From: malcolmlewis@cableone.net.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:46:16 -0700   
   Sidney_Kotic  wrote:   
      
   > On 12/11/18 2:44 PM, Malcolm wrote:   
   >   
   > > find /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8821*   
   >   
   > l /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8821*   
   > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28984 Apr 16  2018 rtl8821aefw.bin   
   > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28348 Apr 16  2018 rtl8821aefw_29.bin   
   > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19858 Apr 16  2018 rtl8821aefw_wowlan.bin   
   >   
   > > The output from the dmesg command should also provide further info.   
   >   
   > dmesg | grep rtl | less   
   >   
   > [    9.698523] rtl8821ae 0000:05:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)   
   > [    9.710512] rtl8821ae: Using firmware rtlwifi/rtl8812aefw.bin   
   > [    9.710514] rtl8821ae: Using firmware   
   > rtlwifi/rtl8812aefw_wowlan.bin [    9.890890] rtl8821ae 0000:05:00.0:   
   > Direct firmware load for rtlwifi/rtl8812aefw.bin failed with error -2   
   > [    9.897030] rtl8821ae 0000:05:00.0: Direct firmware load for   
   > rtlwifi/rtl8812aefw_wowlan.bin failed with error -2   
   > [    9.929155] rtlwifi: Loading alternative firmware   
   > rtlwifi/rtl8821aefw.bin [    9.929162] rtlwifi: Loading alternative   
   > firmware rtlwifi/rtl8821aefw.bin [   10.062175] ieee80211 phy0:   
   > Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc' [   10.062435] rtlwifi:   
   > rtlwifi: wireless switch is on [   15.513165] rtl8821ae: Polling FW   
   > ready fail!! REG_MCUFWDL:0x00070706 .   
   Hi   
   It looks like a kernel issue, as in fixes are in a later version, if   
   you fire up a Live Tumbleweed version, does it start working?   
      
      
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