I followed the solutions recommended in a previous post and basically used an external wifi adapter which worked OK.
MAC RESTART WIFI ADAPTER PRO
I continued battling with this issue for months trying to get ubuntu 17.10 working on my surface pro 3. This is an update/permanent resolution to the situation. Let's blacklist the least effective of the two: sudo -iĮcho "blacklist rtl8192cu" > /etc/modprobe.d/nf To reverse the process, edit the blacklist file: sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/nfĬomment out the line you added by placing the symbol # at the beginning of the line like this: #blacklist mwifiex_pcieįinally, some of the USB adapters that you use actually load two conflicting drivers. WPA2-AES is preferred not any WPA and WPA2 mixed mode and certainly not TKIP.ĮDIT: To blacklist the internal device, please open a terminal and do: sudo -iĮcho "blacklist mwifiex_pcie" > /etc/modprobe.d/nf I recommend, again, that you check the settings in the router. WEP=d WPA=d WPA2=d EncMode=0x0 privacy=0x1 Info: failed: mwifiex_is_network_compatible: wpa_ie=0x0 wpa2_ie=0x30 This will keep your router and wireless device from hopping from one band to the other.Įxperiment to see which segment is more stable. After making these changes, reboot the router.įinally, if your router has 2.4 and also 5 gHz capabilities, I suggest giving them different names, something like zobi24 and zobi5. Also, be certain the router is not set to use N speeds only auto B, G and N is preferred. Next, I suggest that you set your router to disable channel hopping, that is, use a fixed channel, either 1, 6 or 11, rather than automatic channel selection. Then restart Network manager: sudo service network-manager restart From the terminal: sudo sed -i 's/3/2/' /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/* First, disable power saving in Network Manager. I really appreciate any help, advice or direction someone can give me. If there is any other information I should provide, let me know, but tell me how because I've exhausted my knowledge. But maybe someone can point me in the right direction.
MAC RESTART WIFI ADAPTER DRIVER
I think there isn't a network manager out there yet built to fully integrate with the surface on linux simply because the surface is a Microsoft product and this isn't a common use of it, so the driver hasn't come about. Here's what I think the solution is, but have no developing or IT experience and am hoping someone can help.
Where once after every crash, lshw -C network would read "*-network disconnected" it now does not show disconnected. I reinstalled nmcli because I figured if I'm not going to have wifi, I might as well have my settings back. Then by the end of the night, it would barely even connect for more than ten minutes.īack at square one.
problem is after a few hours, it started dropping again. Fine, I'm ok with that as long as I have wifi.
MAC RESTART WIFI ADAPTER BLUETOOTH
I couldn't add bluetooth devices because I'm assuming the built-in network manager was in charge of that, but I couldn't even adjust display settings. It seemed to work for a while, except that I noticed that I no longer had access to my settings. I tried to get rid of the built-in network manager and replaced it with wicd. Worked for a while, but only for a few hours before the problem began repeating itself again. Nothing.įrom what I gathered, basically the way the network manager operates, it's constantly trying to find a better connection and can get overloaded and crash. I tried switching the wifi button in the settings off and back on again. Before anyone asks, there is no wifi kill-switch on the surface and when checking for blocks through the terminal, there are no hard or soft blocks detected. I've done as much research as possible on this and I can't seem to find any one answer that gets me close.Īt first, I tried restarting the network manager using the terminal. The network driver is constantly crashing on wifi, even when I'm ten feet from the router. The surface was given to me by my former employer, so I need to do my best to make it work if possible. I'm new to Linux, but need to have it for a class I'm taking and can't afford to buy a mac. I recently switched my surface pro 3 to Ubuntu 17.10.
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