@@LearnLinuxTV Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) it works after i use ethernet to connect to the internet and do that initial update. after that i never had an issue with wifi. it's only on clean installs which i do when a new LTS gets released.
@@AndreyOnAir I had a lot of trouble getting firmware-b43-installer to work on a MacBook Pro 7,1 years ago. I eventually got it working but I cannot remember how, i just remember it being a pain.
What I liked is that you didnt lead users to sudo around their systems. It is soooo right, safe and easy to switch Distro or even a wifi card than to use a fragile system after a bunch of sudo commands that you don't even understand what they are actually doing. Good job!!!
First thing to check, the easiest, turned out to be my problem. I wished I saw this video first. My WiFi switch was off!! In my defense, I rescued an old laptop someone was throwing away and loaded Mint Linux on it. It was on WiFi when I loaded Linux but then it stopped working. I must have turned the switch off without realizing it. This video had me check and sure enough. It working now, thanks!
I’ve been through all of this, and I wish you made this sooner😃. Thank you making videos in general you are a great educator, ambassador, and lifesaver.
I wish this video existed 6 years ago when I was trying to get WiFi to work on Debian. In the end I went the USB card route, but it took weeks for me to finally reach that conclusion.
Man, you're the best. I was literally about to start my search on "how to get my WiFi up and running". I clicked on your channel and that was the most recent video. You always stay one step ahead of me!
Hi Jay, your first advice helped me! I pressed the Fn key with F11 (wireless) and i saw my wifi device again. I accidentally turned it off. Thanks a lot, most helpful!
I've had a couple of wifi dongles that Linux(Debian, MX Linux), didn't recognize, C'est la vie. A solution, is doing some research. I did buy one dongle, after doing some research, that did work, but I had to install drivers, but in a later kernel, the dongle worked out of the box. You have a sense of humor, with such a straight face, no less, well done :).
The WiFi switch part solved my issue…Dell Latitude e6410 has a freaking manual switch tucked up on the side of the laptop, not on an F key…hence why it took me running into this video to resolve…thank u so much
Thanks. All I had to do was hit function and F2 where the wifi button was. Did not seem to work by hitting F2 alone. With your mentioning the F2 and funtion it worked. Even though you did not mention this particular combo, I probably would not have tried it on my own. Thanks again.
I'm not sure I would agree with this advice. If your WiFi card isn't recognized by Linux, chances are high that your laptop is pretty new. If it's within the 1st year of release, you are likely to void the warrantee if you as much as just open it up. (Don't necessarily have to touch anything inside it) Even if it isn't new, much worse things can happen to a non-technical user fiddling with his hardware than a software upgrade failing. In contrast, compiling a driver is child's play even for non-developers. The only part that might be hard, is finding the correct driver if your laptop is super obscure.
I got a laptop back in 2010 that I was hoping to run Linux on and use for work. I was a Slackware user at the time, but since I needed things to "just work" I decided to go with Ubuntu. I fired up the Live CD and was delighted to see wifi worked out of the box! So I proceeded to install.... and then after rebooting... wifi was no longer working. I never did end up solving it, I just used a wired connection at home and booted into Windows when I needed wifi for work.
One of the worst problems I've had with wifi during an install was caused by a faulty router. NetworkManager fixed my issue on linux, but on windows and android I still sometimes have to reset the adapter/reconnect.
12:31 It’s not so “dirt cheap” if you count time and effort as being part of the price. Or repeated failed attempts. If you’re like me and are not a tech expert, you might have to buy ten of them before you finally find the right one. For you, it’s obvious which exact thing I should buy. But for me, it’s very frustrating that I know anything I buy will turn out to be the wrong version because of some jargon thingy reason that I’ve never heard of. Then I have to buy another one, and wait three more days for it to arrive in the mail, and then THAT one doesn’t work EITHER ………….. 😒😒😒
Man!! That elementary thing was just all the problem.. I was trying to fix this for months, I somewhat pressed it unconsciously 🤣🤣 thanks sir for the helpful vedio!!
Yeah, I could've used Arch linux by now, but that stupid wlan0 wouldn't frickin' show up when using the command "iwctl" and "device list". It sucks. I just gave up
:) THANKS MUCH! WELL DONE and YES, I have that issue with my newer HP Aero - NO WIFI :( I think it is locked down by HP and have had Thinkpads restrict newer wifi cards. Have been forced to use the USB Dongles IF I find one :) ALL the BEST and Cheers!
