CariSep 7, 2025

So I've got a bit of a weird #Linux issue, and I'm hoping #AskFedi can shed some light!

For context: PC is a Framework Laptop 13, AMD Ryzen 7040 mainboard, Fedora 42. Software and firmware are both fully up-to-date. I've been running Fedora Workstation (GNOME) for a while but decided to reinstall and switch to Fedora KDE Plasma this week. Same Fedora; different DE.

The problem: now that I'm on Plasma, the wifi is suddenly unreliable. The connection itself appears to be steady--no disconnect notifications, nothing in dmesg or NetworkManager logs, but every minute or two, for a few seconds, I'll get a "hiccup" that looks like webpages not loading, network requests failing in the terminal, latency, etc.

No such issues on the same PC in Windows 10 or Fedora Workstation. Wifi power save is not enabled. Other suggested "fixes", such as disabling IPv6, do not help. The same problem occurs with two different wifi cards.

EDIT: I was pretty sure the problem was only occurring while running on battery, but I'm now plugged in to top the thing up, and guess what! Three browser tabs just timed out all at once! So I have nothing, I guess. Please help me.

Boosts appreciated--thank you!  ❤️

PixDeVl Sep 7, 2025
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Really couldn't have come up with a better screenshot to illustrate my problem if I tried 💀
Sep 7, 2025 at 4:13pmWeb
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Here is everything from today's dmesg that looks wifi-related, in case it's somehow helpful. I am hoping beyond hope that someone can keep me from throwing this laptop into traffic. Help me to understand why y'all like KDE so much by helping me fix this 💀

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Show threadCariSep 8, 2025

This has been my life for the last few days

(not pictured: another 30-60 seconds of this before I even started recording)

Show threadCariSep 8, 2025
It now seems more plausible that this is indeed happening system-wide, though it's hard to replicate the exact conditions, since it just happens randomly during normal use. This is happening somewhere in the order of a million times every day, on this and no other devices on my network. It's got to be a regression of some kind, right? I cannot recall ever seeing this before I installed the latest BIOS update. I seriously want to run this laptop over with my car
Show threadCariSep 8, 2025
There's also a non-zero possibility that this is happening on the router's end--it's an ASUS that's always been, uh, quirky--but then I don't know why the Framework would be getting it SO much worse than every other device on the network, especially with the card that folks typically recommend as the *fix* for wifi issues. I'm just so fed up trying to fix this