Wifi conditionally and randomly breaking, controller disappearing

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Hello,

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I have Searched the forum for my issue and found nothing related or helpful
I have checked the Resources category (Resources Index)
I have reviewed the Wiki for relevant information
I have read the Release Notes and Errata

OpenMandriva Lx version:

OpenMandriva Lx release 6.0 (Vanadium) Rock for x86_64 | Real Hardware

Desktop environment (KDE, LXQT…):

KDE Plasma 6, x11

Brief description of exactly what I’m trying to do | Expected Results:
Get wifi working normally. It should not stop working after manually disconnecting it or randomly after some restarts. I shouldn’t need to reset and reconfigure my bios constantly.

Description of the issue (screenshots if relevant):

Wifi is completely breaking after manually disconnecting it and after random restarts (not always). This includes after disconnecting via the applet, Airplane Mode, and the "Wi-Fi & Internet" panel of KDE settings. Nothing I've tried has helped or worked so far besides resetting my bios via the dedicated reset button on the back I/O. When breakage occurs no connections are shown in the applet, no network scanning takes place, and I cannot connect in the settings. Said behavior is usually accompanied by either the whole screen freezing (sometimes unrecoverable), or the taskbar and applets. The wifi device/controller completely disappears from the computer via lspci and such after breakage and a restart.

Relevant informations (hardware involved, software version, logs or output…):

Hardware

inxi -Fz:

System:
  Kernel: 6.14.2-desktop-3omv2590 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.4 Distro: OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Vanadium
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: PRO X870E-P WIFI (MS-7E70) v: 2.0
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 2.A52
    date: 06/29/2026
CPU:
  Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:
    L2: 8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 603 min/max: 600/5271 cores: 1: 603 2: 603 3: 603 4: 603
    5: 603 6: 603 7: 603 8: 603 9: 603 10: 603 11: 603 12: 603 13: 603 14: 603
    15: 603 16: 603
Graphics:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 48 [RX 9070/9070 XT]
    driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
    resolution: 1: N/A 2: 1920x1080~75Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms_swrast,radeonsi,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.0.7 renderer: AMD
    Radeon Graphics (radeonsi gfx1201 ACO DRM 3.61 6.14.2-desktop-3omv2590)
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.312 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console
    gpu: lact x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  API: ALSA v: k6.14.2-desktop-3omv2590 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.4 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8126 5GbE driver: r8169
  IF: enp16s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm WCN785x Wi-Fi 7 320MHz 2x2 [FastConnect 7800]
    driver: ath12k_pci
  IF: wlp17s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: us-dal-wg-601 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai driver: btusb type: USB
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 889.28 GiB (47.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 PRO 2TB size: 1.82 TiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 1.82 TiB used: 889.28 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0
  ID-2: /boot size: 1.82 TiB used: 889.28 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/dm-0
  ID-3: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 2.8 MiB (0.9%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
  ID-4: /home size: 1.82 TiB used: 889.28 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/dm-0
  ID-5: /var/log size: 1.82 TiB used: 889.28 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/dm-0
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 8 GiB used: 7.9 MiB (0.1%) dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.5 C mobo: 34.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 41.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.77 GiB used: 3.4 GiB (11.0%)
  Processes: 401 Uptime: 10m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.37

lspci: (note that line 48 disappears after breakage when the pc is restarted)

Line 48: 11:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc WCN785x Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) 320MHz 2x2 [FastConnect 7800] [17cb:1107] (rev 01)

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Root Complex [1022:14d8]
00:00.2 IOMMU [0806]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge IOMMU [1022:14d9]
00:01.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:14da]
00:01.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:01.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:14da]
00:02.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:02.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge GPP Bridge [1022:14db]
00:03.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:14da]
00:04.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:14da]
00:08.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Dummy Host Bridge [1022:14da]
00:08.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Internal GPP Bridge to Bus [C:A] [1022:14dd]
00:08.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Internal GPP Bridge to Bus [C:A] [1022:14dd]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller [1022:790b] (rev 71)
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge [1022:790e] (rev 51)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 0 [1022:14e0]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 1 [1022:14e1]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 2 [1022:14e2]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 3 [1022:14e3]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 4 [1022:14e4]
00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 5 [1022:14e5]
00:18.6 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 6 [1022:14e6]
00:18.7 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge Data Fabric; Function 7 [1022:14e7]
01:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 XL Upstream Port of PCI Express Switch [1002:1478] (rev 24)
02:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 XL Downstream Port of PCI Express Switch [1002:1479] (rev 24)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 48 [RX 9070/9070 XT] [1002:7550] (rev c0)
03:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device [1002:ab40]
04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller S4LV008[Pascal] [144d:a80c]
05:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Upstream Port [1022:43f4] (rev 01)
06:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
06:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
06:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
06:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
06:07.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
06:08.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
06:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
06:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0c:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Upstream Port [1022:43f4] (rev 01)
0d:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0d:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0d:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0d:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0d:07.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0d:08.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0d:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
0d:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1022:43f5] (rev 01)
10:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8126 5GbE Controller [10ec:8126] (rev 01)
11:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc WCN785x Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) 320MHz 2x2 [FastConnect 7800] [17cb:1107] (rev 01)
14:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 800 Series Chipset USB 3.x XHCI Controller [1022:43fd] (rev 01)
15:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset SATA Controller [1022:43f6] (rev 01)
16:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 800 Series Chipset USB 3.x XHCI Controller [1022:43fd] (rev 01)
17:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 600 Series Chipset SATA Controller [1022:43f6] (rev 01)
18:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Upstream Port [1b21:2421] (rev 01)
19:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
19:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
19:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
19:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 PCIe Switch Downstream Port [1b21:2423] (rev 01)
7a:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 USB 3.2 xHCI Controller [1b21:2426] (rev 01)
7b:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM4242 USB 4 / Thunderbolt 3 Host Router [1b21:2425] (rev 01)
7c:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge PCIe Dummy Function [1022:14de] (rev cb)
7c:00.2 Encryption controller [1080]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 19h PSP/CCP [1022:1649]
7c:00.3 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge USB 3.1 xHCI [1022:15b6]
7c:00.4 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge USB 3.1 xHCI [1022:15b7]
7c:00.6 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller [1022:15e3]
7d:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raphael/Granite Ridge USB 2.0 xHCI [1022:15b8]