Bought a new Intel AX200 card bc it's supposed to be one of the most common. Lenovo - "Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the card". Not your fault, but a heads up that just because a card should work, doesn't mean the OEM will let you use it. Now that I have another card I know won't work, fingers crossed that 3rd time's the charm!
I've listened to this video carefully, I've had this problem when installing Linux Mint to my friend's Toshiba Satellite laptop (Mint is based on Ubuntu, so whatever works on Ubuntu should have worked on Mint too). I've tried to "google" a solution, and it apears WIFI is a common problem for Toshiba's laptops in Linux. I've tried about 10 different fixes, none of them worked. So I've tried another distro MX Linux, and everything worked immediately. I really don't like most of the solutions to the problem mentioned in this video, especially replacing a WIFI card or using a USB wifi dongle. The only advice here I consider to be good is to try another distribution. And to try the live USB of the distro before installing it to check if all the hardware works properly. And after reading some of the comments I want to add one more thing - Wifi on the newer PC motherboards sometimes doesn't work too. It probably takes some time before somebody sacrifices his/hers free time to create a driver for Linux (or it can be an updated Kernel), unfortunatelly so many manufacturers still don't bother providing drivers for Linux OS
Good suggestions, all. Thanks for all that you do! I didn't have issues using WiFi on Linux Mint's latest Cinnamon, installed on 2012 MacBook Pro. Fedora 36 beta doesn't like the proprietary drivers as much, though. As much as I agree with Think Penguin adapter idea, I had already ordered a Pandas #PAU05 (300Mbps), and I couldn't be happier with it.
I'm having this issue today. WiFi works in windows, but not from Linux Live environment. It used to (a week ago) but now wifi is not detected. Hardware hasn't changed, but I did do a W10 update yesterday. Gonna watch this to see if there is something I can do about it. ETA: Watched video. Sure enough wifi turned off. There is an "F' key that will toggle it on/off. Problem solved. The very first part of the video solved my issue. Never had to do that before. Thanks for the vid! Subscribing.
When I've done some distro hopping on my old Laptop (Samsung rv-511), most of the distros are fine with the built-in wifi card, but some either don't work at all or have stability problems attempting to use it. On my desktop however, I use a small Texet wifi dongle which works almost without exception with any of the Linux distros I've tried. The current distro I have is Pop_OS but if I had to go with an alternative it would LMDE 5, both work flawlessly with the dongle.
THANK YOU for including the wifi toggle switch on the side of the Dell Latitude! I am so glad you showed that 'obvious' problem. I had been wracking my brain for months (almost bought a wifi adapter, tried re-installing bcmwl over and over, installed Zorin along side UbuntuBudgie, etc.) and almost considered the laptop garbage. I didn't even know laptops had such a switch. Also, thank you for mentioning that I could have just tested Zorin with a live-usb, rather than installing it in a partition with my main distro (although Zorin is nice; I'm enjoying it). Next time...
Even though my opinion was not asked, I think you should have gotten to the meat of the matter first, then gone into the finer details because the folks who truly want to learn will watch the whole thing.
your a straight up G for dat i was stuck i just install ubuntu on an imac then the password wouldnt work i thought i failed then you cleared the ball off the line straight up G 100!
I think to have read somewhere that a couple of years ago Intel engaged in a kind of partnership with the Linux kernel developers, maybe just by disclosing some of their concealed specs of some of their HW like e.g. wifi cards which put the kernel module developers who are into wifi drivers in a position of writing driver code that allowed the kernel to control the vital components of those cards or chips. When I read about this co-operative I set out to order one of those Intel wifi cards for my laptop that was furnished with some unsupported card. The parts swap took only abt. 10 min and after having rebooted I at last could get rid of my usb wifi dongle which I had been using as a workaround because the replacement Intel card was supported immediately and a wifi network device appeared immediately when issuing ip a s. The best thing was the ordered Intel card had cost me less than 15 €.
