Public bug reported: The driver keeps reporting all DFS-dependant channels as disabled despite the correct regdomain is set in CRDA:
root@mamut:/home/patty# iw reg get global country CZ: DFS-ETSI (2400 - 2483 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A) (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS, AUTO-BW (5470 - 5725 @ 160), (N/A, 26), (0 ms), DFS (57000 - 66000 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A) root@mamut:/home/patty# iw list Wiphy phy0 max # scan SSIDs: 9 max scan IEs length: 2304 bytes max # sched scan SSIDs: 0 max # match sets: 0 max # scan plans: 1 max scan plan interval: -1 max scan plan iterations: 0 Retry short limit: 7 Retry long limit: 4 Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m) Supported Ciphers: * WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1) * WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5) * TKIP (00-0f-ac:2) * CCMP-128 (00-0f-ac:4) Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0 Supported interface modes: * IBSS * managed * AP Band 1: Capabilities: 0x1962 HT20/HT40 Static SM Power Save RX HT20 SGI RX HT40 SGI RX STBC 1-stream Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes DSSS/CCK HT40 Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 16 usec (0x07) HT Max RX data rate: 150 Mbps HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-7 Bitrates (non-HT): * 1.0 Mbps * 2.0 Mbps * 5.5 Mbps * 11.0 Mbps * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps Frequencies: * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm) * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm) * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm) * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm) * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm) * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm) * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm) * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm) * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm) * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm) * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm) * 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) * 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled) Band 2: Capabilities: 0x1862 HT20/HT40 Static SM Power Save RX HT20 SGI RX HT40 SGI No RX STBC Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes DSSS/CCK HT40 Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 16 usec (0x07) HT Max RX data rate: 150 Mbps HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-7 VHT Capabilities (0x03c00120): Max MPDU length: 3895 Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80 short GI (80 MHz) +HTC-VHT VHT RX MCS set: 1 streams: MCS 0-9 2 streams: not supported 3 streams: not supported 4 streams: not supported 5 streams: not supported 6 streams: not supported 7 streams: not supported 8 streams: not supported VHT RX highest supported: 434 Mbps VHT TX MCS set: 1 streams: MCS 0-9 2 streams: not supported 3 streams: not supported 4 streams: not supported 5 streams: not supported 6 streams: not supported 7 streams: not supported 8 streams: not supported VHT TX highest supported: 434 Mbps Bitrates (non-HT): * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps Frequencies: * 5180 MHz [36] (23.0 dBm) * 5200 MHz [40] (23.0 dBm) * 5220 MHz [44] (23.0 dBm) * 5240 MHz [48] (23.0 dBm) * 5260 MHz [52] (disabled) * 5280 MHz [56] (disabled) * 5300 MHz [60] (disabled) * 5320 MHz [64] (disabled) * 5500 MHz [100] (disabled) * 5520 MHz [104] (disabled) * 5540 MHz [108] (disabled) * 5560 MHz [112] (disabled) * 5580 MHz [116] (disabled) * 5600 MHz [120] (disabled) * 5620 MHz [124] (disabled) * 5640 MHz [128] (disabled) * 5660 MHz [132] (disabled) * 5680 MHz [136] (disabled) * 5700 MHz [140] (disabled) * 5720 MHz [144] (disabled) * 5745 MHz [149] (30.0 dBm) * 5765 MHz [153] (30.0 dBm) * 5785 MHz [157] (30.0 dBm) * 5805 MHz [161] (30.0 dBm) * 5825 MHz [165] (30.0 dBm) * 5845 MHz [169] (disabled) * 5865 MHz [173] (disabled) * 5885 MHz [177] (disabled) Supported commands: * new_interface * set_interface * new_key * start_ap * new_station * set_bss * join_ibss * set_pmksa * del_pmksa * flush_pmksa * remain_on_channel * frame * set_channel * connect * disconnect Supported TX frame types: * IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 Supported RX frame types: * IBSS: 0xd0 * managed: 0x40 0xd0 * AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0 * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 WoWLAN support: * wake up on anything (device continues operating normally) software interface modes (can always be added): interface combinations are not supported Device supports scan flush. Supported extended features: I have focal using current kernel and driver package: root@mamut:/home/patty# uname -a Linux mamut 5.4.0-14-generic #17-Ubuntu SMP Thu Feb 6 22:47:59 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@mamut:/home/patty# dpkg -l | grep rtl8821 ii rtl8821ce-dkms 5.5.2.1-0ubuntu3 all DKMS source for the Realtek 8821C PCIe WiFi driver It seems to be a known problem: https://github.com/Syniurge/rtl8821ce/commit/5c0667729d9b7257894ef92dbfe685dc23661a5e ** Affects: rtl8821ce (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1869729 Title: DFS is not enabled, majority of 5GHz channels are not accessible To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rtl8821ce/+bug/1869729/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs