# Wpa\_supplicant's in repo **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation\ **Created:** [August 11, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955 "2026-08-11T12:55:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/1 "2026-08-11T12:55:03Z")
Why are there 2 wpa\_supplicant packages in the repo with 2 different versions. The lower version `endeavouros/wpa_supplicant 2:2.10-8 [installed]` gets installed by default. `[ray@pi5 ~]$ pacman -Ss wpa_supplicant` `endeavouros/wpa_supplicant 2:2.10-8 [installed]` `A utility providing key negotiation for WPA wireless networks` `core/wpa_supplicant 2:2.11-5 [installed: 2:2.10-8]` `A utility providing key negotiation for WPA wireless networks` I was getting wifi irritating disconnect/reconnects with my wifi on my new pi5. I installed the arch-arm wpa\_supplicant newer version and so far no disconnects. ---
**Author:** ![joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/joekamprad/32/77608_2.png) [@joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/joekamprad)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/2 "2026-08-11T14:13:13Z")
We do not have wpa\_supplicant on the eos repository. Looks strange… Oh it’s ARM.. @Pudge ? ---
**Author:** ![Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pudge/32/17155_2.png) [@Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pudge)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/3 "2026-08-11T15:45:55Z")
> [@rsher](#): > > Why are there 2 wpa\_supplicant packages in the repo with 2 different versions. Thanks for the heads up. When wpa\_supplicant 2:2.10-8 was upgraded to wpa\_supplicant 2:2.11-5, the Pinebook Pro WiFi did not work anymore. So the easiest fix was to offer 2:2.10-8 in the EnOS ARM repository. At that time, RPi 4b, RPi 5, and Odroid N2 all worked just fine with ver. 2:2-10-8. If new RPi 5 devices have a problem with wpa\_supplicant 2:2.10-8 I will have to revisit this. First I will see if Pinebook Pro still fails on 2:2.11-5 I am guessing it is still broke. I may also have to revisit using `IWD (iNet Wireless Daemon)` instead of wpa\_supplicant. The last time I tried this, it did not go well. Pudge ---
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/4 "2026-08-11T16:03:00Z")
I am still getting some disconnects on my pi5 but not as bad. I had to get rid of the metal case and also had this in /etc/modprobe.d/ according to error I was receiving in dmesg I found in the pi forums: `options brcmfmac feature_disable=0x200000` I never had this issue on the pi4 and does not matter what kernel I am using. I am also seeing my connection speed all over the map every time I check it. 433 Mb/s down to 20 Mb/s. ---
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/5 "2026-08-11T16:22:06Z")
I have switched to testing iwd as backend to NetworkManager. ---
**Author:** ![Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pudge/32/17155_2.png) [@Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pudge)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/6 "2026-08-11T16:39:47Z")
I found that Archlinux has wpa\_supplicant 2:2.12-1 in core testing. ```auto | x86_64 | Core-Testing | [wpa_supplicant](https://archlinux.org/packages/core-testing/x86_64/wpa_supplicant/ "View package details for wpa_supplicant") ``` I have downloaded the source files and it is currently compiling for aarch64. I saw something about regressions, so maybe this will work for Pinebook Pro laptop? I am anxious to see what you come up with iwd. Pudge ---
**Author:** ![Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pudge/32/17155_2.png) [@Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pudge)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/7 "2026-08-11T16:56:43Z")
wpa\_supplicant 2:2.12-1 works for Pinebook Pro. Now to test on RPi 4, RPi 5, and Odroid N2 Pudge ---
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/8 "2026-08-11T16:57:08Z")
Still get disconnects with iwd. Trying mobile hotspot connected to my phone which is connected to Starlink to see if there are any disconnects. Bypassing direct connection to Starlink router. ---
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/9 "2026-08-11T17:07:45Z")
Using my phone as a mobile hotspot I loose a ton of speed. lol But no disconnects so far. ![mobile-hotspot](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/8/a88a4e603f7609ef6a7eb53db347a25ddca464ab.png) ---
**Author:** ![Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pudge/32/17155_2.png) [@Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pudge)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/10 "2026-08-11T17:54:06Z")
wpa\_supplicant-2:2.12-1 works fine with RPi 5. I have a 3 Gig symmetrical fiber with a WiFi 7 mesh extender. Except for the bathrooms, I have at least one Ethernet jack in every room in the house. So I am hesitant to go WiFi only, but I will bear with it for testing. Although WiFi only is fairly quick for WiFi. Pudge ---
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/11 "2026-08-11T19:24:21Z")
I built version 2.12-1 and so far no issues after 30 minutes. ![new wpa_sup](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/b/8bf7333b4ac7eb4b605e6dcc4bac26186dcc6b56.png) ---
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/12 "2026-08-11T23:21:51Z")
> [@Pudge](#): > > wpa\_supplicant-2:2.12-1 works fine with RPi 5. Going to say that fixed mine also after several hours of no issue. ---
**Author:** ![Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pudge/32/17155_2.png) [@Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pudge)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/13 "2026-08-11T23:25:45Z")
Now it’s a waiting game for wpa\_supplicant-2:2.12-1 to come out of core testing. Pudge ---
**Author:** ![joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/joekamprad/32/77608_2.png) [@joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/joekamprad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/14 "2026-08-12T14:14:38Z")
I could test oDroid n2+ would need to plug wifi dongle. ---
**Author:** ![Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pudge/32/17155_2.png) [@Pudge](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pudge)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/15 "2026-08-12T17:07:35Z")
I have not tested this on Odroid N2 or Odroid N2+ yet. still on my list. If you want to tinker with it, here is the wpa\_supplicant-2:2.12-1 compiled for aarch64 from the x86\_64 core-testing repo. ```auto wget https://pudges-place.ddns.net/EndeavourOS/wpa_supplicant-2:2.12-1-aarch64.pkg.tar.xz ``` Pudge ---
**Author:** ![MichelN](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/micheln/32/132263_2.png) [@MichelN](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/MichelN)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/16 "2026-08-12T17:34:52Z")
Do i need to merge the new pacnew stuff ? ![Schermafdruk_20260812_193615](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/7/673e34aa8e4af093b8a72b6d40fd748953cc6657.png) ![Schermafdruk_20260812_193628](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/2/e255cd45859c2558f3f0d9ada45eeb9529627b5a.png) ---
**Author:** ![joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/joekamprad/32/77608_2.png) [@joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/joekamprad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/17 "2026-08-12T18:52:17Z")
![screenshot_2026-08-12_20-49-07](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/2/726663d9f98f20e56f0e269d48878ddc82888481.jpeg) 2G is working perfectly.. but i do not even see the 5G should not be a supplicant issue .. ---
**Author:** ![Grothesk](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@Grothesk](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Grothesk)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/18 "2026-08-12T19:06:01Z")
SSID is funny! BTW: What tool is that? ---
**Author:** ![joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/joekamprad/32/77608_2.png) [@joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/joekamprad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/19 "2026-08-12T19:37:13Z")
> [@Grothesk](#): > > SSID is funny! yes i like my personal apocalypse 😉 thats wavemon cli wifi monitor: > **[GitHub - uoaerg/wavemon: wavemon is an ncurses-based monitoring application...](https://github.com/uoaerg/wavemon)** > > wavemon is an ncurses-based monitoring application for wireless network devices on Linux. ---
**Author:** ![rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rsher](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/rsher)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955/20 "2026-08-12T23:36:55Z")
My 5g on pi5 with the latest wpa\_supplicant. ![5g-wavemon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/8/587c60e77af748e9d269f65fa5621f96c8aff717.png) [Next page](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/wpa-supplicants-in-repo/80955.md?page=2)