RTL8723BE no module loaded after reboot

Question

When I'm trying to install windows driver for RTL8723BE on Lenovo IdeaPad100 wlan0 disappeared. I fixed it with this:

but after reboot I must type:

sudo modprobe -r 
sudo modprobe rtl8723be

How I can load modules on boot/why it is not loaded now?

You can try to add it to the file /etc/rc.local - removing the sudo bit. — , Apr 18 '16 at 18:52
Please edit to include result for for i in /etc/modprobe.d/*; do echo $i; cat $i | grep rtl8723; done — Jeremy31, Apr 19 '16 at 10:26
@Jeremy31 You are correct. The driver may be blacklisted by some previous installs. — Pilot6, Apr 20 '16 at 12:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

1

It should be fixed by

sudo update-initramfs -u

But still you will have to re-install the driver after kernel updates.

You can also install the same driver in DKMS format from a PPA.

This way you won't need to re-install it every time you upgrade a kernel. But most likely you will need to uninstall the driver from git first.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community

answered Apr 18 '16 at 17:49

Pilot6

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 20 '16 at 12:05

0

I fixed it by adding rtl8723be to /etc/modules

edited Apr 20 '16 at 12:05

Fabby

answered Apr 19 '16 at 06:47

Behoston

Attention close voters: Self-answer. VTC Q instead. – Fabby Apr 20 '16 at 12:06

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