Hello,
I just tried the new Kernel Updates that were pushed to the stable branch, and decided to try the new Linux 5.9.1-1 kernel. Upon doing so, my network adapter refused to show any nearby WiFi networks. I am now running the Linux 5.8.16-2 kernel after trying the other one and I am able to connect to my WiFi just fine. There is no problem that is hindering the usability of my computer, just that the latest Linux kernel breaks my WiFi compatibility. I am posting this hoping that this will go to the right people and that this will be fixed in a later version of the Linux 5.9 Kernel.
Please post the output of inxi -Nazy
and lspci -k
for both kernels.
Just stay on 5.8 for the moment or do you have a specific reason to change to 5.9? Enjoy that Manjaro offers you to select a kernel easily and to choose which fits best to your hardware. 5.8 will be updated for a long time, so no hurry to change to 5.9 now.
No specific reason to switch to 5.9 other than just to see if it improves performance of my computer at all. I just like to try the newest updates out to see how they run on my machine, knowing I have the ability to roll back if needed.
Something bizarre happened during the switch back to 5.9. For some reason, now my WiFi adapter is working fine on this new version. Maybe a bug occurred during the 1st session when I made the OP. Anyways, I will still provide you with the outputs of those commands.
5.8.16-2:
Command 1
inxi -Nazy
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:8168
Device-2: Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: rtw_8723de v: N/A modules: rtw88_8723de port: 2000 bus ID: 03:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:d723
Command 2
lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Complex
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics] (rev ea)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
Kernel modules: amdgpu
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 15b3
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:08.0 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Platform Security Processor
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:09.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Audio Dummy Host Bridge
00:09.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Audio Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 20)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 49)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney HT Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Address Maps
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney DRAM Configuration
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Miscellaneous Configuration
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney PM Configuration
Kernel driver in use: fam15h_power
Kernel modules: fam15h_power
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney NB Performance Monitor
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter
DeviceName: WLAN
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 8319
Kernel driver in use: rtw_8723de
Kernel modules: rtw88_8723de
5.9.1-1
Command 1
inxi -Nazy
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:8168
Device-2: Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: rtw_8723de v: N/A modules: rtw88_8723de port: 2000 bus ID: 03:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:d723
Command 2
lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Complex
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics] (rev ea)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
Kernel modules: amdgpu
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 15b3
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:08.0 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Platform Security Processor
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:09.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Audio Dummy Host Bridge
00:09.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Audio Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 20)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 49)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney HT Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Address Maps
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney DRAM Configuration
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Miscellaneous Configuration
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney PM Configuration
Kernel driver in use: fam15h_power
Kernel modules: fam15h_power
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney NB Performance Monitor
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter
DeviceName: WLAN
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 8319
Kernel driver in use: rtw_8723de
Kernel modules: rtw88_8723de