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Subject: Re: rtw_8821ce: "rfe 4 isn't supported". Asus D509DA laptop.
To:     Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com>, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
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From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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Date:   Tue, 11 May 2021 13:08:00 -0500
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On 4/29/21 3:17 AM, Alexis wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> i've just acquired an Asus D509DA, and wifi isn't working:
> 
>    rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
>    rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 24.8.0, H2C version   12
>    rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: rfe 4 isn't supported
>    rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: failed to setup chip efuse info
>    rtw_8821ce 0000:01:00.0: failed to setup chip information
> 
> `uname -a`:
> 
>    Linux voidlinux 5.11.16_1 #1 SMP 1619045101 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> Void firmware package:
> 
>    linux-firmware-network-20210315_2
> 
> Some previous mentions of this issue on this list:
> 
>    https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=159981742905028
>    https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg206075.html
> 
> Some other mentions elsewhere:
> 
>    https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212435
>    https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce/issues/142
> 
> Please let me know if there's any further information i can provide. i'm not 
> subscribed to the list.

My contact at Realtek just sent me a message containing "I'd like to let you 
know that I don't forget this thing, and my colleague is working on this. If 
there's any update, I'll let you know. Please wait a while."

Larry