I am having an awful time running Fedora on my Desktop PC. Short version: -------------- Curl time-outs are almost certain while running dnf updates. Download speed is excruciatingly slow and frustrating. Sometimes, the URLs to repositories don't resolve. Long version: ------------- After connecting to the internet via my wifi device (Tp-link TL-WN823N), I run "dnf makecache". It executes, albeit after a noticeable delay. Subsequent dnf sessions are tests of patience, and it wasn't always like this. This phenomenon became increasingly apparent since kernel-5.13 and above. Now, I can barely update. I have ruled out bandwidth exhaustion, poor service from ISP and a faulty wireless router. I mean, I have other devices accessing the internet via the router. They all work beautifully. The funny part is that my web browser opens pages on the affected PC (quite slowly compared to performances in other devices on the network). I eventually came to suspect the USB Wifi dongle on the affected machine (TL-WN823N). When I boot into Windows on the same PC, download speeds improve tremendously. The dongle's LED lights up too. Back to Fedora, it is all drag. No lights. I went to ask.fedoraproject.org for clues. Sure enough, people were having issues with the same wifi dongle. The posts on the subject seem to indict the driver that comes with the kernel. (https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-are-there-any-drivers-for-usb-dongle-tp-link-wn823n-rtl8192eu-v3/1752). I didn't see any more complaints after F32, so I assumed the suggested solutions were conclusive. There are about 3 or 4 Git repositories out there providing "official" drivers for TL-WN823N. I applied the one recommended by Hector (https://github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux). That blacklisted the default driver (rtl8xxxu). Now the kernel loads the 8192eu module instead. My experience is that the problem persists. I am running Fedora rawhide, and I have the latest kernels. It would be nice to find a lasting solution to this issue. We may be looking at a regression here. I am available to troubleshoot. Ideas are welcome! Regards Onyeibo _______________________________________________ test mailing list -- test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to test-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
