reset wifi hardware/driver when it dies through console on pp?

[tuxcall]

Hi

question:

My wifi sometimes just dies, and i was wondering is there a way to reset the hardware/driver or something? like the modem reset command?

thanks!

[dcarvil]

Hi

question:

My wifi sometimes just dies, and i was wondering is there a way to reset the hardware/driver or something? like the modem reset command?

thanks!

Don't know if this will help, but try "sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service".

[dcinoz]

Hi

question:

My wifi sometimes just dies, and i was wondering is there a way to reset the hardware/driver or something? like the modem reset command?

thanks!

Yes, see below:

Code:

sudo rmmod 8723cs && sudo modprobe 8723cs

[tuxcall]

thanks! i'll try both those answers when my wifi drops/acts weird again

[junelung]

Thanks for sharing! This is what I am looking for

[baptx]

I am using Mobian on the PinePhone and sometimes, randomly after boot, the WiFi icon in the Phosh top menu is unavailable (grayed out).
A reboot can fix the issue. If we don't want to reboot, restarting NetworkManager did not work and the module 8723cs mentioned in this thread was not found.
By using the command lsmod I found the correct module, the solution was:

Code:

sudo rmmod rtw88_8723cs
sudo modprobe rtw88_8723cs