Network drivers MHWDCONFIG is invalid and empty

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Hello!

So, i have installed Manjaro on my usb drive and ran the OS from it, to check that the os is working “okay” before i completely install it to the device.

Until i tried to connect to the wifi, Manjaro didnt notice any wifi connections nearby.

I have Manjaro installed on my other PC, so i knew what commands to run to check out the network. I ran mhwd, i found out that it gave me an error about the network drivers configs being invalid, it was two of them:

Warning: config '/var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/network_drivers/r8168/MHWDCONFIG' is invalid!
 
Warning: config '/var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/network_drivers/rt3562sta/MHWDCONFIG' is invalid!

Running inxi -n, i get this:

Network:
    Message: No PCI device data found.
    Device-1: .....

Something is not working. So, i read whats inside mhwd config for r8168 network driver and its empty! Same with the other driver config file.

What to do now??

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Appreciate that i wrote it on a phone

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r8168 is ethernet - you are talking about wifi.

If the wifi is not working it is either blocked by rfkill or there is no kernel driver for it.

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Yes, but there is another one there

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rt3562sta

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After all, the Laptop doesnt have Ethernet port( but maybe trought usb…?)

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run lspci and lsusb

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How do gonna show you the Output though…?

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To get temporary connection - tether your android phone using the USB connection cable for your phone.

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I install (/or update) linux hearders that you told in your page, what should i do after it, build them as you told or as the first page you gave me told (to pamac build rtl8821cu-dkms-git)?

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I ran the second choice ( to build pamac build rtl…) first, it works

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I ran pamac build rtl8821cu-dkms-git. Now it hangs, and 2 previous lines it said was:

==> dkms install --no-depmod rtl8821cu/5.4.11458c2226a -k 5.15.53-1-MANJARO
Deprecated feature: REMAKE_INITRD

The screen doesnt update and hangs on same screen in 30 minutes now, doesn’t show mouse move, and cant click anything. Should I do anything…?

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yes cancel it … if this driver wont install there are others:
pamac build rtl8821cu-morrownr-dkms-git
after installing reboot and test

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How long lasts a dkms install?

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what do you mean lasts? you mean how long it takes to install? that depends but not long since its few mega big

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It hangs now too…mouse invisible and…

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then you have some other issues, this shouldnt happened … so cancel it …
and i read that you installed it on usb before you install it on hard drive, but you will have to install headers and the dkms drivers also there…

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I dont know if that’s the point on every dkms install, and it is first time i use something like this…

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Do I turn off and on the pc then…?