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Bug#1035569: installation-reports: failed to detect Realtek RTL8852BE WiFi 6 802.11ax PCIe adapter
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Cyril Brulebois
May 5, 2023, 2:00:04 PM5/5/23
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Control: reassign -1 src:linux
Control: retitle -1 please enable CONFIG_RTW89_8852BE
Control: affects -1 installation-reports
Hi,
Fabian Greffrath <fab...@debian.org> (2023-05-05):
> Today I attempted to install Debian bookworm on a brand new Lenovo
> IdeaPad 5 14IAL7 with an i5-1235U CPU, 16GB RAM and 512GB SDD.
>
> The installation failed to proceed at the network card detection
> stage. Apparently, the machine has a Realtek RTL8852BE adapter, which
> *should* be supported by recent kernels.
As mentioned in follow-ups (by Diederik and me), that module only appeared
in v6.2-rc1 (v6.2-rc1~99^2~345^2~3), so no it's not available in Bookworm.
Reassigning to the kernel accordingly, so that it gets enabled in some
future upload.
Cheers,
--
Cyril Brulebois (ki...@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
Control: retitle -1 please enable CONFIG_RTW89_8852BE
Control: affects -1 installation-reports
Hi,
Fabian Greffrath <fab...@debian.org> (2023-05-05):
> Today I attempted to install Debian bookworm on a brand new Lenovo
> IdeaPad 5 14IAL7 with an i5-1235U CPU, 16GB RAM and 512GB SDD.
>
> The installation failed to proceed at the network card detection
> stage. Apparently, the machine has a Realtek RTL8852BE adapter, which
> *should* be supported by recent kernels.
As mentioned in follow-ups (by Diederik and me), that module only appeared
in v6.2-rc1 (v6.2-rc1~99^2~345^2~3), so no it's not available in Bookworm.
Reassigning to the kernel accordingly, so that it gets enabled in some
future upload.
Cheers,
--
Cyril Brulebois (ki...@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
Lennart Sorensen
May 7, 2023, 1:51:54 PM5/7/23
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On Fri, May 05, 2023 at 07:24:19PM +0200, fab...@greffrath.com wrote:
> Am 05.05.2023 18:23, schrieb Cyril Brulebois:
> > Right, initial support seems to have been merged in time for v6.2-rc1
> > only.
>
> Oh, no!
>
> When will be the earliest chance for a D-I image with kernel >= 6.2?
I am suspecting sometime after Bookworm is released in June. Certainly
bookworm is using 6.1 kernel (which is a longterm support kernel, which
6.2 isn't). So the kernel version isn't changing until the next release
(typically in 2 years or so if the past is anything to go by). Testing
and unstable will of course get a new kernel much sooner than that.
I would be surprised if support for a new network chip version was
backported to the 6.1 stable tree. Usually only bug fixes get ported
there.
--
Len Sorensen
> Am 05.05.2023 18:23, schrieb Cyril Brulebois:
> > Right, initial support seems to have been merged in time for v6.2-rc1
> > only.
>
> Oh, no!
>
> When will be the earliest chance for a D-I image with kernel >= 6.2?
I am suspecting sometime after Bookworm is released in June. Certainly
bookworm is using 6.1 kernel (which is a longterm support kernel, which
6.2 isn't). So the kernel version isn't changing until the next release
(typically in 2 years or so if the past is anything to go by). Testing
and unstable will of course get a new kernel much sooner than that.
I would be surprised if support for a new network chip version was
backported to the 6.1 stable tree. Usually only bug fixes get ported
there.
--
Len Sorensen
fab...@greffrath.com
May 9, 2023, 12:10:04 PM5/9/23
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Hi guys,
Am 05.05.2023 18:09, schrieb Diederik de Haas:
> Too recent for Bookworm as it appears that it was added in 6.2,
> while Bookworm has 6.1.
today I tried again with a TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano USB dongle which
contains the Realtek RTL8188EU chip set. Same result, the adapter is not
recognized and I am presented with a list of kernel modules of which
none works. But in this case, I am pretty sure that the RTL8188EU chip
*should* be supported by a recent kernel.