Initially wifi was working on my install of Ubuntu 18.04 but then after installing my graphics drivers and updating packages, after restarting my wifi completely disappeared (Intel AX200)
Basically i had the same issue with my TP Link adapter. I looked up the techical docs about the device and found out the wifi chipset it has, i just googled on github "chipsetname" driver linux and to my supprise 3 github repos appeard, i installed the one that had the most stars. To this day that adapter works as an access point in my basement where the home lab is
That is one saying I dislike more than others"it is what it is".I would like to know what isn't?Everything is what it is.I would like to know something that is what it isn't!
Sir Your idea is actually extremely bad and you should warn people or remove it. There once was the time where you could put almost anything in the wifi slot and your windows/linux simply switched to correct driver. Nowadays quite a lot of laptops LOCK DOWN the slot to 2-3 SPECIFIC models of wifi card that are used in this particular model of laptop. OEMS drink from the apple's cup now! The situation is so bad that one lenovo model might absolutely ignore on a BIOS/UEFI level a wifi card that was just taken from a different lenovo model if these 2 didnt have the same device on internal manufacturing parts list! In few cases the lockdown is only per manufacturer so u cant replace samsung card by anything except samsung card but it still means you cant simply put a "linux friendly device" inside it. In my experience, generally if laptop came with intel or samsung card, u had to replace it with the exact same model of intel or samsung card. No other would be detected at all. Atheros, realtek and qualcomm equipped models are generally more supportive but it is NOT A RULE.
I hate that you have to connect to Ethernet to get the WiFi drivers installed. Seems like a huge disconnect in logic. I just ran into this with my Ubuntu 21.10 install when I tried to connect an Edimax AC 1750 USB adapter. I tried downloading their official drivers and transferring it with a USB drive, but the drivers won't install due to a few lines of, apparently, old command references. If it knows the commands are old, why doesn't it just automatically adjust the commands? Backward compatibility used to be a thing. Even after I downloaded the drivers over Ethernet and connected to WiFi, the speeds are garbage compared to another device sitting right next to it.
Just wanted to ask my computer has LTE built in but it not seeing the driver can you see if you can help me fix this issue so it can see it thanks I am using ubuntu
Thanks Jay! I installed the LMDE 5 and the existing WiFi card wasn't recognized as device.. I replaced the existing with the Intel one and Instantly I had WiFi. Your tip works just fine.
Hey, I'm facing a network problem, basically i was trying to install nitrux os, it booted then when I opened the installer it also opened and it's showing this system is not connected to internet, although I've connected it to my mobile hotspot
While the penguin usb solution might work and is better than nothing, it is a bit slow at 150mbs. I bought a 300mps usb adapter awhile ago and was supposed to support Linux. I had an older desktop running Linuxmint and it did indeed work. But, I recently got rid of that desktop and tried to use it on an older laptop also running Linuxmint, but it would not work. I even turned off the laptop's internal wifi, but no luck.
I recently bought a new GeoBook 240 and could not install Windows 11 on it because the keyboard was wonky. So I decided to install Zorin OS 16.3 and it has been running great for about 3 weeks. Tonight the Wifi disappeared. I guess you would suggest I get a USB wifi stick. I hate spending money I don't have. Are there any other solutions?
Awesome video! Tons of other linux info unrelated to wifi issue. What even better is I like the many approach how you were trying to solve the this problem...problem solving skills!!
Chrome OS Flex had no problem detecting WIFI, so I was confused when I booted up Debian 12 and there was no WIFI in the initial setup; I am going to try your Penguin USB solution and see if that works (virtual hug if it does!)
Please solve my problem.. I have Linux mint.. and my laptop connected wifi only when my router is just near to laptop ..when I take my laptop in some distence from router it does not connect ...why????
At the end of last year I decided to switch my laptop to linux and chose Fedora. However, I had to go back to Windows because I needed to program in Visual Studio. A couple of weeks ago, faced with the increasingly unbearable slowness of Windows, I installed Fedora again, but the problem began that every so often the WiFi would disconnect. I searched a lot on the internet and didn't find any solution (at least in my language). Now I had to go back to Windows, I installed version 8.1 which was the one that the laptop had when I bought it and it works fine now. P.S. I also tried to install Pop Os per your preference, but I never could. I couldn't even test it because the Live Disc didn't work even though I downloaded the .ISO file again. :'(
If it is an older model it could be that the clock (signal) generator on your wifi card drifts over time. I had this problem on my HP laptop, even on windows. Resetting the HW by changing the settings in HW manager solved the issue temporarily.
