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D3vil0p3r

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Registered: 2022-11-05

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WiFi not connecting on Arch Linux when shutdown machine from Windows

I have an Arch Linux in dual boot with Windows 11. I noted that, each time I go on Windows, and then I shutdown the computer and then, when I turn on it, I go on Arch Linux, in Arch the WiFi does not work anymore, no WiFi icon appears.

At this point, I need to reboot Arch machine to make WiFi working again.

My Arch Linux machine uses:
Kernel LTS: 6.12.68
DE: GNOME 49.3
NetworkManager

So, when the Arch Linux works normally with WiFi, these are the relevant info:

lspci -nnk | grep -A3 -i network

00:14.3 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi [8086:a370] (rev 10)
	DeviceName: Onboard - Ethernet
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wireless-AC 9560 [8086:0034]
	Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi

lsmod | grep -iE 'iwlwifi|ath|rtl|mt76'

iwlwifi               602112  1 iwlmvm
btrtl                  32768  1 btusb
cfg80211             1392640  4 wl,iwlmvm,iwlwifi,mac80211
bluetooth            1105920  34 btrtl,btmtk,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm

rfkill list

0: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

nmcli general status

STATE      CONNECTIVITY  WIFI-HW  WIFI     WWAN-HW  WWAN     METERED      
connected  full          enabled  enabled  missing  enabled  no (guessed)

nmcli device

DEVICE        TYPE      STATE                   CONNECTION      
wlo1          wifi      connected               Sunrise_0776220 
lo            loopback  connected (externally)  lo              
virbr0        bridge    connected (externally)  virbr0          
p2p-dev-wlo1  wifi-p2p  disconnected            --              
enp3s0        ethernet  unavailable             -- 

When I land on Windows 11, then I shutdown the computer and I turn on it again and I go on Arch Linux, these info are:

lspci -nnk | grep -A3 -i network

00:14.3 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi [8086:a370] (rev 10)
	DeviceName: Onboard - Ethernet
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wireless-AC 9560 [8086:0034]
	Kernel modules: iwlwifi, wl

lsmod | grep -iE 'iwlwifi|ath|rtl|mt76'

iwlwifi               602112  0
btrtl                  32768  1 btusb
cfg80211             1392640  2 wl,iwlwifi
bluetooth            1105920  34 btrtl,btmtk,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm

rfkill list

0: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

nmcli general status

STATE                   CONNECTIVITY  WIFI-HW  WIFI     WWAN-HW  WWAN     METERED 
connected (local only)  none          missing  enabled  missing  enabled  unknown

nmcli device

DEVICE  TYPE      STATE                   CONNECTION 
lo      loopback  connected (externally)  lo         
virbr0  bridge    connected (externally)  virbr0     
enp3s0  ethernet  unavailable             --

Why does it happen? Is there a way to solve it definitively?

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,578

Re: WiFi not connecting on Arch Linux when shutdown machine from Windows

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_b … ibernation

It's not just about filesystems, Windows leaves the hardware in whatever state it was in at hibernation, it doesn't get re-initialized.

Last edited by Scimmia (2026-02-07 15:05:48)