjaro - but my wifi has always been flaky.
Bought and installed a new USB Wifi card - RTL88x2bu chipset - installing drivers from their website using Arch Linux guidance - they were not Manjaro specific - but install worked.
My Wifi is live - but I know only achieves 50% of Win10 - same location and hardware - just a hardswitch to swap Windows / Linux.
I have Virgin 200 - all’s fine by cable - 200+ mbps.
Aging HP laptop in the same room - 100mbps Wifi.
Basically incoming internet access is fine.
Self build Linux desktop with internal PCIE Wifi AC51 card - 70mbps tops - usually 20ish - varies between 5 - 50mbps everyday - massive battle to try and get the right drivers installed.
I have a hardware switch for a 6 drive set-up: 1TB Manjaro SSD - 1 Win10 250G SSD +data drives.
I buy a TrendBros USB Wifi adaptor AC1l (AC1200) - needs a RTL88x2bu driver.
(Some very interesting posts here and elsewhere - folks have varying experiencewith this USB driver)
Eventually here’s the question :
I have Linux 5.10 - (I def want that because that makes my card work CUDA in latest Blender 2.9) ~
I’ve read many many posts - there seems to be a potential fix using AUR Linux Headers and Github - that will *probably / maybe * get my wifi card perfoming better - probably with Kernel 5.9
This is where i’m struggling : ~ I want Linux 5.10 and proprietary drivers for my Graphics card thankyou Manjaro -works - but I might need a different kernel and headers for the wifi card to get best performance from it ?
Apparently AUR has RTL88x2bu-dkms etc etc build available…
If i build and install that - will it kill my Graphics Card and CUDA performance ?
Given a choice i’ll take fast CUDA - slow WIFI. (Because i can press a button reboot and browse in a Win10 build at 130+mbps…
I dont know how to ask this question - I think my graphics card works with 5.10 and its headers - but my Wifi card doesnt - it might need something else …
Also I’ve noticed - I’m listening to Spotify whilst writing this and it does a weird stuttering thing i’ve never heard before …
Tried to post an INXI using the adice here : https://forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-provide-good-information/874 - i dont think it worked properly …
Here’s INXI :
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[john@MANJARO ~]$ inxi --admin --verbosity=7 --filter --no-host --width System: Kernel: 5.10.32-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10-x86_64 root=UUID=df10f0bf-e4a3-4a61-a142-980b06dec23b rw quiet apparmor=1 security=apparmor resume=UUID=089eaa24-e67a-4152-af6e-2ef6d4ef2286 udev.log_priority=3 Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A97 R2.0 v: Rev 1.xx serial: <filter> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 2603 date: 06/26/2015 Battery: Message: No system battery data found. Is one present? Memory: RAM: total: 15.54 GiB used: 3.83 GiB (24.7%) RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. CPU: Info: 6-Core model: AMD FX-6350 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Bulldozer family: 15 (21) model-id: 2 stepping: 0 microcode: 6000852 cache: L2: 2 MiB bogomips: 46958 Speed: 1402 MHz min/max: 1400/3900 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1402 2: 1404 3: 2572 4: 3258 5: 3284 6: 3033 Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm aes aperfmperf apic arat avx bmi1 clflush cmov cmp_legacy constant_tsc cpb cpuid cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists extapic extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fma4 fpu fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate ibpb ibs lahf_lm lbrv lm mca mce misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor msr mtrr nodeid_msr nonstop_tsc nopl npt nrip_save nx osvw pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pni popcnt pse pse36 rdtscp rep_good sep skinit ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm svm_lock syscall tbm tce topoext tsc tsc_scale vmcb_clean vme vmmcall wdt xop xsave Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected Type: l1tf status: Not affected Type: mds status: Not affected Type: meltdown status: Not affected Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling Type: srbds status: Not affected Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GK106 [GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia v: 460.73.01 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:11c2 class-ID: 0300 Device-2: Logitech B525 HD Webcam type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus-ID: 10-2.2:8 chip-ID: 046d:0836 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: nvidia display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x286mm (20.0x11.3") s-diag: 583mm (23") Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 82 size: 598x336mm (23.5x13.2") diag: 686mm (27") OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.73.01 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1002:4383 class-ID: 0403 Device-2: NVIDIA GK106 HDMI Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0e0b class-ID: 0403 Device-3: Logitech B525 HD Webcam