With my 9 yo lenovo laptop I must to turn off the bluetooth in order to get the WiFi working correctly. About 6 months ago tried to use BT simultaneously with WiFi but BT headphones disconnect every 2 minutes, no using BT since then (works for me). About 2 weeks ago when updating packages I noted that never succeded (have some curl errors, can't connect to mirrors), tried every day but nothing `dnf clean all` and `dnf upgraded` did not fix nothing. Yesterday I could update packages and the only change that I did to my laptop is to turn off the BT, for some reason it was on (not connected) now workings as always. Check BT.
I spent 20 minutes watching this video in order to see what solution he offers, and in the end there was no solution but the author says to buy a new wifi card :D I know that even without watching the video. The idea is how to make the one I have work!
The weird fact is that when installing the linux the wifi works, but if I close the WIFI and try to restart it, it doesn't work anymore. I use a realtek 8822CE
Compiling the reverse-engineered driver from source is such a pain every time, and it didn't even work on the 5Gz ac/ax wifi like it did on the windows proprietary driver. So yeah, I got an intel add-in card with external antennas and it works like a charm.
Thank you very much. That works well in my Lenovo/Debian. Even when the dongle is an off brand cheapo. Now, I need help with my HP/Linux Mint. The WIFI signal is weak (even sitting next to the router) and drops constantly. Can you help?
Thanks Jay for your USB dongle suggestion. I ordered it for a fresh install that I did of PopOS! on my old 2012 Macbook Pro (the last model before they went slim with everything glued and soldered inside). I got the dongle the next day after I ordered it. I slid the dongle in the USB port, lifted the lid, booted up and logged in (as I'm doing this, I'm thinking - I'm probably going to have to go through some set-up ritual to get this working). Well, I was totally wrong. The instant that Iogged in, BAM!!! - there it was "WiFI not Connected" & "Select a Network." I was instantly off to internet surfing.
I can work my WiFi card normally with iwd when Im setting up my Archlinux installation but when Im actually done installing and try to actually work on my PC iwd doesnt open and the wifi device is undescoverable with all the network managers etc
I was having an issue with a customer, he uses Ubuntu 20.04 I think. He can see our WiFi, and when you connect to it, you're suppose to be re-directed to a login page. On his, however, it was re-directed to some other Aruba login page, to which I have no clue what that is. I'm not the network admin, so I wouldn't know if Aruba has anything to do with our setup. Also, our Wifi does not accept any connections with anything 802.11n or older, only AC and newer. Penguin USB wifi's are only N.
My usb Lynxys wifi dongle worked fine but stopped working when I unplugged it. Bought a new off brand dongle and it was not even detected. The new dongle came with a cd rom and very cryptic instructions for installing, but it's above my understanding atm. Just ordered a 50' long wire but not even sure it will be long enough. Linux Mint latest version. Didn't work with a live version either
Hello, I'm new to Linux and I can't enable WIFI and hotspot at the same time. I want to share my WIFI internet with my phone though a hotspot but can't enable both at the same time. This works in Windows. Any help please?
Sir, you didn't speak a word about Arch linux with i3. In my laptop lenovo z51-70 with intel wifi card the wifi some times works and sometimes didn't work in Arch but same works every time in windows 10
I've a bit different kind of problem with internal wifi card first wile installing kali linux if had internal wifi card attached then linux installation will get stuck on detect network and hardware but if I disconnected internal wifi from laptop then it just install fine and now after installing it when I try to boot linux with internal wifi card plugged in then it would get stuck on dragon logo while booting and if I disconnect the internal wifi card then it would boot alright but if I plug in external wifi then there's no problem it would booot just fine with external wifi so can anymore please help me , how canni fix it?
hey man, if you still look at this video's comments, i replaced the wifi card and sure it shows me the wifi connections, but when i try to connect to it, nothing happens
I had HP 650 laptop, and when I tried to replace wifi card, I found that new wifi card is blacklisted. It seems that only few models works or on the whitelist.
