Answer by Jeremy31 for (Linux Mint-17) Unable to connect to wireless network
We can try Larry Fingers driver for the rtl8723besudo apt-get install git linux-headers-generic build-essential dkmsgit clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.gitsudo dkms add ./rtlwifi_newsudo...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Edimax EW-7811UN Debian
InstallationEnsure you have the necessary prerequisites:sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential dkmsClone this repository:git clone https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes.gitSet...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Is it possible to get the devtype of a USB wifi device?
Use lsusb and find your device. I will post my lsusb as an exampleBus 002 Device 007: ID 13b1:0026 Linksys WUSB54GSC v1 802.11g Adapter [Broadcom 4320 USB]Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0a5c:2148 Broadcom...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Internet Slow on Fedora 23
An old bug report indicates that a performance gain can be achieved usingecho "options iwlwifi 11n_disable=8" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/iwl11n.confRebootThis option actually doesn't disable anything...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Debian8(jessie) doesn't detect bluetooth
To fix this you need tosudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/ath3k.confYou may still have issues that are caused by a timing issue with the firmware loading but that should be fixed in a kernel newer than 3.19
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Can't find wireless card mwifiex_usb interface
Newer firmware may helpwget http://git.marvell.com/?p=mwifiex-firmware.git;a=blob;f=mrvl/usb8797_uapsta.bin;h=0ce6c4ec307880d34bbef3b6ccd359617914f156;hb=e92f8b3f65443764297b947b1843955d9a65dde7sudo mv...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Change Wireless adapter driver in Linux
Your laptop has a BIOS whitelist and the Intel 5100 is not on itI would recommend calling Lenovo and ordering an Intel wifi card with 5 Ghz from them that will work with the X220 as the option to...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for ath9k loaded but wlan0 is not there
It is likely that kernel 2.6.20.27 has the ath9k module but the module doesn't support the 002D device. (X)Ubuntu 14.04 uses the 3.13 kernel You may be able to check with modinfo ath9kIf it supports...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for How to disable wireless N on Centos/RHEL 7?
To disable Wireless N in the module echo "options iwlwifi 11n_disable=1" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/iwl-opt.confRebootBut I would suggest enabling Wireless N on the router and trying this optionecho...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Ubuntu wifi connects and works for 5 minutes then...
Disable wifi power management withsudo iwconfig wlan0 power offThen test the connection to see if it improves
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Intel Wireless 8260 slow
There was a bug report filed against Ubuntu a few years back that saidecho "options iwlwifi 11n_disable=8" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf Would help regain the performance by enabling...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for internet connection failure without restart
Due to a change in Ubuntu's network manager, wifi power management is now enabled by default for most wireless cards. In order to disable power management open a terminal window and entersudo sed -i...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for linux mint 18.1 wifi problems
Lets uninstall the unnecessary changescd backports-20151120sudo make uninstallcd /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0sudo mv firmware-5.bin firmware-5.bin.baksudo mv board.bin board.bin.baksudo mv...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for iwlwifi 7265d-25.u and -26.u missing (kali...
All you can do is ignore those messages as iwlwifi-7265D-26.ucode and iwlwifi-7265D-25.ucode were never released to the linux-firmware git...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for How to connect to WiFi on Qubes OS?
Many Lenovos are made without a hardware switch and have issues with rfkill list showing that wireless is blocked. The usual fix is tosudo -iecho "blacklist ideapad-laptop">>...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for What are the troubleshooting steps to debug wireless...
Try disabling wifi power management withsudo sed -i 's/wifi.powersave = 3/wifi.powersave = 2/' /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.confRebootThe ath10k chips perform poorly with power...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Linux Mint XFCE - No wireless networks found
There was a change made in 4.15 kernel packages, trysudo apt-get install linux-base linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-genericReboot
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for iwconfig wlan0 txpower 20 does nothing | Atheros card
You will likely fail using an Atheros wifi card as they have a code written to EEPROM and that is how they decide what channels are used and TX power limits are enforced. You can see for yourself using...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Linux mint exhibits wifi issues after upgrading kernel...
Use the Grub menu at boot to select Advanced Options, then scroll the list to boot to an older kernel. Once booted into an older kernel, you can use Mint Update Manager, View/Linux kernels to remove...
View ArticleAnswer by Jeremy31 for Dell XPS 15 9550 - Bluetooth will not connect to anything
To fix, do wget https://github.com/winterheart/broadcom-bt-firmware/raw/master/brcm/BCM20703A1-0a5c-6410.hcdsudo cp BCM20703A1-0a5c-6410.hcd /lib/firmware/brcm/BCM-0a5c-6410.hcd and reboot.
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