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So I installed the new kernel patch the other day and got a bucket full of errors about firmware drivers.
I installed the non-free-linux firmware packages, but the firmware errors stayed.
I rebooted and now my wifi was dead.
So I timeshifted back and put that kernel patch and it's related packages on hold.
>>>nala list --upgradable
linux-compiler-gcc-12-x86 6.1.76-1 [Debian/bookworm main]
├── is installed and upgradable to 6.1.85-1
└── Compiler for Linux on x86 (meta-package)
linux-image-amd64 6.1.76-1 [Debian/bookworm main]
├── is installed and upgradable to 6.1.85-1
└── Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
linux-kbuild-6.1 6.1.76-1 [Debian/bookworm main]
├── is installed and upgradable to 6.1.85-1
└── Kbuild infrastructure for Linux 6.1
linux-libc-dev 6.1.76-1 [Debian/bookworm main]
├── is installed and upgradable to 6.1.85-1
└── Linux support headers for userspace development
Last edited by sinterva on 2024-04-16 14:39, edited 4 times in total.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
Krishnamurti
Further probing gave me a bunch of firmware errors for my gpu.
Nala gave me these when I was installing the non-free firmware packages to see if it fixed anything.
But I guess that is somthing else entirely, just mentioning it, if it is not.
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_4_me.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_4_pfp.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_rlc.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mec.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_me.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_pfp.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_0_toc.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sdma_6_0_3.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes1.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_4_mes1.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_4_mes_2.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_4_mes.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes1.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes_2.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_2_mes_2.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_mes_2.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_0_mes_2.bin for module amdgpu │
│W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/smu_13_0_10.bin for module amdgpu
Last edited by sinterva on 2024-04-16 07:55, edited 2 times in total.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
Krishnamurti
1. Download the new kernel patch.
2. Download the non-free firmware.
3. Manually copy the firmware file it complains about rtw8852b_fw-1.bin into /lib/firmware/rwt89
2. Driver Update
If the firmware is newer and offers important fixes or improvements, you might need to update your
network driver to a version compatible with the new firmware:
Update the Kernel: Since network drivers are often part of the Linux kernel,
updating to a newer kernel might include updated drivers compatible with the newer firmware.
Compile the Driver: If a pre-built updated driver is not available through your distribution's
repositories, you might need to compile the driver from source provided by the chipset
manufacturer or a trusted repository.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
Krishnamurti
The story is evolving a bit.
I tried to apply the patch again, and when I go into dmesg I find no errors to the wifi.
In fact a little further digging turns out there is no wifi module loaded on the kernel at all.
This patch seems to have decided that I don't need wifi and have no option for me to even add it myself.
That is a bit of a sad state of affairs.
I will try to apply a full reinstall of the kernel and headers after applying the patch again, since chatgpt suggested it.
I have no idea if it will work, but lets see.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
Krishnamurti
I compiled the driver myself, but it didn't make any difference, it worked a little better, but still didn't connect to wifi,
it complained about the missing file and still some weird version issue with that firmware file.
I'm throwing in the towel on this one now and taking a walk, whoever is making sure these things work need to have a look.
This is way above my level of competence, even with chatgpt assistance.
git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89.git
cd rtw89
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe rtw89pci
echo "rtw89pci" | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/rtw89pci.conf
sunrat wrote: ↑2024-04-16 13:34
Have you tried a newer kernel? I saw one post stating the driver for this device was added in kernel 6.2 . Try a kernel from backports.
Yeah that worked, used Linux 6.6.13+bpo-amd64.
Thanks man, I hadn't considered using backports at all.
Now to address the new gpu stuff, but if I struggle I'll make a new thread on that.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
Krishnamurti