Any hints, or should I file a separate installation report?
Cheers,
- Fabian
Am 05.05.2023 18:09, schrieb Diederik de Haas:
> Too recent for Bookworm as it appears that it was added in 6.2,
> while Bookworm has 6.1.
today I tried again with a TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano USB dongle which
contains the Realtek RTL8188EU chip set. Same result, the adapter is not
recognized and I am presented with a list of kernel modules of which
none works. But in this case, I am pretty sure that the RTL8188EU chip
*should* be supported by a recent kernel.
Any hints, or should I file a separate installation report?
Cheers,
- Fabian
Diederik de Haas
May 9, 2023, 12:22:07 PM5/9/23
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On Tuesday, 9 May 2023 18:04:35 CEST fab...@greffrath.com wrote:
> today I tried again with a TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano USB dongle which
> contains the Realtek RTL8188EU chip set. Same result, the adapter is not
> recognized and I am presented with a list of kernel modules of which
> none works. But in this case, I am pretty sure that the RTL8188EU chip
> *should* be supported by a recent kernel.
>
> Any hints, or should I file a separate installation report?
Separate installation report as it appears to be an entirely different problem.> today I tried again with a TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano USB dongle which
> contains the Realtek RTL8188EU chip set. Same result, the adapter is not
> recognized and I am presented with a list of kernel modules of which
> none works. But in this case, I am pretty sure that the RTL8188EU chip
> *should* be supported by a recent kernel.
>
> Any hints, or should I file a separate installation report?
Vincent Blut
May 9, 2023, 1:00:04 PM5/9/23
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Hi Fabian,
RTL8188EU support requires Linux 6.3+:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/3aad60f6-23f9-81e8...@gmail.com/
> Cheers,
>
> - Fabian
Cheers,
Vincent
https://lore.kernel.org/all/3aad60f6-23f9-81e8...@gmail.com/
> Cheers,
>
> - Fabian
Cheers,
Vincent
Diederik de Haas
May 9, 2023, 1:12:06 PM5/9/23
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On Tuesday, 9 May 2023 18:49:35 CEST Vincent Blut wrote:
> > today I tried again with a TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano USB dongle which
> > contains the Realtek RTL8188EU chip set. Same result, the adapter is not
> > recognized and I am presented with a list of kernel modules of which none
> > works. But in this case, I am pretty sure that the RTL8188EU chip *should*
> > be supported by a recent kernel.
> >
> > Any hints, or should I file a separate installation report?
>
> RTL8188EU support requires Linux 6.3+:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/3aad60f6-23f9-81e8...@gmail.com/
While that appears to be a 'proper' driver for RTL8188EU, it looks like there
> > today I tried again with a TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano USB dongle which
> > contains the Realtek RTL8188EU chip set. Same result, the adapter is not
> > recognized and I am presented with a list of kernel modules of which none
> > works. But in this case, I am pretty sure that the RTL8188EU chip *should*
> > be supported by a recent kernel.
> >
> > Any hints, or should I file a separate installation report?
>
> RTL8188EU support requires Linux 6.3+:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/3aad60f6-23f9-81e8...@gmail.com/
was a previous driver for it in staging:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/log/?h=linux-6.1.y&qt=grep&q=RTL8188EU
The new installation report (https://bugs.debian.org/1035824) has this line:
[42871.936975] r8188eu: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
Am I missing something (still)?
Diederik de Haas
May 9, 2023, 2:10:05 PM5/9/23
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On Tuesday, 9 May 2023 20:01:00 CEST Vincent Blut wrote:
> > Am I missing something (still)?
>
> Color me stupid. I was working from upstream's master branch which have the
> > Am I missing something (still)?
>
> staging driver removed. Sorry for the confusion!
I'm not in the habit of calling people stupid ;-)
I'm actually glad you pointed out the new driver as I have a (vague) memory
that the 8188EU driver has always been (a bit) problematic and knowing there
is now a 'proper' driver for it, is welcome news :-)
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