Hi.
I am running Manjaro i3wm and the Wi-Fi randomly disconnects. I have high speed internet with great connection (takes 8 seconds to download a 3hr movie) but not only does it disconnect, it doesn't let me re-connect after. This is what I get when I try to re-connect:
The screencap reads:
(A) Disconnected
The network connection has been disconnected
I can't read a thing from a pic on my phone. Sceencaps are totally inappropriate on technical threads.
Please format any terminal output with three ``` backticks before and after, as shown in this picture:
Please read this thread on how to post required information properly:
Please use Android USB phone tethering to upload proper logs.
Please give a full history of your issues in far more detail. Is this a fresh install etc etc.
Does the same thing happen on a live boot disk?
I'm not sure if it would happen running from a Live USB. It's my only OS. And I've installed it last week in Turkey. It was randomly disconnecting from my hotspot as well.
That would be important info to know as well as your system specs. You could also post your specs from a live system. I'll be back when there's some actual information of use on this thread. Without proper info this thread is going nowhere fast.
Yea but this happens randomly. Its not at a fixed pattern or intervals. See, I just rebooted so I'm typing this from my laptop but idk when its going to happen again. I can boot it from Live USB but at that point, I need to sit for endless hours and wait to see if it does happen. So unfortunately, none of that is feasible.
I'm obviously a Linux newbie. If there are some terminal outputs you'd like to see, I can gladly post them. But what you're suggesting is just not feasible.
Right. So are there any commands you'd like me to run? I'll post the system specs.
Read this: ^^^
Surface Pro 3
Manjaro Linux 18.0.4 Illyria
Kernel: 4.19.62-1-MANJARO
If you want, I can post the CPU & RAM info as well. I've omitted those for now because they were too large.
And once again. This does not happen at specific instances for me to be able to test with Live USB booting. It happens randomly. Some days it doesn't happen at all. So if I wanted to confirm whether it happens with Live USB Booting or not, I need to sit infront of this machine for god knows how many hours (or even days). And you don't need to repost the same paragraph. I've read it the first time.
Are you clicking the link and reading it? It specifically outlines the recommended information you should provide.
Ah. You're right:
System: Host: onur-sp3 Kernel: 4.19.62-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.1.0 Desktop: i3 4.16.1
info: i3bar dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Microsoft product: Surface Pro 3 v: 1 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Microsoft model: Surface Pro 3 v: 1 serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3.11.2550
date: 06/12/2018
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 36.4 Wh condition: 40.1/42.2 Wh (95%) volts: 8.6/7.6 model: SIMPLO X898289
type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Charging cycles: 690
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i7-4650U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell rev: 1
L2 cache: 4096 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 18366
Speed: 998 MHz min/max: 800/3300 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 993 2: 958 3: 968 4: 969
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: Microsoft driver: i915 v: kernel
bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0a26
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.5 driver: intel unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa
compositor: compton resolution: 2160x1440~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile v: 4.5 Mesa 19.1.3 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:03.0
chip ID: 8086:0a0c
Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio vendor: Microsoft driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
chip ID: 8086:9c20
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.62-1-MANJARO
Network: Device-1: Marvell 88W8897 [AVASTAR] 802.11ac Wireless vendor: SafeNet driver: mwifiex_pcie v: 1.0
port: 3040 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:2b38
IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 59.07 GiB (24.8%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: MZMTE256HMHP-000MV size: 238.47 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter> rev: 2M0Q scheme: GPT
Partition: ID-1: / size: 233.43 GiB used: 59.07 GiB (25.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 61.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 175 Uptime: 2m Memory: 7.70 GiB used: 578.0 MiB (7.3%) Init: systemd v: 242 Compilers:
gcc: 9.1.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.7 running in: urxvtd inxi: 3.0.35
Use the </> not the block quote. It's just a wall of text now.
Highlight all the pasted text, then hit the </> button.
The first thing I would do Is install and test at least three alternate kernels such as 5.2, 4.14, & 4.9. Install kernels through Manjaro Settings Manager, and always have at least two kernels installed at all times for safety.
Run this command if your connection drops:
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager; sudo ip link set wlp1s0 down; sudo modprobe -r mwifiex_pcie; sleep 3; sudo modprobe mwifiex_pcie; sudo ip link set wlp1s0 up; sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
Okay so I tried all 3 kernels and the problem persisted with all of them. When I was in 5.2, I ran this command in the terminal after the wifi dropped:
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager; sudo ip link set wlp1s0 down; sudo modprobe -r mwifiex_pcie; sleep 3; sudo modprobe mwifiex_pcie; sudo ip link set wlp1s0 up; sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
This was the output:
modprobe: FATAL: Module mwifiex_pcie not found in directory /lib/modules/5.2.4-1-MANJARO
Prior to this, the above command wouldn't really work. Each time I ran it, it would ask me for a password for the Wifi but would never actually log in.
That result makes very little sense (as it does not jive with your inxi output).
