I check the spec and it has a wifi chip but the os can’t see it.

I had a wifi toggle on windows 11 when I got the PC and also when I used a mint USB boot. Driver manager sees nothing to update or install.

The mint community page has failed to post my question a few times so now I’m here.

  • fxdave@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Some distros do not include all supported device firmware in the base system. You have to determine your wifi adapeter and install the firmware for it. You may want to use usb tethering from your phone for that.

  • the_q@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    If you’re dual booting with Windows it can sometimes lock the Wi-Fi adapter and it won’t show up in Linux. Boot into Windows, disconnect from Wi-Fi then shut the PC down instead of restarting then reboot and see if that fixes it.

  • Roopappy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I bought a cheap-ass Asus laptop knowing that the installed wifi module was not supported by linux. So I bought a new wifi module that had linux support for like $20 and swapped it in.

    This is the one I got, but I’m sure there are more like it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SH6GV5S

  • D_Air1@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    If you are dual booting, then disable fast boot in the bios to keep windows from locking various devices.