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Hazelnoot<p>SysAdmin tip: just in case there's someone else out there who connects servers over WiFi, here's a workaround for the buggy Realtek drivers on Ubuntu Server 24.04. Just substitute <code>wlx5ca6e609fa17</code><span> for your adapter's device name, and don't forgot to set the executable bit!<br><br></span><a href="https://enby.life/tags/SysAdmin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SysAdmin</a> <a href="https://enby.life/tags/UbuntuServer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UbuntuServer</a> <a href="https://enby.life/tags/Realtek" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Realtek</a></p>
G 🇮🇹<p>testing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tuxedoOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuxedoOS</span></a> in my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virtualmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtualmachine</span></a> but it seems it doesn't really like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/realtek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realtek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> </p><p>boo! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@tuxedocomputers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tuxedocomputers</span></a></span> 😒👎</p><p>btw, with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> it just worked fine 🤷🏻‍♂️</p>
Tomodachi94<p>Does anyone have issues with <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Realtek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Realtek</span></a>'s <a href="https://floss.social/tags/RTL8822BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTL8822BE</span></a> on Linux not being able to connect to IPv4? IPv6 works fine.</p><p>:boost_love: Boosts appreciated</p>
Wolf_Baginski<p>There are several <a href="https://meow.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a> gadgets which can be fitted to a <a href="https://meow.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> to access a <a href="https://meow.social/tags/5GHz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5GHz</span></a> network. Most seem to use the <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Realtek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Realtek</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/8811uc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8811uc</span></a> chip, and the driver instructions provided by <a href="https://meow.social/tags/ThePiHut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePiHut</span></a> are typical.</p><p>But for me they have been failing.</p><p>A very different set of instructions I found does appear to be working for me. No guarantees but the source code has recent updates even if the web page is older.</p><p><a href="https://tutorialforlinux.com/2021/02/05/realtek-rtl8811cu-wifi-driver-raspberry-pi-installation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tutorialforlinux.com/2021/02/0</span><span class="invisible">5/realtek-rtl8811cu-wifi-driver-raspberry-pi-installation/</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<p>They joys of bugs in hardware or firmware[1]:</p><p>A user reported updating to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> 6.4.y broke <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/iwlwifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iwlwifi</span></a> on a Intel 3165 NIC. Bisection identified 5fc3f6c90cc ("r8169: consolidate disabling ASPM before EPHY access") as culprit. </p><p>Turns out it was not a faulty bisection, as it seems enabling <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ASPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASPM</span></a> on some <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Realtek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Realtek</span></a> chips supported by <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/r8169" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>r8169</span></a> can harm other PCI devices. 🥴 🤨 </p><p><a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217635#c27" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.c</span><span class="invisible">gi?id=217635#c27</span></a></p><p>[1] or maybe it one day turns out that this is caused by a bug somewhere in the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a></p>
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