wifi-menu not working after fresh install.

Dincio · 2020-07-02 10:06:54

Hello.

I just finished installing Arch using the 2020/05/01 iso (I had problems using wifi-menu with the latest iso; probably due to systemd-networkd replacing dhcpcd). During the installation, I was able to use wifi-menu just fine to connect to wifi, but now, when I boot inside the installed OS, wifi-menu doesn't seem to work. Here's some error messages I get when I use it:

Just after running the command:

https://ibb.co/gRK3T78

When command finishes running:

(weirdly enough I get nothing... just a blank command prompt as if nothing happened. I say this is weird because at first I did get some error-looking stuff. Nevertheless, it might be important to note that wifi-menu doesn't even give me the chance of inputting my password, it just terminates suddenly).

Reading this from the archwiki, I checked my driver situation, and sure enough there seeemed to be some sort of error when I ran dmesg:

https://ibb.co/HPPfqyx

So I went to this recommended website to install the missing drivers, but from this page it seems that they are included within the linux-firmware package, which I have already installed from the USB stick during the installation process.

So at this point I don't know what to do next, any help will be appreciated.

Last edited by Dincio (2020-07-02 11:47:16)

seth · 2020-07-02 14:05:49

Start by fixing your locale, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Locale

What tutorial do you follow to install archlinux?

Also networkmanager seems running, post the output of

find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

Dincio · 2020-07-02 17:26:51

seth wrote:

Start by fixing your locale, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Locale

I used the official tutorial along with a youtube video for additional explaining. I found out that I missed a step though (by rereading the locale section of the tutorial), so I retyped all the commands in the locale section of the guide and should have fixed that problem.

Here's the new output of wifi-menu after having fixed the locale:

https://ibb.co/Pcw3x9B

Also networkmanager seems running, post the output of
find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

I did install NetworkManager (it was suggested in a youtube video). This is what I did:

pacman -S networkmanager
systemctl enable NetworkManager
systemctl start NetworkManager

I later tried to "remove it" by my own when it didn't solve my problem. Here's how I did it:

systemctl disable NetworkManager
systemctl stop NetworkManager
pacman -R networkmanager

After all that, here's the output you requested:

https://ibb.co/VWKtSQg

seth · 2020-07-02 21:42:14

Why is there a P2P device?
The error is discussed in https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=246507 but that should be irrelevant.

What's the output of "ip a; ip r"?

Dincio · 2020-07-03 06:27:17

seth wrote:

What's the output of "ip a; ip r"?

https://ibb.co/cyfL4vd

d_fajardo · 2020-07-03 07:54:15

It does say your net card is Down by the link you posted. Bring it up first and repost same output.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … figuration

seth · 2020-07-03 11:26:35

wifi-menu should™ bring it up first - but idk. why there's a P2P device being attempted to configure.
Try "wifi-menu wlp0s20f3".

That being said, if above fails, just a test whether the device can be brought up at all might be a good idea. Also "pacman -Qs dhcpcd".

Dincio · 2020-07-03 15:31:55

seth wrote:

wifi-menu should™ bring it up first - but idk. why there's a P2P device being attempted to configure.

I really have no idea of why this is happening or of what a P2P device even is... should I read the related link you sent me or can I sort it out after fixing wifi-menu?

Try "wifi-menu wlp0s20f3".

Sadly it didn't work...

That being said, if above fails, just a test whether the device can be brought up at all might be a good idea.

It seems that I can using "ip link wlp0s20f3 up", but still wifi-menu doesn't work.

output of "ip a; ip r" after doing this:

https://ibb.co/BVqz1C0

Also "pacman -Qs dhcpcd"

Didi this thorugh USB chroot. Tried again with wifi-menu, but still nothing.

seth · 2020-07-03 15:34:45

The NIC comes up.

Sadly it didn't work...

Do you still the the error about the P2P device?

Did this thorugh USB chroot. Tried again with wifi-menu, but still nothing.

I assume that means there was no output?
Install the dhcpcd packge, also wpa_supplicant.

Dincio · 2020-07-06 10:50:20

Yes the error on the P2P device is still there. I installed the two packages you requested with chroot. Wifi-menu still doesn't work.

PS. sorry for the hiatus... I had some stuff going on

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wifi-menu not working after fresh install.

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