Public bug reported: This was on a new Lenovo P14s Gen2 AMD. I'm using Ubuntu 21.10 (impish)
The current linux-firmware package (1.201.4+1.201.3) ships with realtek rtw89_pci firmware (/lib/firmware/rtw89/rtw8852a_fw.bin) version v0.13.8.0. My wifi chip wasn't able to keep a connection for more than a minute when connected to a Rodgers "Advanced Wi-Fi Modem". I searched around tried disabling the power_save and stuff. But that had little to no effect. I was about to open an issue on the upstream project and did a last ditch attempt to see if there were any firmware updates... I found linux-firmware.git and it had two newer versions! - v0.13.30.0 (was submitted in May 2021, but it took until october 2021 to show up) https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/rtw89/rtw8852a_fw.bin?id=ec17b637b7ab928ca7ebc0389e0e3921f1cc7d17 - v0.13.33.0 (was submitted in November 2021 and got merged in December 2021): https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/rtw89/rtw8852a_fw.bin?id=4a7e1f5cabaebe5c044b94b91149f35471d1e983 I've downloaded and installed the latest "v0.13.33.0" on a whim and rebooted. And what a pleasant surprise: Instantly, my wifi connection lasted until the rest of the day. Could you please consider updating this realtek firmware in the next release? Thanks! ** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: rtw89 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1960933 Title: rtw89_pci constantly drops connection with old firmware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1960933/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