Please post the entire output of this command:
lsmod | sort
ac 16384 0
aesni_intel 188416 0
aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel
agpgart 49152 2 intel_gtt,drm
ahci 40960 2
battery 20480 0
bluetooth 630784 26 btrtl,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb
bnep 24576 2
btbcm 16384 1 btusb
btintel 20480 1 btusb
btrfs 1347584 0
btrtl 16384 1 btusb
btusb 53248 0
button 16384 0
cdrom 65536 1 sr_mod
cfg80211 733184 1 mwifiex
coretemp 16384 0
crc16 16384 2 bluetooth,ext4
crc32c_generic 16384 0
crc32c_intel 24576 4
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
cryptd 28672 3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel
crypto_simd 16384 1 aesni_intel
crypto_user 16384 0
dm_mod 147456 0
drm 434176 6 drm_kms_helper,i915
drm_kms_helper 192512 1 i915
ecdh_generic 24576 1 bluetooth
evdev 24576 14
ext4 724992 1
fat 81920 2 msdos,vfat
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
fscrypto 32768 1 ext4
fuse 118784 3
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
hfs 69632 0
hfsplus 118784 0
hid 122880 4 i2c_hid,usbhid,hid_multitouch,hid_sensor_hub
hid_multitouch 24576 0
hid_sensor_accel_3d 16384 0
hid_sensor_als 16384 0
hid_sensor_gyro_3d 16384 0
hid_sensor_hub 20480 8 hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_trigger,hid_sensor_iio_common,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_magn_3d,hid_sensor_rotation
hid_sensor_iio_common 16384 7 hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_trigger,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_magn_3d,hid_sensor_rotation
hid_sensor_incl_3d 16384 0
hid_sensor_magn_3d 16384 0
hid_sensor_rotation 16384 0
hid_sensor_trigger 16384 12 hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_magn_3d,hid_sensor_rotation
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 i915
i2c_hid 24576 0
i2c_i801 28672 0
i915 1941504 8
industrialio 81920 9 industrialio_triggered_buffer,hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_trigger,hid_sensor_incl_3d,kfifo_buf,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_magn_3d,hid_sensor_rotation
industrialio_triggered_buffer 16384 6 hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_magn_3d,hid_sensor_rotation
input_leds 16384 0
intel_cstate 16384 0
intel_gtt 24576 1 i915
intel_powerclamp 16384 0
intel_rapl 24576 0
intel_rapl_perf 16384 0
ip_tables 28672 0
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
iTCO_vendor_support 16384 1 iTCO_wdt
iTCO_wdt 16384 0
jbd2 122880 1 ext4
jfs 212992 0
joydev 24576 0
kfifo_buf 16384 1 industrialio_triggered_buffer
kvm 704512 1 kvm_intel
kvm_intel 233472 0
led_class 16384 1 input_leds
libahci 40960 1 ahci
libata 270336 2 libahci,ahci
libcrc32c 16384 1 xfs
lpc_ich 28672 0
mac_hid 16384 0
mbcache 16384 1 ext4
media 45056 2 videodev,uvcvideo
mei 114688 1 mei_me
mei_me 45056 0
minix 40960 0
Module Size Used by
mousedev 24576 0
msdos 20480 0
mwifiex 315392 1 mwifiex_pcie
mwifiex_pcie 40960 0
nls_cp437 20480 1
nls_iso8859_1 16384 1
ntfs 225280 0
pcbc 16384 0
pcc_cpufreq 16384 0
pcspkr 16384 0
raid6_pq 122880 1 btrfs
rfkill 28672 5 bluetooth,cfg80211
sch_fq_codel 20480 5
scsi_mod 208896 5 st,sd_mod,libata,sg,sr_mod
sd_mod 61440 3
sg 40960 0
shpchp 40960 0
snd 94208 16 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_pcm
snd_hda_codec 151552 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_generic 86016 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 57344 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 110592 1
snd_hda_core 90112 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel 45056 4
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 118784 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
snd_timer 36864 1 snd_pcm
soc_button_array 16384 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
sr_mod 28672 0
st 65536 0
surface3_button 16384 0
surfacepro3_button 16384 0
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
thermal 20480 0
tpm 65536 3 tpm_tis,tpm_crb,tpm_tis_core
tpm_crb 16384 0
tpm_tis 16384 0
tpm_tis_core 20480 1 tpm_tis
ufs 86016 0
usb_common 16384 1 usbcore
usbcore 286720 5 xhci_hcd,usbhid,uvcvideo,btusb,xhci_pci
usbhid 57344 0
uvcvideo 102400 0
vfat 20480 1
video 45056 1 i915
videobuf2_core 45056 2 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2 28672 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo
videodev 208896 3 videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0
xfs 1449984 0
xhci_hcd 245760 1 xhci_pci
xhci_pci 16384 0
xor 24576 1 btrfs
x_tables 45056 1 ip_tables
xxhash 16384 2 zstd_compress,zstd_decompress
zstd_compress 188416 1 btrfs
zstd_decompress 86016 1 btrfs
According to lsmod the "mwifiex_pcie" module is loaded, so there should not be any error if the command was entered correctly. Not sure what the issue is.
It shouldn't be necessary, but maybe run the command again in a root terminal as "su".
I am currently on 4.14 but it dropped with this kernel today as well. That error was from 5.12. One more important detail. When "mwifiex_pcie" is loaded, the wifi still does drop. When I run your above code (I copy/paste so avoid typos), it asks me to reinter the wifi password but never reconnects.
Then try changing your wifi connection settings in network manager to connect automatically, allow all users to connect, and save wifi password unencrypted.
That may help.
Yea I've been trying to start the nm-applet for about 10 minutes now. I googled around and did various things, like run sudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service but it doesn't start
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