Return-path: Received: from mail-wr0-f180.google.com ([209.85.128.180]:33153 "EHLO mail-wr0-f180.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751145AbdKUUwU (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:52:20 -0500 Received: by mail-wr0-f180.google.com with SMTP id 4so12543564wrt.0 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:52:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: rtl8723be on Fedora27 To: James Cameron Cc: Larry Finger , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: <3a1fc541-9104-2d13-409f-c8e64845a86d@lwfinger.net> <2524fe93-9d8a-523e-3256-2b495c951eb0@lwfinger.net> <20171121203746.GC5400@us.netrek.org> From: =?UTF-8?Q?R=c3=a1kosi_Gergely?= Message-ID: (sfid-20171121_215237_538624_D68D90AF) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:52:12 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20171121203746.GC5400@us.netrek.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2017-11-21 21:37 keltez?ssel, James Cameron ?rta: > On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 03:08:16PM +0100, R?kosi Gergely wrote: >> 2017-11-18 16:52 keltez?ssel, Larry Finger ?rta: >>> On 11/17/2017 06:22 PM, R?kosi Gergely wrote: >>>> Hello Larry, >>>> >>>> First of all, thanks your help. >>>> Lets see...here is the kernel version: 4.13.12-300 >>>> The machine is an Asus ROG 553VE >>>> >>>> The firmware which loading in the dmesg is : rtlwifi/rtl8723befw_36.bin >>>> The output of md5sum is : 1850c1308fbcd95e9f6a7f58ede1e35f >>> [...] >>> sudo iw dev wlan0 scan | egrep "SSID|signal" >>> >>> Post that output. In addition, copy the dmesg output to some pastebin >>> and post the link as well. >>> >>> Larry >>> >> Hello Larry, >> >> I hope this email post format is good, and fit to the rules. >> Here is the output: >> >> root@skynet-x2 ~]# iw dev wlp2s0 scan | egrep "SSID|signal" >> ??????? signal: -46.00 dBm >> ??????? SSID: SKYNET-X2 >> [...] >> [root@skynet-x2 ~]# > Scan results seem normal. Was this scan before disconnect? > - Yes, this command output taken while the connection was OK >> And the dmesg output: >> >> https://pastebin.com/iqQSu2hD > Is now v4.13.13. > - Yes, thats the upgraded kernel > This is interesting, an H2C command was dropped, but no idea which. > > [ 9.848052] rtl8723be: error H2C cmd because of Fw download fail!!! > > Disconnection happened at boot+440 seconds, associate+429 seconds; > > [ 439.871033] rtlwifi: AP off, try to reconnect now > [ 439.871093] wlp2s0: Connection to AP 4c:5e:0c:c7:fa:e3 lost > > I cannot tell what causes disconnect. I wonder if the same > timing of the problem happens always, or if the timing varies. > > - The timing always changing, never is the same. And I dont realize the cause at now... > Init MAC failed was another 30 seconds later; > > [ 468.600670] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready > [ 469.618926] rtl8723be: Init MAC failed > > Looking at _rtl8723be_init_mac, there are two false returns; hardware > power on fail, and llt write fail. > > Sorry, I don't have rtl8723be hardware. > > R?kosi, did any older kernel keep connection? > > - The oldest kernel is 4.13.9-300.fc27.x86_64 in Fedora 27 installation, but did the same. If you can give advise how, and what I do, then I'll try it. Thanks, Gergely