WiFi problems after 2023.12.10 Stable Update

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My wireless quit working on one machine after this update. Then the entire system froze. I even rebooted with 6.1 kernel with no success.
I had to use Timeshift to revert to the previous version before the update.

System:
Kernel: 6.6.2-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.9 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux

Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac:
Device-2: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter driver: wl
v: kernel bus-ID: 04:00.0

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Same here. The computer freezes; I have to switch the computer off because it becomes stuck on shutdown on thinks network-related. Bummer…

It seems to work with Xorg and kernel 5.15 (but in 5.15 I have no wireless driver; maybe is that one the cause of the problem?) (update: it also works with wayland and 5.15 kernel, so definitely kernel-related)

I will try to dig out something with the logs. But it’s complex because the PC locked hard… it was working ok with the 23.12.01 update, it broke now with 23.12.10.

   ~  inxi                                                             ✔ 
CPU: 8-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with Radeon Graphics (-MT MCP-)
speed/min/max: 2174/1200/4679 MHz Kernel: 5.15.142-1-MANJARO x86_64 Up: 2m
Mem: 3.26/30.78 GiB (10.6%) Storage: 3.64 TiB (36.9% used) Procs: 448
Shell: Zsh inxi: 3.3.31
    ~  inxi -G                                                          ✔ 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Mobile Series]
    driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Device-2: Creative Live! Cam Sync 1080p V2 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.9 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.2 driver: X:
    loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
    resolution: 1: 2560x1440~60Hz 2: 1920x1080~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms_swrast,radeonsi,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 23.1.9-manjaro1.1
    renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (renoir LLVM 16.0.6 DRM 3.42
    5.15.142-1-MANJARO)
    ~  inxi -N                                                          ✔ 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I225-V driver: igc
  Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7921K Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz driver: mt7921e
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Same here, but I do not need to switch the wifi on/off. It dies in the same way after a while (20-30 seconds). It happens with 6.6 and 6.1 kernels.

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Same here, not sure where the best place is to raise an issue though. Almost lost so much data because of the system freezes.

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Same here, network not working.

Howto revert back with timeshift ?
Timeshift not working for me. Have nothing to revert back to.

Howto solv this problem ?

The network is not working after the update.

My browsers do not start up either.

Can someone please help to solve the problem?

I have a laptop, so have no access to networkcard.

How do I proceed with this problem ?

Is this problem adressed in some other thread ?

Ok, I have now reverted to kernel 5.15 and wifi is now working again.

So it is a problem with newer kernel after update.

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There are multiple threads active right now with similar issues as you guys.

Seems to be kernel related.

Some report it works on linux61, some have to use linux515.

You could try to install drivers from AUR, but I would say it’s better to use a different kernel until the issue is fixed.

Edit
I just saw this, might be related.

And

Try to sync and update. Make sure your mirrors are up to date before running update by confirming with pacman-mirrors.
If at least one mirror is [OK] run sudo pacman -Syu

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Same problem here using Kernel: 6.1.66-1-MANJARO. No problem if I boot using Kernel: 5.10.203-1-MANJARO.

inxi -F

System:
  Host: macmini51 Kernel: 5.10.203-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Apple product: Macmini5,1 v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Apple model: Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1 v: Macmini5,1
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple v: 135.0.0.0.0 date: 06/13/2019
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5-2415M bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:
    L2: 512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2124 min/max: 800/2900 cores: 1: 1840 2: 1916 3: 2183
    4: 2559
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    driver: i915 v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.9 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution: 1360x768~60Hz
  API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. glxinfo is missing.
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  API: ALSA v: k5.10.203-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3
  IF: enp2s0f0 state: down mac: 3c:07:54:67:10:09
  Device-2: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n driver: wl
  IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: 7c:c3:a1:73:03:cd
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Apple Bluetooth Host Controller driver: btusb type: USB
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
    rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: 7C:C3:A1:73:03:CE bt-v: 4.0
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 239.41 GiB used: 25.63 GiB (10.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Timetec model: SATA 256GB size: 238.47 GiB
  ID-2: /dev/sdb model: General USB Flash Disk size: 961 MiB type: USB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 78.57 GiB used: 25.59 GiB (32.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 196.9 MiB used: 23.3 MiB (11.9%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) file: /swapfile
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: 50.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 211 Uptime: 13m Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.68 GiB
  used: 1.4 GiB (18.2%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.31
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to confirm: i chroot’ed in, downgraded the kernel and headers (from linux61-6.1.66-1 to linux61-6.1.64-1) and all is well.

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6.1.67 and 6.6.6 will fix that issue. There is a potential fix also proposed but not yet reviewed.

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I mean, sure, if you want to complicate things for you. Otherwise I would just use the 515 kernel until it is fixed. I feel that a severe issue like this with so many users affected, the fix will be in the repos very soon on all kernels.

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ok, thanks - but it’s not at all complicated for me , and yes i’m sure this will be sorted out soonest…

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6.1.65-2 and 6.5.4-3 ship with a potential fix: [PATCH] wifi: nl80211: fix deadlock in nl80211_set_cqm_rssi (6.6.x) Upstream however decided to revert the offending patch as stated already. Anyway, test and give feedback.

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WiFi broke for me. Specifically, I am using rtl8821cu-morrownr-dkms-git from AUR. Had to revert to LTS kernel 5.15 to regain use of my USB WiFi adapter.

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Kernels 6.1 and 6.6 have just been updated (Stable), specifically to fix WiFi issues resulting from the regression @philm mentions. Try updating now to see if your issue is also resolved. Cheers.

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The new update fixed my wireless problem, and everything is working and back to normal.
Thanks.

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i confirm kernel 6.1.66-2 resolve my problem with wifi

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WiFi working again using kernel 6.6.6-2

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6.6.5 is bad, if you see it sneeze at it, cross your heart and say a silent prayer. If you see 6.6.6 its good, like a baby rabbit bunny, kiss it, pet it, download and install it. At least that’s what worked for me, if it does not work for you, well, Merry Christmas to you too.