I updated my Fedora KDE Plasma OS, and when I booted up immediately after the update, network connections were gone.
When I open the network menu in the bottom-right of my task bar, it states No available connections, even though there are tons, which all of my other devices are able to see and connect to.
I’ve seen that many other people seem to have a similar issue, and I tried their solutions but to no avail. I was hoping someone here could help me. Thanks!
I figured out the issue. For anyone who has the same problem, here’s the solution:
In the console, run:
sudo lspci -nnk | grep -i network -A4
Look for Kernel modules: and copy any names that are stated there.
Then run
sudo modprobe PUT_YOUR_KERNEL_MODULE_HERE
And you should see network working again shortly after.
That should have been automatic. I think you have noticed a bug.
Yep. It happened in a new small update to Fedora 42.
You could report the problem against the kernal in the fedora bug tracker.
See How to file a bug :: Fedora Docs
I think including the dmesg output before you load the module will be helpful.
FYI add kernel bug reports are read but few are replied to for lack of maintainer time.
Bugs with easy workarounds will be lower priority unless they affect large cubicle farms. Bugs that point to a specific change that causes the problem are more likely to get attention. Network bugs, however, often need vendor participation. Refurbished “enterprise class” systems are often still being used in large deployments so bugs do get attention.