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No wlan0 shown in ifconfig

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Post by bugalpha » Sat Aug 03, 2024 7:56 am

As the title says, when i run ifconfig -a, i do not see wlan0 or any wireless interface, when i got this problem i went to the kernel config and enabled rtl8192ce in realtek devices, that did not solve it then i suspected the problem is from my firmware since i did not install it, so i went ahead and emerged sys-kernel/linux-firmware but that did not solve it either.

dmesg --> https://pastebin.com/2Uwg6pqz
kernel config --> https://pastebin.com/PrrP8CdT
lscpi -k --> https://pastebin.com/DbLZ9qjd
files in /lib/firmware/rtlwifi ----> https://pastebin.com/uLbGV1dN[/url]
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Post by szatox » Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:17 am

02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01)
i went to the kernel config and enabled rtl8192ce in realtek devices
Try enabling this instead:
# CONFIG_RTL8188EE is not set
I think the letters at the end differ by geographic region those things are sold to rather than by hardware they're selling. If it doesn't work, you'll probably need an out of tree drivers. Which is not the end of the world, but does require more maintenance, so try the most similar "wrong" driver first.
Actually, enabling the other RTL drivers might be a good idea too, just to check if one of them binds your hardware.
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Post by bugalpha » Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:38 am

szatox wrote:
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01)
i went to the kernel config and enabled rtl8192ce in realtek devices
Try enabling this instead:
# CONFIG_RTL8188EE is not set
I think the letters at the end differ by geographic region those things are sold to rather than by hardware they're selling. If it doesn't work, you'll probably need an out of tree drivers. Which is not the end of the world, but does require more maintenance, so try the most similar "wrong" driver first.
Actually, enabling the other RTL drivers might be a good idea too, just to check if one of them binds your hardware.
Enabled all the other drivers, running ifconfig only shows enp3s0 and lo interfaces
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Post by szatox » Sat Aug 03, 2024 7:14 pm

Damn, that's some exotic wifi you've got there. I can find user's complaints about it dating 10 years back, but not much in terms of drivers.
https://github.com/FreedomBen/rtl8188ce-linux-driver the closest, though it is quite old, so hard to say if it will even compile for newer kernels, and also removing TX power limit is not a very good idea.

Unfortunately, it doesn't really look like I can help with this one. Maybe someone else would come up with better ideas
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Post by pietinger » Sat Aug 03, 2024 7:32 pm

bugalpha,

boot with the latest UbuntuLiveCD and check if your WLAN adapter works there. If not, throw it away and buy another one.

If it works, check (and save) the systemlog (with "dmesg") and the used modules ("lsmod"; "lspci -nnk"). This is the information that would be needed.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Pietinger --> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Pieti ... _at_Gentoo
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