Can't install Arch Linux, network interface not listed

mrmagmablock · 2024-07-24 02:10:17

Hello, I'm new to Linux and I've recently been trying to install Arch Linux on my Dell Inspiron 3520. However, not even a minute into the installation guide, I've already hit a wall.

root@archiso ~ # ip link
1: lo: ...
2: enp9s0: ...

As you can see, there isn't anything like wlan0 so I can't connect to the internet and install Arch.

Using rfkill list also doesn't show that my wireless card is blocked.

root @archiso ~ # rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Scimmia · 2024-07-24 02:30:43

What card are we talking about?

seth · 2024-07-24 05:53:26

According to google rtl8821ce/rtw88

@there's a wired device and also https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Tethering (you turn yoru phone into an ethernet device via USB)
You'll have to use one of that because yo'll need to post lots of text, specifically your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Also, cc and in the likely case of a parallel windows, see the 3rd link below. Mandatory.
Disable it (it's NOT the BIOS setting!) and reboot windows and linux twice for voodo reasons.

mrmagmablock · 2024-07-25 20:51:57

Scimmia wrote:

What card are we talking about?

BCM43142

Scimmia · 2024-07-25 22:39:46

From what I can see, that should be supported by the broadcom-wl driver, which should be installed on the ISO. What does lspci -v show for drivers available and in use?

mrmagmablock · 2024-07-27 17:01:05

Scimmia wrote:

From what I can see, that should be supported by the broadcom-wl driver, which should be installed on the ISO. What does lspci -v show for drivers available and in use?

Kernel drivers in use: bcma-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: bcma, wl

seth · 2024-07-27 18:37:11

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel … and_line_2

module_blacklist=bcma,bcma-pci-bridge

mrmagmablock · 2024-07-28 00:04:12

seth wrote:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel … and_line_2
module_blacklist=bcma,bcma-pci-bridge

I used cd to go to /etc/modprobe.d and made a blacklist.conf file with those contents, then ran ip link and still didn’t see wlan0. Did I do something wrong?

seth · 2024-07-28 06:37:14

Yes, wrong context and wrong syntax.
I explicitly linked the kernel commandline blacklisting paragraph because
1. that's syntax for the kernel commandline
2. you'll need to apply that *before* the system boots so the modules aren't loaded itfp
3. you cannot really control the modprobe.conf of the install iso.

=> add that to the kernel commandline at the bootloader (press "e" to edit the entry)

Alternatively, try to unload the bcma* modules (lsmod to see which are loaded, modprobe -r to unload them) and then explicitly load wl, but blacklisting them ensures that they're not messing around w/ the device before wl gets to it

BluePyTheDeer_ · 2024-08-05 17:32:04

... nevermind.

Last edited by BluePyTheDeer_ (2024-08-05 17:32:33)

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Can't install Arch Linux, network interface not listed

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