I think firmware is ok. root@debian:/lib/firmware/rtlwifi# stat rtl8723befw.bin File: 'rtl8723befw.bin' Size: 30746 Blocks: 64 IO Block: 4096 regular file Device: 809h/2057d Inode: 267698 Links: 1 Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2016-10-13 23:43:14.282229846 +0300 Modify: 2016-09-18 06:15:29.000000000 +0300 Change: 2016-09-22 00:24:27.314880254 +0300 Birth: -
Moreover, there is only one rtl8723 firmware file in my system . I suppose if it was a FW bug i wouldn't be capable to use wifi even with 3.16 or with 4.7.5.1 (before the upgrade). George V