What? I went to that site for Debian and its drivers, but there is no way to download, no options. How is this done? Replace the WI-FI card? Are you serious? Easy for you, maybe, but not for most of us. I live in the Philippines, a retired American, we don't have this option. This was a big fat NO HELP! I have a new USB WI_FI terminal. It has a CD with the drivers on it, but my desktop has no CD!
i have to write that i`ve been looking in internet for around 6 mounts which could be the solutions to my problems with my wi-fi adapter thinking that i had broken it or that it was uncofigurated in somehow, and just with 3 minutes in this video i found the most motherfucking easy solutions that i have never seen before, just turning around the fucking button
And here I am going out of my way to not have any WiFi working or preferably not have any WiFi at all. :p Disabling the WiFi for the router was not great, I had to look up how to get into it because for some reason that is different for my router than in general, but I got in it and I disabled WiFi.
Tries to run proprietary software on a very old Windows machine. Grinds to a crawl. Tries installing Arch Linux, proprietary software is only available in rpm format. Tries converting it via a hacky script, but it's too complicated. Wipes Arch and installs Fedora to run rpm and finally get some work done, Fedora can't connect to WiFi. Heads to store to buy a new machine.
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in the live ubuntu thing wifi works fine.but when i installed it the wifi didnt work and i had to use ethernet.
That's a very rare problem, what type of WiFi card do you have? Have you also tried looking at the additional drivers app within Ubuntu?
@@LearnLinuxTV Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
it works after i use ethernet to connect to the internet and do that initial update. after that i never had an issue with wifi. it's only on clean installs which i do when a new LTS gets released.
@@AndreyOnAir I had a lot of trouble getting firmware-b43-installer to work on a MacBook Pro 7,1 years ago. I eventually got it working but I cannot remember how, i just remember it being a pain.
Same problem
@@AndreyOnAir Don't get me started with that garbage... Why are we using wifi IF ETHERNET IS WORKING?????!!!!
have to say, watching you talk about the situation felt even harder than the solutions online...
How to take 20 minutes to say something that could be said in 20 seconds
This video is junk. I drones on and on and no solution.
Thanks, you saved my time
there are many possible problems, he gives many possible solutions. what's the problem?
Save yourself 20 mins of your life, viewers. Don't watch this video and expect a zero dollar fix if you're sticking with Debian.
saw this after wasting
Watch this video, it is very educational.
@@chosenone3137 I guess for you
@@chosenone3137no its notm
Wasted my time!
What I liked is that you didnt lead users to sudo around their systems. It is soooo right, safe and easy to switch Distro or even a wifi card than to use a fragile system after a bunch of sudo commands that you don't even understand what they are actually doing. Good job!!!
First thing to check, the easiest, turned out to be my problem. I wished I saw this video first. My WiFi switch was off!! In my defense, I rescued an old laptop someone was throwing away and loaded Mint Linux on it. It was on WiFi when I loaded Linux but then it stopped working. I must have turned the switch off without realizing it. This video had me check and sure enough. It working now, thanks!
I’ve been through all of this, and I wish you made this sooner😃. Thank you making videos in general you are a great educator, ambassador, and lifesaver.
I wish this video existed 6 years ago when I was trying to get WiFi to work on Debian. In the end I went the USB card route, but it took weeks for me to finally reach that conclusion.
Pressed "F12" and voila it worked! Thanks for the easy solution.
Man, you're the best. I was literally about to start my search on "how to get my WiFi up and running". I clicked on your channel and that was the most recent video. You always stay one step ahead of me!
So what of the solutions worked for you?
Hi Jay, your first advice helped me! I pressed the Fn key with F11 (wireless) and i saw my wifi device again. I accidentally turned it off. Thanks a lot, most helpful!
This was about as useful as a Roel Van de Paar video.
Lolzz it's trash
I've had a couple of wifi dongles that Linux(Debian, MX Linux), didn't recognize, C'est la vie. A solution, is doing some research. I did buy one dongle, after doing some research, that did work, but I had to install drivers, but in a later kernel, the dongle worked out of the box. You have a sense of humor, with such a straight face, no less, well done :).
This is one of the advantages of using the most popular distros, in the almost absolute majority, you avoid or solve problems with ease.
ok but when you starting help to solution to fix wifi?why have a lot of chating?
Had problems in the past but resolved with a USB adapter similar to your suggestion, also did get a driver from github which resolved another issue.
The WiFi switch part solved my issue…Dell Latitude e6410 has a freaking manual switch tucked up on the side of the laptop, not on an F key…hence why it took me running into this video to resolve…thank u so much
Thanks. All I had to do was hit function and F2 where the wifi button was. Did not seem to work by hitting F2 alone. With your mentioning the F2 and funtion it worked. Even though you did not mention this particular combo, I probably would not have tried it on my own. Thanks again.
