04-22-2020, 05:08 AM
The driver should try to load the required file from a path under /lib/firmware. In pmOS I have /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/ and /lib/firmware/rtl_bt/ containing a number of firmware files, supplied by packages linux-firmware-rtlwifi and linux-firmware-rtl_bt respectively. I don't know exactly which ones are used by this driver, or whether there's an interaction between the wifi and bluetooth drivers. You may need to check the distro bug trackers to see if there were any fixes for wifi problems in case there's something unusual they have to do to make it work reliably.