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[Bug]: Wi-Fi 5GHz connection failure (4WAY_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT) on TP-Link Archer TBE550E
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Description
### Kernel
Linux 7.0.11-1-cachyos
### Desktop Environment / Window Manager
KDE Plasma
### CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (24) @ 5.08 GHz
### GPU / Driver
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [Discrete]
### Description
I am experiencing consistent connection failures on the 5GHz band with the TP-Link Archer TBE550E (MediaTek MT7927 chipset) on CachyOS. While the 2.4GHz band works perfectly, the 5GHz band gets stuck in an authentication loop with a 4WAY_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT error.
I have identified that disabling Wi-Fi power management immediately resolves the issue, suggesting a potential driver or power management policy conflict.
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Ensure the Wi-Fi power save mode is enabled (default state).
2. Attempt to connect to the 5GHz Wi-Fi network.
3. Observe the authentication process via terminal or GUI.
4. The connection fails to establish.
### Expected Behavior
The system should successfully authenticate and associate with the 5GHz Wi-Fi network and maintain a stable connection, similar to the 2.4GHz band.
### Actual Behavior
The connection fails repeatedly during the handshake phase.
System logs (dmesg) consistently report:
wlan0: deauthenticated from [MAC] (Reason: 15=4WAY_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT)
### Logs / Error Messages
https://paste.cachyos.org/p/607d9a8.log
### Additional Context
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