I'm not sure I would agree with this advice. If your WiFi card isn't recognized by Linux, chances are high that your laptop is pretty new. If it's within the 1st year of release, you are likely to void the warrantee if you as much as just open it up. (Don't necessarily have to touch anything inside it) Even if it isn't new, much worse things can happen to a non-technical user fiddling with his hardware than a software upgrade failing.
In contrast, compiling a driver is child's play even for non-developers. The only part that might be hard, is finding the correct driver if your laptop is super obscure.
I got a laptop back in 2010 that I was hoping to run Linux on and use for work. I was a Slackware user at the time, but since I needed things to "just work" I decided to go with Ubuntu. I fired up the Live CD and was delighted to see wifi worked out of the box! So I proceeded to install.... and then after rebooting... wifi was no longer working. I never did end up solving it, I just used a wired connection at home and booted into Windows when I needed wifi for work.
One of the worst problems I've had with wifi during an install was caused by a faulty router. NetworkManager fixed my issue on linux, but on windows and android I still sometimes have to reset the adapter/reconnect.
12:31 It’s not so “dirt cheap” if you count time and effort as being part of the price. Or repeated failed attempts. If you’re like me and are not a tech expert, you might have to buy ten of them before you finally find the right one. For you, it’s obvious which exact thing I should buy. But for me, it’s very frustrating that I know anything I buy will turn out to be the wrong version because of some jargon thingy reason that I’ve never heard of. Then I have to buy another one, and wait three more days for it to arrive in the mail, and then THAT one doesn’t work EITHER ………….. 😒😒😒
A bit to much chatter. You need to show how by doing.
Man!! That elementary thing was just all the problem.. I was trying to fix this for months, I somewhat pressed it unconsciously 🤣🤣 thanks sir for the helpful vedio!!
3:06 wow! I have the same laptop with the same switch, with the same problem now solved. thanks a lot
The développer and the community just have to do better for helping on this. That turn down a much more people that you might think.
Yeah, I could've used Arch linux by now, but that stupid wlan0 wouldn't frickin' show up when using the command "iwctl" and "device list". It sucks. I just gave up
:) THANKS MUCH! WELL DONE and YES, I have that issue with my newer HP Aero - NO WIFI :( I think it is locked down by HP and have had Thinkpads restrict newer wifi cards. Have been forced to use the USB Dongles IF I find one :) ALL the BEST and Cheers!
Thank you, the first easy solution worked for me. Thank you very much
Great video! Thanks for the help bro ❤
Thank you for the helpful video. It helped with my wifi issue
Bought a new Intel AX200 card bc it's supposed to be one of the most common. Lenovo - "Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the card". Not your fault, but a heads up that just because a card should work, doesn't mean the OEM will let you use it. Now that I have another card I know won't work, fingers crossed that 3rd time's the charm!
I've listened to this video carefully, I've had this problem when installing Linux Mint to my friend's Toshiba Satellite laptop (Mint is based on Ubuntu, so whatever works on Ubuntu should have worked on Mint too). I've tried to "google" a solution, and it apears WIFI is a common problem for Toshiba's laptops in Linux. I've tried about 10 different fixes, none of them worked. So I've tried another distro MX Linux, and everything worked immediately.
I really don't like most of the solutions to the problem mentioned in this video, especially replacing a WIFI card or using a USB wifi dongle. The only advice here I consider to be good is to try another distribution. And to try the live USB of the distro before installing it to check if all the hardware works properly.
And after reading some of the comments I want to add one more thing - Wifi on the newer PC motherboards sometimes doesn't work too. It probably takes some time before somebody sacrifices his/hers free time to create a driver for Linux (or it can be an updated Kernel), unfortunatelly so many manufacturers still don't bother providing drivers for Linux OS
thanks for the help... for me using mint cinnamon connected using ethernet and updated wifi card driver ... restarted and it works now with wifi
Always wondered about fricking wifi not working now i know why and what to do thanks mate
I won't recommend anyone watching this video, 20 minutes of absolutely nothing.
I don't recommend anyone read that comment, 12 words of absolutely nothing.
