[SOLVED] Intel AX200 interface not found

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

I tried setting up all the kernel modules necessary for my Intel WiFi chipset (from a HP Elitebook 855 G7) to work (iwlwifi I guess). For some reason now when I run ifconfig it doesn't show up (wlp1s0). Where did I may have messed up?

lspci: https://pastebin.com/Cnk27vKw
.config: https://pastebin.com/rJyANV5M

fedeliallalinea · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:24 am Post subject:

Correct firmware iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode is loaded. What return dmesg?
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sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

dmesg: https://pastebin.com/rDdYdg5G

Also I was installing iwd since I wanted to see if my network connectivity problems where originating from wpa_supplicant, after following this https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Iwd#Kernel on boot I receive the message "failed to load pkcs8_key_parser"

fedeliallalinea · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:47 am Post subject:

In the dmesg there seems to be no mention of the iwlwifi module, what return lspci -kkn command?
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sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

This is the lspci -kkn output:
https://pastebin.com/sDALLU5c

logrusx · Advocate Joined: 22 Feb 2018 Posts: 2698

It looks like dmesg output might have been truncated. There's no mention of iwlwifi and yet lspci output shows it's loaded.
Try uploading the output of `dmesg | grep iwlwifi`
Anyway you didn't answer if you emerged linux-firmware. Ax200 won't load if if doesn't find the relevant firmware.
Regards,
Georgi

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

I have linux-firmware installed. dmesg | grep iwlwifi doesn't return anything. This all started after I followed the iwd installation guide.

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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:51 pm Post subject:

sicr0,

Are you running the kernel you think you are?

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

I finished two or three days ago installing Gentoo for the first time so I think it's quite new

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:57 pm Post subject:

sicr0,

Compare it to the timestamp on /usr/src/linux/.config

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

This is the output:

logrusx · Advocate Joined: 22 Feb 2018 Posts: 2698

Sicr0, I expected to find the information I asked for. It would have at least brought more light of what your running kernel supports.

If you want help you need to provide the information you've been asked for.

Once again, what does `modprobe iwlmvm` command say.
If runs successfully, does the `dmesg | grep iwlwifi` command yield any output?

Regards,
Georgi

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

logrusx, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, it's my first installation and it's been a month trying to make it work so I'm quite burnt out.
The .config of my running kernel it's in the first post (https://pastebin.com/Cnk27vKw), for what I've seen it's with that file that someone can see what the kernel supports.
As for the "modprobe iwlmvm", running it yields "modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'iwlmvm': Invalid argument" (even tho the module is selected on the kernel as requested in https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Iwlwifi).

logrusx · Advocate Joined: 22 Feb 2018 Posts: 2698

That means you're not running the kennel you think you are. I'm sorry but it's getting too late for me. Try to find out how to build and install the kernel. I guess there are relevant wiki pages, but you need to find them on your own as I'm not on the computer anymore.
I'm but sure but I think there are linked in the configuring your kernel section in the handbook.

Regards,
Georgi

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

Thanks for your help, I'll try and figure something out

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:14 pm Post subject:

sicr0,

The favourite is to not mount /boot, so the kernel gets correctly installed to the wrong place.
That's not an error but grub won't be able to find it to boot.

Did you do the date check I asked for?
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pietinger · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:19 pm Post subject:

sicr0,

if you are using grub then the most often mistake beginners do is: They think it is enough to do only once (at first installation time) a

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

pietinger, IT WAS IT! I LOVE YOU!
I really didn't knew that after every update one need to regenerate te GRUB. Now the interface is back again. Damn man, I was worried all day about this, I want to cry

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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:31 am Post subject:

sicr0,

pietinger · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:51 pm Post subject:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:03 pm Post subject:

pietinger,

... and now you make your mistakes as an expert :)
So you never forget what it feels like.
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pietinger · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:18 pm Post subject:

Neddy,

sicr0 · Apprentice Joined: 23 Mar 2022 Posts: 180

Thanks NeddySeagoon, I made some minor changes to the kernel so I'm running the kernel I'm supposed to. Now the only thing I have to make work is the trackpad, I've followed the manual for the Synaptics driver but it doesn't work when I launch Sway. I'm opening an issue in the Desktop Environment section since it belongs there