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Title: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: Kujo on July 12, 2019, 03:32:39 PM: Hey all, I installed 4.4 (first time Linux user, new to forum etiquette as well, so correct me as needed :D) onto my Lenovo Ideapad S145 and I can't find any networks on Wi-Fi. My only option at the moment is the tethering hotspot on my phone. When I try to install drivers it says there are no additional drivers , and I can't find any way to interact with or install proprietary drivers.
In the BIOS menus I switched from UEFI to Legacy so I don't even have the option to turn off Secure Boot ( When I switch to UEFI with Secure Boot turned off I get an error basically saying there's nothing to boot).

Trying to figure out what I should try next. If I'm leaving out any info I'll gladly provide, just may need some help with pulling it up for you!

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: diskrod on July 12, 2019, 04:15:05 PM: Since you installed Linux Lite 4.4 and if you are able to get to the desktop and open the terminal window, type the following and see if it helps.
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
sudo reboot
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: Kujo on July 12, 2019, 04:45:21 PM: Quote from: diskrod on July 12, 2019, 04:15:05 PM
Since you installed Linux Lite 4.4 and if you are able to get to the desktop and open the terminal window, type the following and see if it helps.
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
sudo reboot

Went ahead and tried that, got a message saying "No drivers found for installation."
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: diskrod on July 12, 2019, 05:45:51 PM: Go to this link and see if your driver is there.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html)
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: torreydale on July 12, 2019, 06:23:24 PM: @Kujo ,

I cannot tell from your post if you had UEFI and Secure Boot turned off before or after the installation. If you're not using the UEFI image file, those things need to be turned off before the installation. Assuming you installed correctly, type the following into a terminal and share your results:

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inxi -F
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: Kujo on July 12, 2019, 06:46:25 PM: Quote from: diskrod on July 12, 2019, 05:45:51 PM
Go to this link and see if your driver is there.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html)

Turns out my card is a Realtek RTL8821CE. I think i found a zip file for the driver on Github but I'm not sure how to install it yet...

Quote from: torreydale on July 12, 2019, 06:23:24 PM
@Kujo ,

I cannot tell from your post if you had UEFI and Secure Boot turned off before or after the installation. If you're not using the UEFI image file, those things need to be turned off before the installation. Assuming you installed correctly, type the following into a terminal and share your results:

Code: [Select]
inxi -F
Here's what I got:

Host: Lenovo Kernel: 4.15.0-54-generic x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Machine: Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 81MV v: Lenovo IdeaPad S145-15IWL serial: N/A
Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0R32866 WIN serial: N/A
UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO v: ASCN29WW date: 03/26/2019
Battery BAT0: charge: 12.3 Wh 39.3% condition: 31.3/30.0 Wh (104%)
CPU: Dual core Intel Pentium 5405U (-MT-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
clock speeds: max: 2300 MHz 1: 800 MHz 2: 800 MHz 3: 800 MHz
4: 800 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Device 3ea1
Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: [email protected]
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics (Whiskey Lake 2x6 GT1)
version: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.2
Audio: Card Intel Device 9dc8 driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-54-generic
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (3.4% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MQ01ABF0 size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 458G used: 16G (4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 180 Uptime: 1:04 Memory: 1068.7/3825.7MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: Jerry on July 12, 2019, 06:54:54 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPfLVsyQU_A
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: Richard Mockler on July 13, 2019, 01:45:50 PM: I used the following four commands in the terminal to install the driver. Worked perfectly.
Assuming you already have the driver stored on your computer -

Open the terminal and enter following:

The first command is to change directories to the location of your rtl8821ce driver. As an example, the line below is what I used on my computer, change it to match whatever path yours is on. After entering each command hit the enter key.

cd /home/richard/rtl8821ce
sudo ./dkms-install.sh
sudo modprobe 8821ce
iwconfig

After entering these commands (with no errors) you should be able to click on your network icon and find your wi-fi network.

Richard Mockler
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: Kujo on July 16, 2019, 01:55:26 AM: Quote from: Jerry on July 12, 2019, 06:54:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPfLVsyQU_A

Came back to say this did the trick. Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help me out!
I'll go ahead and mark the thread solved.
Title: Re: First time user ; No Wi-Fi Connectivity
Post by: Jerry on July 16, 2019, 01:56:24 AM: Nice one Kujo :)