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Registered: 2025-06-27

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Edimax Nano USB not working with iwctl on installer?

Problem:

iwctl doesn't behave properly with a nano USB adapter from Edimax in the installer.

Solution:

I was able to work around the problem by using another USB adapter. The Edimax adapter worked with networkmanager instead of iwctl.

I don't know but maybe instead of using the old iwctl a better suggestion would just be to add networkmanager instead? Is there any reason why Arch is still using iwctl?

Last edited by Hallicon (2025-06-27 13:23:18)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: Edimax Nano USB not working with iwctl on installer?

"not working" tells us nothing. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

What makes you think iwctl/iwd is old?

Last edited by Scimmia (2025-06-27 13:45:27)

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Re: Edimax Nano USB not working with iwctl on installer?

It was not working by not being able to perform DHCP configuration with dhcpd correctly; it would correctly sign into a my network which is secured with WPA3, but not getting a configuration. For one reason or another it errors out without enough details on the output. I'm not too sure where to find logs about it, but at the same time I'm not too interested in finding an answer as to why anymore. 

Also I just found out iwctl is newer than NetworkManager, but I just trust NetworkManager to get the job done.

seth

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Re: Edimax Nano USB not working with iwctl on installer?

Please don't paraphrase, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
For "it would correctly sign into a my network which is secured with WPA3, but not getting a configuration" on iwd alone you'd need to activate https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iwd#En … figuration but that would extend to any other dongle and also iirc the install iso runs dhcpcd anyway (which would then handle the dhcp as soon as you get a carrier on the NIC)
If you want to know what's wrong w/ the Edimax dongle (which, ftr, isn't a thing - edimax is a generic retailer and there're random chips in these dongles, so you need to look at lsusb to see what kind of NIC you actually have there) you'll have to replicate the situation and post system journal and your iwctl I/O

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nomorewindows

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Re: Edimax Nano USB not working with iwctl on installer?

My machine hangs when using rtl8821ce or rtl8822bu, which are troublesome even with the AUR packages.  8821ce hangs after connecting to wifi station using iwctl.  8822bu hangs when you try to do something after connecting to wifi, eg pacman -Syu.

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foobarDestroyer

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Re: Edimax Nano USB not working with iwctl on installer?

Is there any reason why Arch is still using iwctl?

- https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iwd
- https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/iwd/

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I'm not too sure where to find logs about it

- https://man.archlinux.org/man/journalctl.1.en
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd/Journal
- https://man.archlinux.org/man/dmesg.1

Last edited by foobarDestroyer (2025-07-08 03:04:29)