[SOLVED] How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Intern
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[SOLVED] How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Intern
First time Linux Mint user, although I used to use Red Hat a long time ago. I just installed Linux Mint 17 MATE as a dual-boot with WinXP. I can't seem to figure out how to get it to connect to the Internet. It connects just fine using WinXP. I'm guessing I have something misconfigured somewhere, but I have no clue what it is. I've read the user guide and some of the other threads here, but the user guide doesn't even address this, and the other threads were over my head.
I tried setting up a WiFi connection in the Network Connections, but I must have something incorrect. I also (think I) installed the bcmwl-kernel-source driver (and rebooted, of course), but that didn't help, either.
I'm not a computer novice, but I'm really puzzled as to why this doesn't work "out of the box", at least showing me available connections and allowing me to set up the password and go.
I tried setting up a WiFi connection in the Network Connections, but I must have something incorrect. I also (think I) installed the bcmwl-kernel-source driver (and rebooted, of course), but that didn't help, either.
I'm not a computer novice, but I'm really puzzled as to why this doesn't work "out of the box", at least showing me available connections and allowing me to set up the password and go.
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Re: How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Internet?
UPDATE: I am able to connect via wired ethernet, but still not wirelessly. I tried uninstalling bcmwl-kernel-source and reinstalling after I had connected via ethernet (previous install was done with Live DVD in the drive), but the reinstall has been stuck at 90% for the past 30 minutes.
I tried running mintWifi and got the following:
What do I do next?
I tried running mintWifi and got the following:
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$ mintWifi
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* I. scanning WIFI PCI devices...
sh: 1: cannot create /tmp/detected_wireless_devices: Permission denied
-- Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
==> PCI ID = 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
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* II. querying ndiswrapper...
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* III. querying iwconfig...
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
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* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0f:b0:be:4d:e2
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:21794 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:11034 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:21421441 (21.4 MB) TX bytes:1178160 (1.1 MB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:5087 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5087 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:402886 (402.8 KB) TX bytes:402886 (402.8 KB)
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* V. querying DHCP...
sudo: unable to resolve host pinkie
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* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
Re: How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Internet?
This works on some of the broadcom like yours
and reboot
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sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
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sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
Re: How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Internet?
I ran the first command and got the following:
I did so, and got the following:
Should I still run the second command you suggested and reboot, or do I need to do something else first?
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$ sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
[sudo] password for trinity:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
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$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu2) ...
Removing old bcmwl-6.30.223.141+bdcom DKMS files...
-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: bcmwl
Version: 6.30.223.141+bdcom
Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (i686)
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Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
wl.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/updates/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
depmod.......
DKMS: uninstall completed.
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Deleting module version: 6.30.223.141+bdcom
completely from the DKMS tree.
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Done.
Loading new bcmwl-6.30.223.141+bdcom DKMS files...
Building only for 3.13.0-24-generic
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 3.13.0-24-generic
Done.
wl:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/updates/
depmod.......
DKMS: install completed.
Segmentation fault
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
Re: How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Internet?
Try this first then run the other 2 commands. I think something may have happened during your previous attempt
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sudo modprobe -rv wl
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$ sudo modprobe -rv wl
modprobe: FATAL: Module wl is in use.
Re: How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Internet?
If the above didn't help, it might be that your wifi card needs activating, as iwconfig shows no active wifi
will tell you if the wireless adapter is blocked either by software or hardware.
if it is
do exactly what they say on the tin and unblock your wifi
turns wifi on and off
not sure if these will help
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rfkill list
if it is
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rfkill unblock all
rfkill unblock wifi
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sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
not sure if these will help
Re: How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Internet?
I went ahead and ran the two commands that Jeremy suggested, then rebooted, and now all is well. Thank you!
Re: Re: How do I get Linux Mint 17 to connect to the Interne
Great!enxio27 wrote:I went ahead and ran the two commands that Jeremy suggested, then rebooted, and now all is well. Thank you!