Have you met my fwiend, Centos Diswros? And it's got Wireless problems? Ah, well this article shows several unsuccessful attempts to resolve the issue with Realtek Wireless connectivity in CentOS 7.4 with kernel 3.10.0-693 containing retpoline patches that interfere with kernel module loading, including troubleshooting, microcode firmware, manual compilation, a successful fix via kernel 4.x update, future plan, and more. 'Tis part of a series, so stay tuned. To be continued. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/centos-7-4-realtek-wireless-problems.html Cheers, Mrk