BIOS settings:

  • PBO: Advanced at multiple breakages. Off after reading the warning.
  • Expo: On
  • Integrated Graphics (CPU): Off | Fix for this.
  • Secure Boot: Off
  • “Fast Startup” aka “Fast Boot” isn’t an option and isn’t enabled.
  • ErP: Off and has never been enabled.
  • Microsoft Security 2: Off
  • Everything else is on the defaults for the MSI Click Bios X (Pro) bios.

Logs/output:

cat /etc/os-release:

NAME="OpenMandriva Lx"
VERSION="6.0 (Vanadium) Rock"
ID="openmandriva"
VERSION_ID="6.0"
PRETTY_NAME="OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 (Vanadium) Rock"
BUILD_ID="20250420.02"
VERSION_CODENAME="vanadium"
ANSI_COLOR="1;43"
LOGO="openmandriva"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:openmandriva:openmandriva_lx:6.0"
HOME_URL="http://openmandriva.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation/distribution/issues/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forum.openmandriva.org"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.openmandriva.org/tos"

uname -r:

6.14.2-desktop-3omv2590

The outputs of dmesg and journalctl have been attached as well.
One of dmesg after breakage, and two of journalctl - one during and one after breakage.
DmesgAfterWifiBreak.txt (88.6 KB)
journalctl-after-wifi-breakage.txt (342.5 KB)
journalctl-during-wifi-breakage.txt (404.1 KB)

Additional information:

What I tried (didn’t work):

  • Updating fully as advised here before and after breakage.
  • Updating firmware via fwupdmgr. There were not updates available.
  • Upgrading Motherboard firmware to the latest version.
  • Reinstalling the operating system three separate times, twice due to this issue before discovering the bios “fix”. The hash was correct before and after flashing to installation media.
  • Restarting NetworkManager during a breakage.
  • Switching the wifi setting in bios to wifi only, wifi and bluetooth, and auto directly after breakage and after bios resets.
  • Disabled PCIe Active State Power Management (ASPM) in /etc/default/grub with the correct method for grub2.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT='quiet rd.luks.uuid=c8730cca-8529-4f4a-97a9-e3038728fe43 splash logo.nologo audit=0 rd.timeout=120 dm_mod.use_blk_mq=1 rd.systemd.show_status=0 systemd.show_status=0 pcie_aspm=off'
  • Disabled Wifi powersaving in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d.
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 2
  • Setup timeshift with grub2 bootable snapshots (btrfs) skipping the middle section as I didn’t want to mess with dnf5. This is relevant because I reverted to a snapshot taken before wifi broke and it didn’t work.
  • Checked if there was a conflicting network management service (iwd, dgcpcd, systemd-networkd)
  • Checked if there was a software or hardware wifi kill switch active or conflicting items (/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d).

Resetting the bios (seemingly) isn’t a sustainable solution due to yellow warning text popping up on boot warning that it is not advisable to reset the CMOS battery (bios) with PBO enabled. This appears right before the prompt to enter the disk encryption password. I’ve disabled PBO for now but this is not ideal.

Conclusion

Thank you for your time. Besides this issue I’ve been very happy with the OpenMandriva experience and find all your work very impressive. Heard about it from Lunduke and was happy to learn it suited my needs and requirements.

Please don’t hesistate to let me know if you need anymore information or actions taken from myself. :+1: :+1: :+1:

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WelcomeAboard

You have put so much effort into this. I almost hate to ask questions due to that. Every thought I have leads me to believe this is a hardware issue. I’m no dev, but just a retired I.T. guy.

Typically, how long does it run before it crashes? Is it only after disconnects and restarts? Have you tried running another distro’s live USB as a test?

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We have folks looking at this right now and the consensus is that the kernel version in Rock does not have the ath12k-wifi7 driver. Trying to decide the best way to update your kernel to the latest version used by ROME.

