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I have a fresh install of Arch Linux on a Lenovo laptop. I installed NetworkManager, but when I run nmcli d I only see the loopback device. The same result is shown when running ip link.
Both the NetworkManager and wpa_supplicant services are started and running. Currently I am not able to use Wifi and NetworkManager does not show the device.
Running lpsci -k yields

Network controller: Intel Corporation Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVI WiFi (Rev 30) Subsystem Intel Corporation Wi-fi 6 Kernel Modules iwlwifi

How do I get NetworkManager to recognize this device?

Alcyeonnero
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  • No "Kernel driver in use" line in the output of `lspci` suggests that the `iwlwifi` module isn't loaded. You may verify this with `lsmod | grep iwlwifi`, try loading it with `modprobe iwlwifi` (as root), search the system logs (`journalctl`) for messages relating to your card, which may give you a hint on why the driver is not loaded on boot, and double-check that the module is not blacklisted in `/etc/modprobe.d/` or in the kernel command line. – fra-san Mar 16 '22 at 22:39
  • There was nothing in `/etc/modprobe.d/`, `lsmod | grep iwlwifi' yields ```iwlwifi 450560 0 cfg80211 1048576 1 iwlwifi``` There were no errors after running `modprobe iwlwifi` `journalctl` shows Direct firmware load for iwlwifi failed with error -2 and no suitable firmware found – Alcyeonnero Mar 17 '22 at 13:42

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The solution was to install the package linux-firmware and reboot the laptop Once that was done, I was able to see all available networks and utilize Wifi

Alcyeonnero
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