I am new to Linux and I encountered a problem with Wi-Fi not working in Lubuntu 24.04 LTS. My Wi-Fi adapter is a Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 31).
Here are some system details:
OS: Lubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Host: 81FS Lenovo E41-25
Kernel: 6.8.0-51-generic
Uptime: 1 hour, 5 mins
Packages: 2039 (dpkg)
CPU: AMD PRO A4-4350B R4 2C+
GPU: AMD ATI Radeon R2/R3/R4
Memory: 1713MiB / 3378MiB
And here are the results after running the Wireless Info Script:
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 24 Dec 2024 09:56 +0530 +0530
Booted last: 24 Dec 2024 00:00 +0530 +0530
Script from: 27 Aug 2024 10:55 UTC +0000
release
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble
kernel
Linux 6.8.0-51-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec 5 13:09:44 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7
desktop
Lubuntu
lspci
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 15)
Subsystem: Lenovo RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [17aa:38a6]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0042] (rev 31)
Subsystem: Lenovo Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter [17aa:0901]
Kernel modules: ath10k_pci, wl
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0438:7900 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Root Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:e500 Qualcomm Atheros Communications
Bus 001 Device 018: ID 22d9:276a OPPO Electronics Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b581 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd EasyCamera
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1a2c:2d23 China Resource Semico Co., Ltd Keyboard
Bus 002 Device 105: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc. Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
PCMCIA card info
rfkill
0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
secure boot
SecureBoot disabled
Platform is in Setup Mode
lsmod
wl 6488064 0
ath10k_pci 61440 0
ath10k_core 757760 1 ath10k_pci
ath 40960 1 ath10k_core
mac80211 1720320 1 ath10k_core
cfg80211 1327104 4 wl,ath,mac80211,ath10k_core
libarc4 12288 1 mac80211
ideapad_laptop 61440 0
wmi_bmof 12288 0
sparse_keymap 12288 1 ideapad_laptop
platform_profile 12288 1 ideapad_laptop
video 73728 2 amdgpu,ideapad_laptop
wmi 28672 3 video,wmi_bmof,ideapad_laptop
dkms
broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271, 6.8.0-51-generic, x86_64: installed
interfaces
ifconfig
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/loopback <MAC address> brd <MAC address>
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp1s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether <MAC 'enp1s0' [IF1]> brd <MAC address>
10: enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether <MAC 'enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>' [IF2]> brd <MAC address>
inet 192.168.42.36/24 brd 192.168.42.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>
valid_lft 2173sec preferred_lft 2173sec
inet6 fe80::ac03:34e7:7b1e:232c/64 scope link noprefixroute
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
enp1s0 no wireless extensions.
enx<IF from MAC [IF2]> no wireless extensions.
route
default via 192.168.42.129 dev enx<IF from MAC [IF2]> proto dhcp src 192.168.42.36 metric 100
192.168.42.0/24 dev enx<IF from MAC [IF2]> proto kernel scope link src 192.168.42.36 metric 100
resolv.conf
[777 root '/etc/resolv.conf' -> '../run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf']
nameserver 127.0.0.53
options edns0 trust-ad
search .
network managers
Installed:
NetworkManager
Running:
root 1011 1 0 05:31 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
NetworkManager info
GENERAL.DEVICE: enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>
GENERAL.TYPE: ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/11
GENERAL.VENDOR: OPPO Electronics Corp.
GENERAL.PRODUCT: 276a
GENERAL.DRIVER: rndis_host
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 6.8.0-51-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: RNDIS device
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC 'enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>' [IF2]>
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 100 (connected)
GENERAL.REASON: 0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY: 4 (full)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY: 4 (full)
GENERAL.UDI: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/net/enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>
GENERAL.PATH: pci-0000:00:12.0-usb-0:1.1:1.0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: Wired connection 2
GENERAL.CON-UUID: 931a7056-8ca9-3b94-bfbe-e2ca4c411bfb
GENERAL.CON-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/9
GENERAL.METERED: yes (guessed)
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP: yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP: yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER: yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC: no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER: on
IP4.ADDRESS[1]: 192.168.42.36/24
IP4.GATEWAY: 192.168.42.129
IP4.ROUTE[1]: dst = 192.168.42.0/24, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 100
IP4.ROUTE[2]: dst = 0.0.0.0/0, nh = 192.168.42.129, mt = 100
IP4.DNS[1]: 192.168.42.129
DHCP4.OPTION[1]: broadcast_address = 192.168.42.255
DHCP4.OPTION[2]: dhcp_client_identifier = 01:<MAC 'enx<IF from MAC [IF2]>' [IF2]>
DHCP4.OPTION[3]: dhcp_lease_time = 3600
DHCP4.OPTION[4]: dhcp_server_identifier = 192.168.42.129
DHCP4.OPTION[5]: domain_name_servers = 192.168.42.129
DHCP4.OPTION[6]: expiry = 1735016567
DHCP4.OPTION[7]: host_name = sakeen-81fs
DHCP4.OPTION[8]: ip_address = 192.168.42.36
DHCP4.OPTION[9]: next_server = 192.168.42.129
DHCP4.OPTION[10]: requested_broadcast_address = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[11]: requested_domain_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[12]: requested_domain_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[13]: requested_domain_search = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[14]: requested_host_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[15]: requested_interface_mtu = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[16]: requested_ms_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[17]: requested_nis_domain = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[18]: requested_nis_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[19]: requested_ntp_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[20]: requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[21]: requested_root_path = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[22]: requested_routers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[23]: requested_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[24]: requested_subnet_mask = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[25]: requested_time_offset = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[26]: requested_wpad = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[27]: routers = 192.168.42.129
DHCP4.OPTION[28]: subnet_mask = 255.255.255.0
IP6.ADDRESS[1]: fe80::ac03:34e7:7b1e:232c/64
IP6.GATEWAY: --
IP6.ROUTE[1]: dst = fe80::/64, nh = ::, mt = 1024
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/12
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]: 931a7056-8ca9-3b94-bfbe-e2ca4c411bfb | Wired connection 2
GENERAL.DEVICE: <MAC address>
GENERAL.TYPE: bt
