Re: RTL8821CE does not load automatically at boot time

From	"Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: RTL8821CE does not load automatically at boot time
Date	2020-11-24 19:10 +0100
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On 24.11.2020 21:07, Kanito 73 wrote:
> Hello community
>
> I have (almost) ready mylaptop, but there are still a few details to 
> fix... I've used an external driver for my RTL8821CE 
> wifi(https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce 
> <https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce>) but it is not loaded during 
> the boot process. The generated module is "rtl8821ae.ko" (not 
> "rtl8821ce.ko") but apparently it works fine (have to test it thoroughly).
>
> When I first tried to load rtl8821CE the system said that could not be 
> find at /lib/modules/5.8... so I searched for it manually and found 
> rtl8821AE at /lib/modules/5.8.../kernel/drivers/net/wireless and 
> loaded manually "modprobe rtl8821ae", then the wifi device appeared 
> and worked.
>
> My question is: How can I load automatically the driver? Perhaps the 
> kernel detects RTL8821CE and expects for rtl8821ce.ko... Is there some 
> way to load it explicitly maybe adding rtl8821ae.ko to a list of 
> modules to load?
>
> Thanks again for your help and patience
>
Is there a reason for using an external driver? Kernel module for your 
NIC is already provided by stable kernel image. You've probably just 
missing a firmware. [1]
Have you tried to install "firmware-realtek" package from non-free 
section of official Debian "buster" or "buster-backports" repo?


[1] https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-realtek

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Re: RTL8821CE does not load automatically at boot time "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2020-11-24 19:10 +0100
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