Wireless Adapter not working after dnf update-Fedora 32

I use the wireless adapter from TP link =TL-WN721N. I usually have no issues with this device when using fedora. But recently install fedora 31 and fedora 32 and after running dnf update on the fresh install and then restart my pc, my wireless adapter does not work. Its does even seem to be recognized by fedora… My wired connection is working but not the wireless adapter, please help.

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Try to downgrade these packages:

sudo dnf downgrade kernel kernel-core kernel-modules linux-firmware

Then reboot with the earliest kernel and check the output:

uname -a; lspci

Here is the output after running the suggested command - uname -a; lspci. The only one that downgraded was linux-firmware as it reported that the others were already downgraded.

Linux localhost-live.lan 5.7.8-200.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jul 9 14:34:51 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8400 / R3 Series]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 0
00:02.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:02.5 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 3a)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 5
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 11)
02:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042A USB 3.0 Host Controller
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BTW you can boot the system with a previous kernel using the grub menu (Fedora keeps three kernels by default). (Keep the CTRL key pressed during boot in order to display such menu).

@digitalfarm it is also useful to let people know which kernel version are you using (i.e. the result of this command uname -a).

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I reverted to the previous kernel from grub menu and it works…kernel version 5.6.6-300. Is this a permanent fix?

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This is a temporary workaround, wait for the kernel update.
Multiple similar problems have been reported recently, so let’s hope it doesn’t take long to fix.

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