Driver for Realtek rtl8821ce (Lenovo 720S-13ARR ultrabook)

Question

I built the required module for the 8821ce chip from source (https://github.com/endlessm/linux/tree/master/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8821ce). 2.4GHz wifi is working fine, however 5GHz as well as bluetooth is not available. Do I miss something or is it just not implemented completely by now?

Solution 1

I have the same module in HP Probook 440-G5 and have the same issue, for what I've found, it is not implemented yet :(. So we need to wait until someone implements them.

Solution 2

Try that from your home directory

git clone https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce.git
cd rtl8821ce/
sudo make all
sudo make install
sudo modprobe -a 8821ce

Comments

[Zanna]

Please give a reference for this information

[Luis Barrague]

The only information driver that I could find but does not work on my laptop is here: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/+bug/1742613. Note that this driver is for the bluetooth part only and is for the 8821CU Realtek module.

[Fabby]

Well, if that works and the OP changes acceptance, ping me and I'll come back and upvote!

[stason]

it now supports dkms - so no need to rebuild each time kernel is updated. see github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce

[Diego Andrés Díaz Espinoza]

works for a Idepad 320 (8821ce)

[Saqib]

I confirm it worked well on my HP-da0001tx model. I tried many other similar git ways but faced different errors, like gcc error, kernel issues. But this method worked great. I believe there is some difference in git code in all those tried solutions. Thumbs up

[Keyur Potdar]

Worked for Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. +1