Re: WiFi works during install, not after
On Tue 25 Oct 2016 at 09:38:16 -0400, Carl Fink wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 09:45:41AM +0100, Brian wrote:
> > On Sun 23 Oct 2016 at 17:09:06 -0400, Carl Fink wrote:
>
> > > Interestingly, the rtl8723au module is NOT loaded, and "modprobe rtl8723au"
> > > fails with a message about the module not being found, even though it's
> > > right there if I "locate rtl8723au", in the drivers/staging directory. Maybe
> > > the staging area isn't used by default? I confess I don't remember how to
> > > change the path that is searched for loadable modules.
> > >
> > > Any insights would be most gratefully received.
> >
> > Firmware and module names are not necessarily the same. Look at the
> > output of 'lsmod'.
>
> Notice what I quoted above? I did look at lsmod.
I did notice. You are assuming the name of the module is "rtl8723au".
There is no such module in staging - as your modprobe command tells
you. Could we look at your 'lsmod' too?
I also noticed you failed to respond to my first question. This was
actually the more important one. The answer could provide you with
the insight you want.
--
Brian.
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