I cant connect to any wifi network

Every time I try kde daemon asks me for my wifi password non stop, every time i enter my wifi password it just asks for it again without connecting 10 seconds later, ethernet works fine but i just cant connect to any wifi networks, ive tried
-uninstalling kwallet
-changing network settings (all users may connect to this network, store password for all users)
they both didnt work.

System:
Kernel: 6.6.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc available: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=6f73043c-b0c6-4dce-89eb-dbebbe2bb306 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.9 tk: Qt v: 5.15.11 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 81BT v: Lenovo ideapad 320-15IKB
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 v: Lenovo ideapad 320-15IKB
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0J40679 WIN
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: 6JCN33WW date: 06/30/2020
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 19.9 Wh (99.5%) condition: 20.0/30.0 Wh (66.7%)
volts: 8.1 min: 7.4 model: LGC L16L2PB2 type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
status: not charging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-8250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2017 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x8E (142) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xF4
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 557 high: 759 min/max: 400/3400 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 700 2: 400 3: 700 4: 759
5: 400 6: 700 7: 400 8: 400 bogomips: 28800
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1
empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:5917
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: AMD Topaz XT [Radeon R7 M260/M265 / M340/M360 M440/M445 530/535
620/625 Mobile] vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A alternate: amdgpu arch: GCN-3
code: Volcanic Islands process: TSMC 28nm built: 2014-19 pcie: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 2 link-max: lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:6900 class-ID: 0380
Device-3: Bison EasyCamera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-8:3 chip-ID: 5986:210f
class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.9 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.2
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: BOE Display 0x06a5 built: 2020 res: 1366x768
hz: 60 dpi: 101 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
inactive: gbm,wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 23.2.1-arch1.2
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL
GT2) device-ID: 8086:5917 memory: 11.2 GiB unified: yes
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.269 layers: 13 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) driver: mesa intel v: 23.2.1-arch1.2
device-ID: 8086:5917 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 16.0.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 23.2.1-arch1.2 (LLVM
16.0.6) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_soc_avs
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.6.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.84 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Lenovo driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:0042 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-7:2 chip-ID: 0cf3:e500
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.2
lmp-v: 8 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 7c010c
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
v: 3.0 port: 5060 bus-ID: 00:17.0 chip-ID: 8086:282a rev: N/A class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 447.13 GiB used: 59.14 GiB (13.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: SSD PLUS 480GB
size: 447.13 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 04RL scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 446.83 GiB size: 446.83 GiB (100.00%)
used: 59.14 GiB (13.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 576 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 446.83 GiB size: 446.83 GiB (100.00%)
used: 59.14 GiB (13.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 446.83 GiB size: 446.83 GiB (100.00%)
used: 59.14 GiB (13.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 446.83 GiB size: 446.83 GiB (100.00%)
used: 59.14 GiB (13.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 11.47 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 8 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 57.0 C pch: 59.5 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Processes: 243 Uptime: 7m wakeups: 0 Memory: total: 12 GiB note: est.
available: 11.47 GiB used: 3.44 GiB (30.0%) Init: systemd v: 254
default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 Packages:
pm: pacman pkgs: 1836 libs: 557 tools: octopi,pamac,paru Shell: fish
v: 3.6.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.31
Garuda (2.6.19-2):
System install date:     2023-11-13
Last full system update: 2023-11-15
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Failed units:

This can be a quite problematic wifi chip. There are many posts about it, and this one I found searching the forums might help:

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The first step in troubleshooting any network issue should always be rebooting both your router and your computer.


Was your wifi working correctly on the KDE live installation disk?


Have you tested alternate Garuda live boot disks with a different desktop (ie Gnome or Xfce) to see if your wifi works correctly there?


Have you tried deleting, then recreating your connection’s profile in Network Manager?


Disable MAC address randomization:

Search the forum or online for instructions on various methods to disable MAC address randomization.


Set a static IP address:

Try assigning your computer a static IP address via MAC address association through your router’s configuration utility.


Temporarily Disable WiFi Security:

For proper security an encrypted Wi-Fi connection with a password is required. However for troubleshooting purposes, you should check to see if you can connect properly to your router without password authentication enabled. Temporarily disable password authentication in your router’s setup utilty as a test to see if a connection can be obtained without any security measures enabled. Do not leave WiFi encryption disabled, this step is only for temporary testing purposes. If you are not able to connect even with encryption disabled, then the authentication process is not at fault.


Please answer all questions, and report on all recommendations put to you.

Good luck, and welcome to the forum.

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