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I need assistance with connecting my laptop to the internet via Wifi.
I recently installed Linux Lite on my computor from it's Ubuntu operating system. The wifi would connect properly without problem on it's previous operating, however, I cannot connect to the internet via wifi unless it's through the Ethernet cable.
I ran this command "nmcli d" in the terminal which showed that through the Ethernet, I can access the internet, whilst the wifi status remains unavailable.
I also ran this command "lshw -c network" so that I can figure out the hardware adapter, so that I can update the driver. But, it does not show the hardware name for the wifi adapter.
Any assistance will help me out a lot.
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Some laptops have a switch/setting on the laptop that disables WiFi - could be accidentally active
Have a look through the dmesg log for anything suspicious
Search the internet for your laptop model spec
If you tried Linux Lite from a live source (before installing) and the WiFi worked give that another try and determine hardware.
Try using a live source of your previous OS or any other bootable USB/CD and determining your adapter type from there.
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Some BIOS/UEFI screens list the WiFi adapter.
Laptop manual/documentation may have some FCC compliance data regarding the adapter which may give a clue
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[member=49552]Username Ace[/member] -- is this an internal or USB wifi adapter?
May want to provide the output of the following commands for better assistance./
Code:
sudo lshw -C network
inxi -n
sudo lsusb
sudo lspci
rfkill list all
LL4.8 UEFI 64 bit ASUS E402W - AMD E2 (Quad) 1.5Ghz - 4GB - AMD Mullins Radeon R2
LL5.8 UEFI 64 bit Test UEFI Kangaroo (Mobile Desktop) - Atom X5-Z8500 1.44Ghz - 2GB - Intel HD Graphics
LL4.8 64 bit HP 6005- AMD Phenom II X2 - 8GB - AMD/ATI RS880 (HD4200)
LL3.8 32 bit Dell Inspiron Mini - Atom N270 1.6Ghz - 1GB - Intel Mobile 945GSE Express -- Shelved
BACK LL5.8 64 bit Dell Optiplex 160 (Thin) - Atom 230 1.6Ghz - 4GB-SiS 771/671 PCIE VGA - Print Server
Running Linux Lite since LL2.2
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I added the code flags to make things a little more viewable...
As for the rtl8187...
There are many folks with this same in use..
https://www.linuxliteos.com/hardware_res...ch_results
The rfkill will show if the device is "blocked" as if switch is turned off - for internal Wi-Fi and Bluetooth typically. This being a USB...
As for your system..
What OS version are you currently running.
Code:
uname -r
cat /etc/llver
What was the previous in that you mention "it worked"
You could try "Install Drivers" to see if there is anything specific, BUT
Not sure if the what you tried has any ill effects - as that GIT shows it 'worked' on Ubuntu 13
LL4.8 UEFI 64 bit ASUS E402W - AMD E2 (Quad) 1.5Ghz - 4GB - AMD Mullins Radeon R2
LL5.8 UEFI 64 bit Test UEFI Kangaroo (Mobile Desktop) - Atom X5-Z8500 1.44Ghz - 2GB - Intel HD Graphics
LL4.8 64 bit HP 6005- AMD Phenom II X2 - 8GB - AMD/ATI RS880 (HD4200)
LL3.8 32 bit Dell Inspiron Mini - Atom N270 1.6Ghz - 1GB - Intel Mobile 945GSE Express -- Shelved
BACK LL5.8 64 bit Dell Optiplex 160 (Thin) - Atom 230 1.6Ghz - 4GB-SiS 771/671 PCIE VGA - Print Server
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02-08-2022, 04:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2022, 04:25 PM by trinidad.)
All opinions expressed and all advice given by Trinidad Cruz on this forum are his responsibility alone and do not necessarily reflect the views or methods of the developers of Linux Lite. He is a citizen of the United States where it is acceptable to occasionally be uninformed and inept as long as you pay your taxes.
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Sorry to inform that LL3.8 has reached the end of it support cycle.
As such, LL3.8 was also the last version to support 32bit architecture.
Please know that LL3.8 is no longer receiving any patches or updates - security or otherwise.
LL4.8 UEFI 64 bit ASUS E402W - AMD E2 (Quad) 1.5Ghz - 4GB - AMD Mullins Radeon R2
LL5.8 UEFI 64 bit Test UEFI Kangaroo (Mobile Desktop) - Atom X5-Z8500 1.44Ghz - 2GB - Intel HD Graphics
LL4.8 64 bit HP 6005- AMD Phenom II X2 - 8GB - AMD/ATI RS880 (HD4200)
LL3.8 32 bit Dell Inspiron Mini - Atom N270 1.6Ghz - 1GB - Intel Mobile 945GSE Express -- Shelved
BACK LL5.8 64 bit Dell Optiplex 160 (Thin) - Atom 230 1.6Ghz - 4GB-SiS 771/671 PCIE VGA - Print Server
Running Linux Lite since LL2.2