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The earliest kernel version with proper support for your qualcomm wifi controller is version 7.0.3. Since you are using Rock you don’t have it, but we can enable the rolling repo for just this one package.
sudo dnf update kernel-desktop --enablerepo=rolling-x86_64

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I have run the command and updated the kernel.

While this has remedied the UI freezes, and I can successfully disconnect via all methods, it has borked the WiFi’s ability to connect, rendering it functionally unusable and worse than before.

I can disconnect via applet, menu and turn on airplane mode without issue, yet the WiFi gets stuck on the second phase “Setting up interface”.

I have tried resetting the BIOS and NetworkManager again to no avail and actually discovered another bug in the process where setting the WiFi setting to “WiFi-Only” hard locks (rfkill list) the entire device instead of just the Bluetooth module. It is unlocked after switching back to “Auto” in bios.

It should also be noted that I cannot currently get to the desktop with the normal/first boot option due to some sort of Timeshift issue. I unlock disk encryption and get to the splash screen where “Plasma 6” is displayed and then the system enters the command line emergency mode. I can successfully enter pre- and post-new kernel snapshots via the boot menu, but restoring either faces me with this issue.

Perhaps this is due to me restoring to a pre-new-kernel snapshot with the new kernel installed. Initially, I assumed it would default to the kernel version the snapshot was taken in, but I could be wrong. (Timeshift lets you switch between kernel versions in the boot menu but doesn’t give you the option when inside a snapshot and pressing the “Restore” button). I suspect it may have defaulted to the newest kernel available and borked it.

I am currently writing this via a pre-new-kernel snapshot (live mode) with the kernel version, 6.14.2-desktop-3omv2590 and the WiFI is working, although presumably with the same issues described in the original post. I’ve logged into the site via another machine incase something happens to this one, so no worries there. :wink:

Attached are the dmesg and journalctl logs:
dmesg-after-kernel-change.txt (76.3 KB)
journalctl-kernel-change-breakage.txt (389.6 KB)

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Thanks for your concern and acknowledgement, no worries, feel free to ask away. :ok_hand:

I will download one and try this.

Let me know if the other questions are still relevant after the new information I’ve provided and I’ll answer them. :folded_hands:

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This is why we don’t normally tell people to upgrade their kernel on ROCK. There is usually more that needs to be done that most of us would never figure out on our own.

I would still suggest trying another distro’s live version of their stable OS, but even then, it would have to be very up to date to handle your motherboard. You might possibly be able to run ROME instead of ROCK. You could test it by using our latest ISO and booting to the live environment and testing it out. New hardware requires new software. I don’t know any way around that part.

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I remember seeing some reports from ROME users with a similar wifi issue and there was an update for either networkmanager or plasma6-nm that fixed it. I don’t recall any Rock users reporting this so I doubt it was pushed to Rock, but most Rock users have older hardware.

This might be relevant: ROME call for testing networkmanager - #4 by bruno

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Welcome @fafoenjoyer to OpenMandriva community and our forum.

It may be worth trying ROME to get past the wifi issues.

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I know that a lot of people want that stability of a point release and don’t like the hectic changes of a rolling release like Arch or Tumbleweed. ROME rolls much slower than they do. I find it to be more stable, yet it still keeps me up to date.

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I finally bit the bullet and installed ROME. What a relief it was when it resolved all three of the main issues I posed here and more.

I did have to reset the bios upon updating the kernel due to the controller dropping again, but besides that it has been smooth sailing so far.

Some other niceties came about as well! The iGPU bug is no longer relevant and I don’t have to restart upon a LUKS password prompt failure as another is offered. :smile:

If you’re someone facing a similar issue I’d recommend you do the following:

  • Strongly consider using ROME if you have newer hardware (<2 years old).
    My motherboard is nearly two years old yet it still caused me grief. Analyze your parts and make an informed decision.

  • Backup everything to the best of your ability, specifically your home folder.

  • Make a list of everything you installed or removed, preferably also make a script or command to add/remove it back in your new install. You can check dnf package changes with dnf history list or the history button in DnfDrake.
    Beware that some issues may arise from plopping your home folder straight into a new installation. For example: I had to delete a session lock file in /home/user/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Origin/ to get it working.

  • Don’t panic if something isn’t working in the live environment. You likely can fix it later or it will be resolved by an update available. My Wi-FI wasn’t functioning live, but it worked when ROME was installed to disk.

  • Sort out potential issues and test everything before settling down. This would have saved me time. :sweat_smile:

:revolving_hearts: My thanks to the community and contributors for a speedy response and great first experience! :fireworks:

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Good job!

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I will agree that it is quite easy to do a fresh install when you get good backups of your home folder and a few other things. I just wiped out my old install on EXT4 and reinstalled on BTRFS in the past couple of hours. Smooth as silk.

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Remember to upgrade your system with the ‘System Upgrade’ in Application Menu>System>System Update OR in Konsole with:

sudo dnf dsync --allowerasing --refresh

Pay attention and if it looks like --allowerasing would remove something you do not want removed ask in this forum with a descriptive title and the necessary information.

And above all enjoy your OMLx ROME system.

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