Installing linux kernel and broadcom-wl from this repo makes wifi device unavailable #171

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opened 2023-03-07 06:46:23 +01:00 by Amit0617 · 5 comments

Amit0617 commented

2023-03-07 06:46:23 +01:00

I updated last night all of the packages after finishing my work and in the morning, I can't connect to wifi!
nmcli dev wifi list didn't output anything. Checked ip link it didn't listed wlp2s0. Checked systemctl status NetworkManager it was active. So it's like it wasn't getting detected.
Thank god I was quickly able to relate it back to the update last night. I downgraded broadcom-wl and rebooted everything still same. Downgraded linux and linux-headers and then again shutdown and restart. It's back. Everything normal. I haven't tested all applications till now btw(apart from browser which seems to be working).

I updated last night all of the packages after finishing my work and in the morning, I can't connect to wifi! `nmcli dev wifi list` didn't output anything. Checked `ip link` it didn't listed wlp2s0. Checked `systemctl status NetworkManager` it was active. So it's like it wasn't getting detected. Thank god I was quickly able to relate it back to the update last night. I downgraded broadcom-wl and rebooted everything still same. Downgraded linux and linux-headers and then again shutdown and restart. It's back. Everything normal. I haven't tested all applications till now btw(apart from browser which seems to be working).

anonfunc commented

2023-03-07 14:43:43 +01:00

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Have you tried linux-lts? If it works with that one then its probably not related to ALHP but a kernel bug which you should report as such.

EDIT: Please clarify if you downgraded them to "normal" Archlinux packages or if you downgraded them to a previous version.

Have you tried `linux-lts`? If it works with that one then its probably not related to ALHP but a kernel bug which you should report as such. *EDIT*: Please clarify if you downgraded them to "normal" Archlinux packages or if you downgraded them to a previous version.

Amit0617 commented

2023-03-07 17:33:21 +01:00

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No broadcom-wl only works with latest arch linux kernel.
I downgraded linux and broadcom-wl to official archlinux packages.

No `broadcom-wl` only works with latest arch linux kernel. I downgraded linux and broadcom-wl to official archlinux packages.

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anonfunc commented

2023-03-26 14:39:52 +02:00

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Sorry to get back to you so late, but I think I know what the problem is. You need to use broadcom-wl-dkms if you want to use ALHP's kernels as described in the README.

So switching to broadcom-wl-dkms should fix it.

Sorry to get back to you so late, but I think I know what the problem is. You need to use `broadcom-wl-dkms` if you want to use ALHP's kernels [as described in the README](https://somegit.dev/ALHP/ALHP.GO#directly-linked-kernel-modules). So switching to `broadcom-wl-dkms` should fix it.

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InternetD commented

2023-03-26 14:44:39 +02:00

Sorry to get back to you so late, but I think I know what the problem is. You need to use broadcom-wl-dkms if you want to use ALHP's kernels as described in the README.

So switching to broadcom-wl-dkms should fix it.

Using it myself on my wifi6 card without any issue.

> Sorry to get back to you so late, but I think I know what the problem is. You need to use `broadcom-wl-dkms` if you want to use ALHP's kernels [as described in the README](https://somegit.dev/ALHP/ALHP.GO#directly-linked-kernel-modules). > > So switching to `broadcom-wl-dkms` should fix it. Using it myself on my wifi6 card without any issue.

anonfunc commented

2023-05-04 16:44:40 +02:00

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Closing this as resolved. If you still have problems, please reopen.

anonfunc closed this issue

2023-05-04 16:44:47 +02:00