Wifi drops after a few minutes when downloading at high speed

[AboyBboy]

Hello again, I am currently having some difficulties with WiFi. When I am downloading something at a fast speed for periods of more than a few minutes, the WiFi connection tends to cut out and only resumes if I toggle it off and on again. Attempting to disable the wl module only seems to disable the WiFi until the computer is restarted. Trying to uninstall broadcom-wl-dkms simply breaks my WiFi until I do a btrfs rollback. I am aware that there are already threads for similar issues but none of the solutions I tried out seemed to do anything of value. The output of garuda-inxi is as shown below.

System:
Kernel: 6.6.6-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=0c56ec49-20ad-4aa0-a88b-55b47e733bc9 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet rd.luks.uuid=d79b9435-2941-4ab1-b7b1-6436232809f7
rd.luks.uuid=49c27010-0fe7-452f-b43e-2b305ff69240
resume=/dev/mapper/luks-49c27010-0fe7-452f-b43e-2b305ff69240 loglevel=3
ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.10 tk: Qt v: 5.15.11 wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: 970M Pro3 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P1.50 date: 01/11/2016
CPU:
Info: model: AMD FX-4350 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Piledriver level: v2
built: 2012-13 process: GF 32nm family: 0x15 (21) model-id: 2 stepping: 0
microcode: 0x6000852
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 192 KiB
desc: d-4x16 KiB; i-2x64 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 2x2 MiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 4188 high: 4200 min/max: 1400/4200 boost: enabled
scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 4190 2: 4200
3: 4191 4: 4173 bogomips: 33525
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Baffin [Radeon RX 460/560D / Pro
450/455/460/555/555X/560/560X] vendor: Tul / PowerColor driver: amdgpu
v: kernel arch: GCN-4 code: Arctic Islands process: GF 14nm built: 2016-20
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports:
active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DVI-D-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:67ef
class-ID: 0300 temp: 47.0 C
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.9 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.2
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi
gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 res: 1920x1080 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland: drv: radeonsi x11:
drv: radeonsi inactive: gbm
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 23.2.1-arch1.2
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 560 Series (polaris11
LLVM 16.0.6 DRM 3.54 6.6.6-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:67ef
memory: 3.91 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.269 layers: 13 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 560 Series (RADV POLARIS11) driver: mesa radv v: 23.2.1-arch1.2
device-ID: 1002:67ef surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland 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,wayland
Audio:
Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1002:4383 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X]
vendor: Tul / PowerColor driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1
chip-ID: 1002:aae0 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.6.6-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 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: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter
driver: wl v: kernel modules: bcma pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:43a0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: d000 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: TP-Link UB500 Adapter driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.1
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 2357:0604
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.1 lmp-v: 10
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 244.41 GiB (26.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B6Q scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 922.71 GiB size: 922.71 GiB (100.00%)
used: 244.41 GiB (26.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-d79b9435-2941-4ab1-b7b1-6436232809f7
ID-2: /home raw-size: 922.71 GiB size: 922.71 GiB (100.00%)
used: 244.41 GiB (26.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-d79b9435-2941-4ab1-b7b1-6436232809f7
ID-3: /var/log raw-size: 922.71 GiB size: 922.71 GiB (100.00%)
used: 244.41 GiB (26.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-d79b9435-2941-4ab1-b7b1-6436232809f7
ID-4: /var/tmp raw-size: 922.71 GiB size: 922.71 GiB (100.00%)
used: 244.41 GiB (26.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-d79b9435-2941-4ab1-b7b1-6436232809f7
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
mapped: luks-49c27010-0fe7-452f-b43e-2b305ff69240
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 7.73 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 4 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 15.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 46.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 1237
Info:
Processes: 265 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 0 Memory: total: 8 GiB
available: 7.73 GiB used: 2.23 GiB (28.8%) Init: systemd v: 255
default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 16.0.6
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1899 libs: 510 tools: octopi,paru,yay pm: flatpak
pkgs: 0 Shell: fish v: 3.6.4 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.31
Garuda (2.6.19-2):
System install date:     2023-11-27
Last full system update: 2023-12-15
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
Failed units:

[sunda]

@AboyBboy

System:
Kernel: 6.6.6-zen1-1-zen

Please update to 6.6.7-zen1.

@AboyBboy

UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P1.50 date: 01/11/2016

UEFI could also use an update.

[filo]

Try this:

Random MAC keeps stopping downloads

It's as simple as whipping up a config file: micro /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/wifi_rand_mac.conf Add these lines, save, restart NetworkManager: [device] wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no Source: NetworkManager - ArchWiki

If not working, try also differenti kernels, but also different drivers, e.g. see:

Broadcom Wifi randomly stops working?

after switching broadcom-wl-dkms for the non dkms it appears the problem is solved, sat here for 20 minutes watching journals while a game downloaded and saw zero dips or stops. nothing in logs either.. gonna put as solved for now. hopefully i dont make a third post regarding the issue

[NaN]

@AboyBboy

UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends

Any particular reason you are booting in legacy mode? If not try to boot in normal UEFI mode. Change this behavior by exploring your device’s setup utility (aka UEFI menu).

[AboyBboy]

Today I tried everything that was suggested in this thread thus far. Updating both Kernel and UEFI didn’t seem to make a difference. Updating Network Manager configuration also didn’t seem to do anything. Swithing from broadcom-wl-dkms to broadcom-wl initially only seemed to break Wifi entirely. Switching from linux to linux-zen didn’t seem to have any benefit either. However using the combination of both linux and broadcom-wl seems to have made the problem less severe than it was previously, though it is possible that it could simply be some sort of placebo type phenomenon. As for the UEFI settings, I tried to see if I could switch to normal UEFI mode but I can’t seem to find a setting for that. Here is a link to the manual. I found this section which might be relevant though it might be for something else entirely:

[filo]

You should disable CSM, the first option in the manual picture.
Have you tried also the suggestion to remove MAC address randomization?

[AboyBboy]

Apologies for the belated reply. I have tried disabling CSM, but it simply causes the system to not recognize my drive. I have also disabled MAC address randomization but it doesn’t seem to have fixed the problem.