[SOLVED] upgrade to dbus-python-1.2.18 'broke' WiFi
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What type of problem did that cause on your system ?
No signal straight , or no see my wifi cause no receive signal.
In my case the adapter is listed , detected , but not work correctly , sometimes no see my wifi ,after patch , all is ok , but i think is a little impact issue , and not be patched soon.
root@glennmcc-HP:~# uname -a
Linux glennmcc-HP.net 5.14.15 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 27 12:41:02 CDT 2021 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
root@glennmcc-HP:~# uname -a
Linux glennmcc-HP.net 5.15.2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Nov 12 11:44:33 CST 2021 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
In both cases, the adapter is detected and its module is loaded....
[ 14.467964] cfg80211: Loaded X.509 cert 'sforshee: 00b28ddf47aef9cea7'
[ 14.526809] lib80211: common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers
[ 14.640761] r8188eu: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
[ 14.656175] Chip Version Info: CHIP_8188E_Normal_Chip_TSMC_D_CUT_1T1R_RomVer(0)
[ 14.702254] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8188eu
[ 14.740287] r8188eu 1-3:1.0 wlan125: renamed from wlan0
[ 14.757882] r8188eu 1-3:1.0 wlan1: renamed from wlan125
Initializing LVM (Logical Volume Manager):
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I see there is a recent patch for rtl_mlme_ext.c for the rtl8188eu driver that does not appear in the same file in the kernel staging driver r8188eu that looks relevant.
OK, grabbed the code via 'git clone' and built the module with that patch in-place.
[ 9.956994] 8188eu: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 9.976166] Chip Version Info: CHIP_8188E_Normal_Chip_TSMC_D_CUT_1T1R_RomVer(0)
[ 10.021397] EEPROM ID = 0x8129
[ 10.032386] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8188eu
[ 10.063184] r8188eu 1-3:1.0 wlan125: renamed from wlan0
[ 10.084222] r8188eu 1-3:1.0 wlan1: renamed from wlan125
Initializing LVM (Logical Volume Manager):
[ 10.782069] Adding 4225108k swap on /dev/sdb2. Priority:-2 extents:1 across:4225108k FS
Welcome to Linux 5.15.3 x86_64 (tty1)
glennmcc-HP login: root
Password:
Last login: Fri Nov 19 11:36:46 on tty1
Linux 5.15.3.
root@glennmcc-HP:~# uname -a
Linux glennmcc-HP.net 5.15.3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Nov 18 14:35:01 CST 2021 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
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