Realtek 8821ce on solus

xahodo · 01-07-2019, 03:46 PM

Hello,

I've got a wonderful shiny new laptop and it does everything... except wifi.

My distro of choice is solus, but I have also tried mint. Neither worked.

I have got bluetooth (in which I have no interest) and no wifi.

Now, I read on these forums that: https://github.com/endlessm/linux/tr...less/rtl8821ce might be a solution to my problems, however is that truly the case I will I end up blowing up my OS?

berndbausch · 01-07-2019, 05:43 PM

It could blow up the kernel, but hardly the rest. That's why you always keep the former kernel around rather than replacing it. The risk of lasting damage is very low.

A superficial web search indicates that the Linux kernel doesn't have a driver for this particular interface; perhaps because it's too new? Since the kernel doesn't support it, it's unlikely other Linux distros will help you. I would try the software on Github you found already.

xahodo · 01-08-2019, 03:21 PM

Well, the problem with that tree is the fact he's only supporting ubuntu and arch linux. I do not know what patches they include in their kernel that might break compatibility with a clean kernel.

Also, I do not know which patches solus includes in the kernel.

So, I'm a bit scared it may end up doing things it's not supposed to do.

ondoho · 01-09-2019, 01:34 AM

a patched kernel seems like the wrong approach here; all you need is 1 driver.
searching the issue there seem to be several solutions.
amongst others, the driver appears to be available in archlinux' user repository (AUR).

jeremy31 · 01-12-2019, 05:54 AM

I would try https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce as it seems to work in Mint/Ubuntu