From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-oi0-f65.google.com ([209.85.218.65]:34580 "EHLO mail-oi0-f65.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752741AbcAIOOS (ORCPT ); Sat, 9 Jan 2016 09:14:18 -0500 Received: by mail-oi0-f65.google.com with SMTP id x140so1329274oif.1 for ; Sat, 09 Jan 2016 06:14:18 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: 8192 WiFi Realtek 8192E disconnects after a while and fails to reconnect To: gilbertdion@gmail.com, wlanfae@realtek.com, chaoming_li@realsil.com.cn References: Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: Larry Finger Message-ID: <569115B5.6@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20160109_151441_649856_6AAA7F58) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 08:14:13 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 01/07/2016 02:30 PM, Gilbert Dion wrote: > [1] One line summary of the problem > A few minutes after booting, the Wi-Fi disconnects and it fails to reconnect > until I restart the machine. > > [2] Full description of the problem/report > I start the machine, a Samsung R580 laptop and the Wi-Fi connects. Then, after 5 > or 10 minutes, while the Wi-Fi still appears to be connected, I can no longer > load web pages. Then, a few minutes later, the Wi-Fi is disconnected. I tried > some iconfig commands to try to reconnect it, but it does not work. > It is crucial to notice that this happens only in 64 bit kernels. I tested 3.13 > to the latest upstream. The machine running a 32 bit kernel stays connected forever. I have been running my RTL8192E with driver r8192e_pci from a 64-bit kernel 4.4-rc8 for over 39 hours with no disconnects. Other than the driver logging meaningless outputs, all has been fine. Do you get any real errors logged? Larry