Possible Regression of RTL8852BE on linux-firmware-realtek
I am using realtek RTL8852BE on a laptop.
After a recent update of the firmware, the wifi disconnects often.
I am using Arch Linux and confirm that the good version of firmware before update was linux-firmware-realtek 20250708-1. rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: Loaded FW: rtw89/rtw8852b_fw-1.bin, sha256:81c146406dce47cfdf719f88d0fdb13b75cfb651226650722280ab81f7e331f2
The bad version after update is linux-firmware-realtek 20250808-1 rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: Loaded FW: rtw89/rtw8852b_fw-1.bin, sha256:95076d6d128695b29830e8a0e5efbd0af60a5590ad37bbd8591a0281952a61de
The commit of the firmware update is
https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware/-/commit/eb03c8ce595d75f2a2f81cbe87698c2539f64377
I was using the linux 6.16.1.arch1-1 kernel for both attempts.
Possible related log out:
[ 3455.877469] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0 [ 3456.081010] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush queues [ 3456.147252] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0 [ 3456.352106] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush queues [ 3456.371340] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0 [ 3456.576661] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush queues [ 3456.589698] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0
I am also posting the bug to Arch Linux bug tracker:
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/linux-firmware/-/
issues/26
Quoted 12 lines · oldherl
I am using realtek RTL8852BE on a laptop.
After a recent update of the firmware, the wifi disconnects often.I am using Arch Linux and confirm that the good version of firmware before update was linux-firmware-realtek 20250708-1.
rtw89_8852be0000:01:00.0: Loaded FW: rtw89/rtw8852b_fw-1.bin, sha256:81c146406dce47cfdf719f88d0fdb13b75cfb651226650722280ab81f7e331f2The bad version after update is linux-firmware-realtek 20250808-1
rtw89_8852be0000:01:00.0: Loaded FW: rtw89/rtw8852b_fw-1.bin, sha256:95076d6d128695b29830e8a0e5efbd0af60a5590ad37bbd8591a0281952a61de
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The commit of the firmware update is
https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware/-/commit/eb03c8ce595d75f2a2f81cbe87698c2539f64377I was using the linux 6.16.1.arch1-1 kernel for both attempts.
Did you use Bluetooth too? Please try 6.17-rc to see if it can improve.
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Possible related log out:
[ 3455.877469] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0 [ 3456.081010] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush queues [ 3456.147252] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0 [ 3456.352106] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush queues [ 3456.371340] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0 [ 3456.576661] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush queues [ 3456.589698] rtw89_8852be 0000:01:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0I am also posting the bug to Arch Linux bug tracker:
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/linux-firmware/-/
issues/26
Quoted 1 line · Ping-Ke Shih
Did you use Bluetooth too? Please try 6.17-rc to see if it can improve.
I do have bluetooth enabled but at that moment no bluetooth devices were connected to the laptop. I will try 6.17-rc later.
Quoted 6 lines · [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2025 1:45 PM
Quoted 1 line · Ping-Ke Shih
Did you use Bluetooth too? Please try 6.17-rc to see if it can improve.
I do have bluetooth enabled but at that moment no bluetooth devices were connected to the laptop. I will try 6.17-rc later.
Please also try to disable power save by
iw wlan0 set power_save off
Quoted 10 lines · Ping-Ke Shih
Quoted 6 lines · [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2025 1:45 PM
Quoted 1 line · Ping-Ke Shih
Did you use Bluetooth too? Please try 6.17-rc to see if it can improve.
I do have bluetooth enabled but at that moment no bluetooth devices were connected to the laptop. I will try 6.17-rc later.
Please also try to disable power save by
iw wlan0 setpower_saveoff
Looks like it's fixed in 6.17-rc3. No need to turn off power_save. Thanks