Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade? Was there a prior kernel version where you were not having this particular problem?
Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.11 kernel[0]. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'. If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'. Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed". Thanks in advance. [0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc2 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672198 Title: RTL8723b Kernel driver not loading on normal boot. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I use a very low and laptop with a built in rtl8723b wifi card. I always used the driver from lwfinger on github and that one worked well. But now Ubuntu comes with a driver for this card but that does not work on normal boot. Strange thing is this driver is initialised after resume from suspend. So i blacklisted the kernel module with: echo "blacklist rtl8xxxu" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu.conf and used the lwfinger driver from github again. So with rtl8xxu driver wifi card does not work on normal boot but does work when recovering from suspend to ram. Thank you. Bye. --- ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon DistroRelease: Linux 18.1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-23 (79 days ago) InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena" - Release amd64 20161213 Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Tags: serena Uname: Linux 4.9.10-040910-generic x86_64 UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1672198/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp