Date:   Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:42:55 -0400
From:   Tim Pozza <rebelclause@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: wifi no longer shows after modem/router upgrade by Bell -- other
 funny stuff not explained

Hello Genius Open Source professional(s);

I hope this note finds you and yours well during the
Covid-19...20...2... crisis.

Thank you for continuing on with linux. Where would the world be
without it, and, so, without you? I stand on the shoulder or giants so
I can see -- the internet -- and learn to solve problems with
fragmented recipes I may one day learn have nothing to do with my
computer. If the universe is a simulation, it needs to upload complex
linux inside knowledge to each and every one of us.

Given my core problem, going with Larry Finger seemed rather
redundant, so I thought I'd send along my information, with the hope
an upstream fix will be introduced to expel the refuse.

As in the subject, the wireless adapter no longer appears to be found,
and so does not show up in the list of network connections re. the
Cinnamon system tray Network Manager utility. Several former
connections are still available to be viewed and edited via Network
Connections, available from the Network Manager flyout/popup.

It's possible the inciting change was a kernel upgrade, which I always
immediately accept, but, for me, the issue is confused with taking
wireless down during modem/router replacement and putting a wired
connection in place. Wireless, as I recall, still did show up as an
interface.

Other symptoms include rclone-browser failure to access rclone's
config (missing dialog and quick hide XTERM on trying to access the
config using the interface, though QT has been reinstalled, remotes
still do not list), and another, docker-compose request timeout
failure which could not be solved with a replacement of the
distribution's release docker.io, but instead required download of
.deb files directly from Docker after urllib3, char and requests were
purged, though that purge may not have been necessary, but did come
before the reinstallation of docker and docker-compose -- now sans
runc as a dependency, if that has anything to do with it.

Anyway, I've mentioned these things just in case they could be
suspected to be related. The main issue remains wifi missing. And it
could still be a break and enter capacitor (or some such) hack by
someone knowledgeable, or simply the great heat death...

Thanks for having a look.

And, if I don't hear from any of you, Happy Holidays to you and all of linux.

Regards,
Tim

> dkms status
digimend, 9, 4.15.0-118-generic, x86_64: installed (original_module exists)
digimend, 9, 4.15.0-121-generic, x86_64: installed (original_module exists)
digimend, 9, 4.15.0-122-generic, x86_64: installed (original_module exists)
virtualbox, 5.2.42, 4.15.0-121-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 5.2.42, 4.15.0-122-generic, x86_64: installed

> uname -a
Linux maat 4.15.0-122-generic #124-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 15 13:03:05 UTC
2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

> lspci -vnn | grep net
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168]
(rev 10)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express
Gigabit Ethernet Controller [103c:81b3]

> lsmod | grep r81*
r8169                  86016  0
mii                    16384  1 r8169

> modinfo r8169
filename:
/lib/modules/4.15.0-122-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.ko
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8106e-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8411-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8411-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8402-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw
firmware:       rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw
version:        2.3LK-NAPI
license:        GPL
description:    RealTek RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver
author:         Realtek and the Linux r8169 crew <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
srcversion:     AB5A1CC532D9B2C45F06EF4
alias:          pci:v00000001d00008168sv*sd00002410bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001737d00001032sv*sd00000024bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000016ECd00000116sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001259d0000C107sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001186d00004302sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001186d00004300sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001186d00004300sv00001186sd00004B10bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008169sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010FFd00008168sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008168sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008167sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008161sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008136sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008129sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00002600sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00002502sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        mii
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           r8169
vermagic:       4.15.0-122-generic SMP mod_unload
signat:         PKCS#7
signer:
sig_key:
sig_hashalgo:   md4
parm:           use_dac:Enable PCI DAC. Unsafe on 32 bit PCI slot. (int)
parm:           debug:Debug verbosity level (0=none, ..., 16=all) (int)


> inxi -Fvz
System:
  Host: maat Kernel: 4.15.0-122-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
  v: 7.5.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia
  base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: HP product: 260-a059w v: N/A serial: <filter>
  Mobo: HP model: 81B3 v: 00 serial: <filter> UEFI: AMI v: F.30
  date: 11/03/2017
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: AMD A6-7310 APU with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
  bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Puma rev: 1 L2 cache: 2048 KiB
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  bogomips: 15963
  Speed: 1003 MHz min/max: 1000/2000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1686 2: 1612
  3: 1613 4: 1613
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: ati,radeon
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD KABINI (DRM 2.50.0 4.15.0-122-generic LLVM 10.0.0)
  v: 4.5 Mesa 20.0.8 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Kabini HDMI/DP Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.1
  Device-2: AMD FCH Azalia vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2
  Device-3: Conexant Systems (Rockwell) type: USB
  driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 3-2.4:11
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-122-generic
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000
  bus ID: 01:00.0
  IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 111.79 GiB used: 96.92 GiB (86.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda model: DOGFISH SSD 120GB size: 111.79 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 109.04 GiB used: 96.92 GiB (88.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 49.1 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 49 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 248 Uptime: 1h 54m Memory: 10.65 GiB used: 4.28 GiB (40.2%)
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.5.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.20
  inxi: 3.0.32

> inxi -Nn
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
  driver: r8169
  IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: a0:8c:fd:f5:fb:35
  IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: 02:42:c2:5b:ea:ed

-- 
Tim Pozza
Bancroft, ON K0L1C0 CANADA
Email: rebelclause@...il.com

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