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MickeyKnox

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Registered: 2010-02-27

Posts: 169

Kernel 6.1.* does not boot with RTL8723DE wifi adapter (rtw88_8723de)

I have a hp laptop with a RTL8723DE wifi adapter and it won't boot with a 6.1.* kernel. I've tested with the current installation medium archlinux-2023.02.01-x86_64.iso, which sports a kernel version 6.1.8.

The last visible line when booting is this:

[  OK  ] Reached target Login Prompts.

There it stays a while and then reboots.

However, when I blacklist the module with a kernel parameter in grub (modprobe.blacklist=rtw88_8723de) the boot succeeds and I get to the root@archiso prompt.

Further testing with fedora reveiled that it's not only the kernel 6.1.8, but all 6.1 versions (that I've tested, including 6.1.9). Kernel versions 6.0.* are not affected.

My guess is that there is an incompatibility of the rtw88_8723de driver with 6.1.* kernels.

How should I proceed?

yuikvel

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Registered: 2023-02-06

Posts: 1

Re: Kernel 6.1.* does not boot with RTL8723DE wifi adapter (rtw88_8723de)

I have the same problem and the same wi-fi adapter

egorchistov

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Registered: 2023-01-30

Posts: 1

Re: Kernel 6.1.* does not boot with RTL8723DE wifi adapter (rtw88_8723de)

I have exactly the same problem. As a workaround, I have blacklisted the specified module and load it only after boot by running:

modprobe rtw88_8723de

archet82

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Registered: 2023-02-08

Posts: 1

Re: Kernel 6.1.* does not boot with RTL8723DE wifi adapter (rtw88_8723de)

Hello, I have the same issue with rtw88_8723de driver. Everything has been fine since kernel 6.0.12 which boots with no problem. With 6.1.* kernels the linux panics at login. Only by disabling NetworkManager service, I can turn on my wifi with ifconfig and wpa_supplicant. If I enable NetworkManager service whenever after login everything freezes again.