[RTL8821AE] No WiFi shown

how do i connect to my wifi ?
it is enabled when i go to network assistant.

System:    Kernel: 5.11.16-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0  
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen root=UUID=24d1d2c7-7a09-4ce9-a210-e033a3439cf1  
rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.21.4 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM  
Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux  
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 80XH v: Lenovo ideapad 320-15ISK serial: <filter> Chassis:  
type: 10 v: Lenovo ideapad 320-15ISK serial: <filter>  
Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: NO DPK serial: <filter> UEFI-[Legacy]: LENOVO v: 4WCN47WW  
date: 06/30/2020  
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 21.6 Wh (100.0%) condition: 21.6/30.6 Wh (70.7%) volts: 8.5 min: 7.6  
model: CPT-COS L16C2PB2 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> status: Full  
CPU:       Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-6006U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake family: 6  
model-id: 4E (78) stepping: 3 microcode: E2 cache: L2: 3 MiB  
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 15999  
Speed: 2000 MHz min/max: 400/2000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2000 2: 2000 3: 2000 4: 2001  
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled  
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable  
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable  
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI  
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp  
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization  
Type: spectre_v2  
mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling  
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode  
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected  
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 520 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0  
chip-ID: 8086:1921 class-ID: 0300  
Device-2: NVIDIA GM108M [GeForce 920MX] vendor: Lenovo driver: nouveau v: kernel  
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:134f class-ID: 0302  
Device-3: Syntek EasyCamera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-8:3 chip-ID: 174f:241a  
class-ID: 0e02  
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: intel,nouveau  
unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa display-ID: :0 screens: 1  
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0") s-diag: 414mm (16.3")  
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 102 size: 340x190mm (13.4x7.5") diag: 389mm (15.3")  
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes  
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel  
alternate: snd_soc_skl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d70 class-ID: 0403  
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.11.16-zen1-1-zen running: yes  
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 0.125.0 running: no  
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes  
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.26 running: no  
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169  
v: kernel port: 4000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200  
IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>  
Device-2: Realtek RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A  
modules: rtl8821ae port: 3000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8821 class-ID: 0280  
Bluetooth: Device-1: Realtek RTL8821A Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-7:2  
chip-ID: 0bda:0821 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>  
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 31.49 GiB (3.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB size: 931.51 GiB
block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter>
rev: 0001 scheme: MBR
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 931.51 GiB size: 931.51 GiB (100.00%) used: 31.49 GiB (3.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-2: /home raw-size: 931.51 GiB size: 931.51 GiB (100.00%) used: 31.49 GiB (3.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /var/log raw-size: 931.51 GiB size: 931.51 GiB (100.00%) used: 31.49 GiB (3.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-4: /var/tmp raw-size: 931.51 GiB size: 931.51 GiB (100.00%) used: 31.49 GiB (3.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache-pressure: 75 (default 100)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 1.43 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 1.43 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram1
ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 1.43 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram2
ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 1.43 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:      Processes: 211 Uptime: 5m wakeups: 14140 Memory: 5.71 GiB used: 2.36 GiB (41.3%) Init: systemd
v: 248 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 clang: 11.1.0 Packages: pacman: 1936 lib: 389
Shell: fish v: 3.2.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.04

iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.
enp2s0 no wireless extensions.

This is your wifi chipset.

A forum search for that chipset (https://forum.garudalinux.org/search?q=8821&expanded=true) points to the rtl88xxau-aircrack-dkms-git driver, so install that. It’s in the ChaoticAUR.

Read on.

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The AU and AE models use different drivers.

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ok. i will try

The AU drivers are only intended for external USB Wifi adapters. The AU drivers are unlikely to work.

I am not on my home computer, I will need to search my notes on that model.

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Well spotted.

The other threads indicate the RTL8812AE driver is built into the kernel, so either this system needs to be rebooted or the card is disabled in some way.

@Orcxobila Can you reboot and also check rfkill list to verify the card isn't just turned off (e.g. via a hardware switch)?

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Or possibly a different kernel may help.

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rfkill list

0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no

Wifi card appears to be active, so what's the specific issue?

Driver is not loading properly.

The most likely fix IMO is a kernel change.

I would suggest (in this order):

linux-next-git
linux-mainline
linux
linux-lts

Sadly this is just one of Realteks poorer adapters without great kernel support (and no driver available from the AUR).

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Probably also worth trying:

sudo modprobe -r rtl8821ae
sudo modprobe -v rtl8821ae

to unload and reload the module to see whether it provides any useful detail in verbose mode.

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Hello! i ended up switching from blackarch to regular garuda linux. seems like there was no driver for arch. Wifi worked as soon as i booted live version to install

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