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceBt
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
GENERAL.VENDOR: --
GENERAL.PRODUCT: --
GENERAL.DRIVER: bluez
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: --
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: --
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC address>
GENERAL.MTU: 0
GENERAL.STATE: 30 (disconnected)
GENERAL.REASON: 0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY: 1 (none)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY: 1 (none)
GENERAL.UDI: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_E4_E2_6C_E6_0E_96
GENERAL.PATH: --
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: --
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: --
GENERAL.CON-UUID: --
GENERAL.CON-PATH: --
GENERAL.METERED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: no
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC: no
BLUETOOTH.CAPABILITIES: NAP
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]: 4f944e7f-a757-4348-b6ce-dacc5be25bbf | OPPO Reno11 Pro 5G Network
GENERAL.DEVICE: enp1s0
GENERAL.TYPE: ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
GENERAL.VENDOR: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
GENERAL.PRODUCT: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
GENERAL.DRIVER: r8169
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 6.8.0-51-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: --
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC 'enp1s0' [IF1]>
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 20 (unavailable)
GENERAL.REASON: 2 (Device is now managed)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY: 1 (none)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY: 1 (none)
GENERAL.UDI: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.2/0000:01:00.0/net/enp1s0
GENERAL.PATH: pci-0000:01:00.0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: --
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: --
GENERAL.CON-UUID: --
GENERAL.CON-PATH: --
GENERAL.METERED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP: yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC: no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER: off
IP4.GATEWAY: --
IP6.GATEWAY: --
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: --
NetworkManager.state
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
NetworkManager config
[[/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf]]
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 3
[[/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf]]
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=false
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-dns-resolved.conf]]
[main]
dns=systemd-resolved
[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf]]
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=*,except:type:wifi,except:type:gsm,except:type:cdma
[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-mac-addr-change.conf]]
[device-31-mac-addr-change]
match-device=driver:eagle_sdio,driver:wl
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
NetworkManager profiles
Netplan config
grep: /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml: Permission denied
grep: /etc/netplan/90-NM-00453508-256b-3aab-8070-c51297943641.yaml: Permission denied
grep: /etc/netplan/90-NM-4f944e7f-a757-4348-b6ce-dacc5be25bbf.yaml: Permission denied
iw reg get
'iw' is not installed (package "iw").
iwlist channels
lo no frequency information.
enp1s0 no frequency information.
enx<IF from MAC [IF2]> no frequency information.
iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
enp1s0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
enx<IF from MAC [IF2]> Interface doesn't support scanning.
module infos
[wl]
filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-51-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko.zst
license: MIXED/Proprietary
depends: cfg80211
retpoline: Y
name: wl
vermagic: 6.8.0-51-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: passivemode:int
parm: wl_txq_thresh:int
parm: oneonly:int
parm: piomode:int
parm: instance_base:int
parm: nompc:int
parm: intf_name:string
[ath10k_pci]
filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-51-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ath10k_pci.ko.zst
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Driver support for Qualcomm Atheros PCIe/AHB 802.11ac WLAN devices
depends: ath10k_core
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: ath10k_pci
vermagic: 6.8.0-51-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: irq_mode:0: auto, 1: legacy, 2: msi (default: 0) (uint)
parm: reset_mode:0: auto, 1: warm only (default: 0) (uint)
[ath10k_core]
filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-51-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ath10k_core.ko.zst
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Core module for Qualcomm Atheros 802.11ac wireless LAN cards.
depends: mac80211,cfg80211,ath
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: ath10k_core
vermagic: 6.8.0-51-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: debug_mask:Debugging mask (uint)
parm: uart_print:Uart target debugging (bool)
parm: skip_otp:Skip otp failure for calibration in testmode (bool)
parm: cryptmode:Crypto mode: 0-hardware, 1-software (uint)
parm: frame_mode:Datapath frame mode (0: raw, 1: native wifi (default), 2: ethernet) (uint)
parm: coredump_mask:Bitfield of what to include in firmware crash file (ulong)
parm: fw_diag_log:Diag based fw log debugging (bool)
[ath]
filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-51-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko.zst
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Shared library for Atheros wireless LAN cards.
depends: cfg80211
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: ath
vermagic: 6.8.0-51-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-51-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
depends: cfg80211,libarc4
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: mac80211
vermagic: 6.8.0-51-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm: max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm: probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/6.8.0-51-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.zst
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
depends:
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: cfg80211
vermagic: 6.8.0-51-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: bss_entries_limit:limit to number of scan BSS entries (per wiphy, default 1000) (int)
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
module parameters
[ath10k_pci]
irq_mode: 0
reset_mode: 0
[ath10k_core]
coredump_mask: 3
cryptmode: 0
debug_mask: 0
frame_mode: 1
fw_diag_log: N
skip_otp: N
uart_print: N
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
bss_entries_limit: 1000
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
/etc/modules
modprobe options
[/etc/modprobe.d/amd64-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-dkms.conf]
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist b44
blacklist bcma
blacklist brcm80211
blacklist brcmsmac
blacklist ssb
[/etc/modprobe.d/intel-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod)
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
rc.local
grep: /etc/rc.local: No such file or directory
pm-utils
udev rules
dmesg
########## wireless info END ############
