RE: RTL8852BE fails to power on: "xtal si not ready" on ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI

[Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>]

Jason Kakandris <ikakandris@gmail.com> wrote:
> System Info
> 
> Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena (Ubuntu 24.04 base)
> Kernels tested: 6.14.0-37-generic, 6.17.0-14-generic (same failure on both)
> Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (Rev 1.xx)
> BIOS: v3827 (Feb 2026)
> CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
> Driver: rtw89 v7.0 (git commit d2f175e
> https://github.com/morrownr/rtw89/commit/d2f175eafa0a4ef9cc65e7073a77e60238c
> ae614)
> WiFi works in Windows: Yes
> 
> 
> Problem
> The RTL8852BE WiFi card fails to initialize with xtal si not ready error. No
> wireless interface is created.
> 
> 
> dmesg output
> 
> rtw89_8852be_git 0000:08:00.0: loaded firmware rtw89/rtw8852b_fw-1.bin
> rtw89_8852be_git 0000:08:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)

It looks like you didn't encounter D3Cold problem, but I think you can
give it a try [1].

[1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221213

> rtw89_8852be_git 0000:08:00.0: xtal si not ready(R): offset=41
> rtw89_8852be_git 0000:08:00.0: xtal si not ready(W): offset=90 val=10 mask=10
> rtw89_8852be_git 0000:08:00.0: failed to power on
> rtw89_8852be_git 0000:08:00.0: failed to setup chip information
> rtw89_8852be_git 0000:08:00.0: probe with driver rtw89_8852be_git failed with
> error -110

These messages appear when first booting or after system resume?
Recently we update something related to suspend/resume problem.
Please use the latest driver (kernel 7.0-rc4) with the latest
firmware (v0.29.29.15).

> 
> 
> lspci
> 
> 08:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8852BE
> PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network Controller [10ec:b852]
> Subsystem: AzureWave RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network Controller
> [1a3b:5471]
> 
> What I've tried
> 
> Kernel parameter pcie_aspm=off
> Module parameters: disable_clkreq=Y disable_aspm_l1=Y disable_aspm_l1ss=Y
> disable_ps_mode=y

As you try this, please ensure that add a configuration file to /etc/module.d/,
and cold reboot.

> Updated BIOS from v3057 to v3827
> Updated firmware files via make install_fw
> Tested on kernels 6.14 and 6.17 — same failure on both
> In-kernel driver and morrownr out-of-tree driver — same failure
> WiFi works fine in Windows on the same hardware