WiFi for Noob

[general8]

Hi all! I cannot get WiFi to work on Linux Mint. When I installed on my lenovo laptop from DVD, I was connected to internet via Ethernet wire, so I thought everything would be fine. I have the same problem when I installed Ubuntu. I don't understand why my home wifi does not show up, because it has always shown up when I use windows or the various flavors of puppy linux. My question is this, How do I connect to my home wifi with Linux Mint? With puppy linux all I have to do is type in the 16 digit alphanumeric key, and I am connected. Please help!

Thanks in advance for any responses!

[Pierre]

you didn't say which DE that you are using:
but with the Mate DE - click on the Network icon in the RHS of the taskbar,
- then on WiFi networks - your WiFi connection.
enter that key, when required.

[ras47]

Similar problem here. I installed LM17.2 on a Yoga Pro 3 from a USB stick and I don't get the option to connect to my wi-fi network or any other network. I can create a network, but no networks show up when I click the icon in the tray. Several other laptops are connected wirelessly, and when I boot into Windows 10 I have no problems connecting.

[Pjotr]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- launch a terminal window and make it fullscreen, to avoid chopped lines;
- copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

if you type: the letter F is a capital letter

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

[ras47]

Similar problem here. I installed LM17.2 on a Yoga Pro 3 from a USB stick and I don't get the option to connect to my wi-fi network or any other network. I can create a network, but no networks show up when I click the icon in the tray. Several other laptops are connected wirelessly, and when I boot into Windows 10 I have no problems connecting.

Turns out it was a driver issue for me. I re-inserted the live usb flash drive I used for installation, opened the Driver Manager, and selected the Broadcom wireless driver. It installed from the usb drive and my wireless network was immediately visible.

[general8]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- launch a terminal window and make it fullscreen, to avoid chopped lines;
- copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

if you type: the letter F is a capital letter

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

dick@dick-3000-N100 ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: dick-3000-N100 Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)
Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.11 Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine: System: LENOVO product: 0768A53 version: 3000 N100
Mobo: LENOVO model: CAPELL VALLEY(NAPA) CRB Bios: LENOVO version: 63ET59WW date: 01/24/07
CPU: Dual core Intel CPU T2060 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 6384.56
Clock Speeds: 1: 1333.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x800@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
driver: 8139too ver: 0.9.28 port: 2000 bus-ID: 05:01.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: wl bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (3.7% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: FUJITSU_MHV2120B size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 109G used: 4.2G (5%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 1.06GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 67.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 142 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 231.4/994.5MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17
dick@dick-3000-N100 ~ $

[Pjotr]

Broadcom BCM4311.....

Try this:

Establish temporary internet connection by other means, for example wired (ethernet). Then do this:

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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

After the installation, reboot your computer. Does that help?

[JeremyB]

Broadcom BCM4311.....

Try this:

Establish temporary internet connection by other means, for example wired (ethernet). Then do this:

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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

After the installation, reboot your computer. Does that help?

The poster would also need to

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sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source

as it blacklists b43, ssb, and other drivers

[general8]

Broadcom BCM4311.....

Try this:

Establish temporary internet connection by other means, for example wired (ethernet). Then do this:

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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

After the installation, reboot your computer. Does that help?

Thank you! It works now! Cheers!

[general8]

Broadcom BCM4311.....

Try this:

Establish temporary internet connection by other means, for example wired (ethernet). Then do this:

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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

After the installation, reboot your computer. Does that help?

The poster would also need to

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sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source

as it blacklists b43, ssb, and other drivers

Thanks! Wi-Fi is working now! Cheers!