type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus-ID: 10-2.2:8 chip-ID: 046d:0836 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.32-1-MANJARO running: yes Sound Server-2: JACK v: 0.125.0 running: no Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.26 running: no Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK P8 series driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200 IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter> Device-2: Realtek RTL8812AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: ASUSTeK driver: rtl8821ae v: kernel port: c000 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8812 class-ID: 0280 IF: wlp5s0 state: down mac: <filter> Device-3: Realtek RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey] type: USB driver: rtl88x2bu bus-ID: 11-1:2 chip-ID: 0bda:b812 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter> IF: wlp4s0u1 state: up mac: <filter> IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global broadcast: <filter> WAN IP: <filter> Bluetooth: Message: No bluetooth data found. Logical: Message: No logical block device data found. RAID: Message: No RAID data found. Drives: Local Storage: total: 2.5 TiB used: 307.04 GiB (12.0%) SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 QVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q scheme: MBR ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Hitachi model: HDS721010CLA332 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: A3EA scheme: GPT ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Seagate model: ST3500620AS size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: HP21 scheme: MBR ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Seagate model: ST3250820AS Q size: 232.89 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: E scheme: GPT Message: No optical or floppy data found. Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 914.42 GiB size: 898.99 GiB (98.31%) used: 85.82 GiB (9.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 label: N/A uuid: df10f0bf-e4a3-4a61-a142-980b06dec23b ID-2: /mnt/6ABC-5634 raw-size: 463.73 GiB size: 463.62 GiB (99.98%) used: 213.91 GiB (46.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 label: BACKUPS uuid: 6ABC-5634 ID-3: /mnt/7D28ABF135B57E28 raw-size: 931.51 GiB size: 931.51 GiB (100.00%) used: 7.31 GiB (0.8%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 label: WIN LINUX SHARE 1TB uuid: 7D28ABF135B57E28 Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 17.09 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: N/A uuid: 089eaa24-e67a-4152-af6e-2ef6d4ef2286 Unmounted: ID-1: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34 size: 2 GiB fs: swap label: swapMX uuid: 04316724-de63-4ac9-bc52-c7c8ed434688 ID-2: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 200 MiB fs: vfat label: EFI uuid: 70D6-1701 ID-3: /dev/sdd2 maj-min: 8:50 size: 232.57 GiB fs: ntfs label: WIN10-ONLY uuid: 3FDF7FE034CD88F6 USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 5 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 5 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-7: 7-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-8: 8-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-9: 9-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-10: 10-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-11: 10-2:7 info: Terminus Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 1a40:0101 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 10-2.2:8 info: Logitech B525 HD Webcam type: Audio,Video driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 046d:0836 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> Hub-12: 10-2.3:9 info: Dell Keyboard Hub ports: 3 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 90mA chip-ID: 413c:1002 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 10-2.3.1:11 info: Dell SK-8125 Keyboard type: Keyboard,HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 413c:2002 class-ID: 0300 Device-2: 10-2.4:12 info: Sunplus Innovation Optical Mouse type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s power: 98mA chip-ID: 1bcf:0005 class-ID: 0301 Hub-13: 11-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 11-1:2 info: Realtek RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey] type: Network driver: rtl88x2bu interfaces: 1 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s power: 504mA chip-ID: 0bda:b812 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter> Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 28.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 41 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 41% Info: Processes: 241 Uptime: 10h 19m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 247 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 alt: 8 clang: 11.1.0 Packages: 1205 pacman: 1188 lib: 340 flatpak: 5 snap: 12 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.0 running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.04 [john@MANJARO ~]$
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