[AGAIN] linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.8 to 5.7.10: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working
useresu - over 3 years ago -
EDIT: this was solved from 5.7.6 to 5.7.8, but appears again from 5.7.8 to 5.7.10
--> go directly to issue 2824
Although ath9k_* modules are loaded.
Anyone there with the same issue?
grepping 'ath' from dmesg shows relevant messages (see annex file).
The device still works well in other computer, with Trisquel.
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Replies (8)
RE: linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.2 to 5.7.6: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working - freemor - over 3 years ago -
Please more clearly define "Stopped working"
which init system are you using?
Is the interface listed when you issue the commnad:
ip link
what network manager (if any) are you using to initialize the wifi interface?
What errors if any ar thrown when trying to connect?
RE: linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.2 to 5.7.6: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working - freemor - over 3 years ago -
Seems you are not alone. I too have an ath9k wifi dongle.. after the new kernel, the modules load but then it throws:
ath9k_htc: Failed to initialize the device
Please file a bug report on the tracker for this. This is a show stopper bug as it'll kill a lot of peoples wifi
bill-auger this might merit a new item on the homepage as this will leave a lot of people without wifi if they upgrade.
RE: linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.2 to 5.7.6: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working - freemor - over 3 years ago -
Most people should be able to revert with
sudo pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-libre-5.6.7-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
RE: linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.2 to 5.7.6: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working - freemor - over 3 years ago -
Yep reverting with the above worked for me. some people that havent updated in a while will need to adjust the kernel version to match the most recent one they have in the cache.
RE: linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.2 to 5.7.6: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working - bill-auger - over 3 years ago -
"dont upgrade" is pretty lousy as a general recommendation - a better recommendation would be: "install linux-libre-lts before upgrading, if you do not have it installed already" - with mention of this problem as a mere warning
more than anything, what we need is to escalate this to a bug report ASAP, in order to get megver's attention - can you open one freemor?
RE: linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.2 to 5.7.6: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working - freemor - over 3 years ago -
Sure, can do
RE: linux-libre upgrade from 5.7.2 to 5.7.6: ThinkPenguin USB wifi dongle stopped working - bill-auger - over 3 years ago -
ok - lets please shift further discussion regarding this to the bug tracker https://labs.parabola.nu/issues/2824
if anyone has this problem, but do not have a kernel in your pacman cache, or you can not connect to the internet without wifi, you will need to boot a parabola LiveISO, mount your / partition, and install it with pacstrap:
# mount /dev/sdXN /mnt # pacstrap -U /mnt https://repo.parabola.nu/pool/parabola/linux-libre-5.7.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz