Re: How to get Realtek RTL8723BS WiFi working with Debian Bullseye on Pine A64+?
Hi,
On 12 February 2021 02:57:41 UTC, oregano@disroot.org wrote:
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>Install, convoluted as it was, worked OK. Contrib and non-free were added to /etc/apt/sources.list, despite the shame. firmware-realtek was installed to get RTL8723BS firmware.
>
>Still no Wifi. Firmware is found:
>
># find ./ -type f -iname rtl8723bs*
>./usr/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723bs_wowlan.bin
>./usr/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723bs_nic.bin
>./usr/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723bs_bt.bin
>
>Modprobe is attempted, but module is not found.
>
># modprobe rtl8723bs_wowlan.bin
>modprobe: FATAL: Module rtl8723bs_wowlan.bin not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.0-3-arm64
These are firmware files not kernel modules (aka drivers). firmware is normally loaded into the device by kernel module
>File is copied, but module is still not found.
>
># cp -p ./usr/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723bs_wowlan.bin /lib/modules/5.10.0-3-arm64/
>
># modprobe rtl8723bs_wowlan.bin
>modprobe: FATAL: Module rtl8723bs_wowlan.bin not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.0-3-arm64
which is expected as firmware != kernel module
>Help? What magic step(s) are being missed?
had to research a bit myself. are you sure it is a problem with loading kernel modules?
module RTL8723BS is enabled in arm64 kernels.
to check, does `sudo dmesg | grep rtl8723` (without `) show the chip being initialised?
when it does, the problem might be down to configuration of WiFi.
>Thanks!
>
>Some References:
>
>https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/PINE64/PINEA64
>https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20210208#news
>https://forum.armbian.com/topic/15594-armbian-loves-microsoft/
>https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PINE_A64#Datasheets_for_Components_and_Peripherals
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