Good suggestions, all. Thanks for all that you do! I didn't have issues using WiFi on Linux Mint's latest Cinnamon, installed on 2012 MacBook Pro. Fedora 36 beta doesn't like the proprietary drivers as much, though. As much as I agree with Think Penguin adapter idea, I had already ordered a Pandas #PAU05 (300Mbps), and I couldn't be happier with it.
I'm having this issue today. WiFi works in windows, but not from Linux Live environment. It used to (a week ago) but now wifi is not detected. Hardware hasn't changed, but I did do a W10 update yesterday. Gonna watch this to see if there is something I can do about it.
ETA: Watched video. Sure enough wifi turned off. There is an "F' key that will toggle it on/off. Problem solved. The very first part of the video solved my issue. Never had to do that before. Thanks for the vid! Subscribing.
When I've done some distro hopping on my old Laptop (Samsung rv-511), most of the distros are fine with the built-in wifi card, but some either don't work at all or have stability problems attempting to use it. On my desktop however, I use a small Texet wifi dongle which works almost without exception with any of the Linux distros I've tried. The current distro I have is Pop_OS but if I had to go with an alternative it would LMDE 5, both work flawlessly with the dongle.
I have an old Linksys AC6000 Wi-Fi dongle that I'm holding on for dear life, has worked in practically all distros I've tried.
Thank you 1000 times My Laptop indeed has a Wifi Switch and I carried it today in a Bag👍 Wifi is alive 😂
THANK YOU for including the wifi toggle switch on the side of the Dell Latitude! I am so glad you showed that 'obvious' problem. I had been wracking my brain for months (almost bought a wifi adapter, tried re-installing bcmwl over and over, installed Zorin along side UbuntuBudgie, etc.) and almost considered the laptop garbage. I didn't even know laptops had such a switch. Also, thank you for mentioning that I could have just tested Zorin with a live-usb, rather than installing it in a partition with my main distro (although Zorin is nice; I'm enjoying it). Next time...
Even though my opinion was not asked, I think you should have gotten to the meat of the matter first, then gone into the finer details because the folks who truly want to learn will watch the whole thing.
your a straight up G for dat i was stuck i just install ubuntu on an imac then the password wouldnt work i thought i failed then you cleared the ball off the line straight up G 100!
I misread the title as Why doesn't my wife work in Linux!
I think to have read somewhere that a couple of years ago Intel engaged in a kind of partnership with the Linux kernel developers, maybe just by disclosing some of their concealed specs of some of their HW like e.g. wifi cards which put the kernel module developers who are into wifi drivers in a position of writing driver code that allowed the kernel to control the vital components of those cards or chips.
When I read about this co-operative I set out to order one of those Intel wifi cards for my laptop that was furnished with some unsupported card.
The parts swap took only abt. 10 min and after having rebooted I at last could get rid of my usb wifi dongle which I had been using as a workaround because the replacement Intel card was supported immediately and a wifi network device appeared immediately when issuing ip a s.
The best thing was the ordered Intel card had cost me less than 15 €.
Initially wifi was working on my install of Ubuntu 18.04 but then after installing my graphics drivers and updating packages, after restarting my wifi completely disappeared (Intel AX200)
3:31 worked for me. Thank you.
Basically i had the same issue with my TP Link adapter. I looked up the techical docs about the device and found out the wifi chipset it has, i just googled on github "chipsetname" driver linux and to my supprise 3 github repos appeard, i installed the one that had the most stars. To this day that adapter works as an access point in my basement where the home lab is
That is one saying I dislike more than others"it is what it is".I would like to know what isn't?Everything is what it is.I would like to know something that is what it isn't!
thanks a lot for "non - free" advice, it worked!
Sir Your idea is actually extremely bad and you should warn people or remove it. There once was the time where you could put almost anything in the wifi slot and your windows/linux simply switched to correct driver. Nowadays quite a lot of laptops LOCK DOWN the slot to 2-3 SPECIFIC models of wifi card that are used in this particular model of laptop. OEMS drink from the apple's cup now!
The situation is so bad that one lenovo model might absolutely ignore on a BIOS/UEFI level a wifi card that was just taken from a different lenovo model if these 2 didnt have the same device on internal manufacturing parts list! In few cases the lockdown is only per manufacturer so u cant replace samsung card by anything except samsung card but it still means you cant simply put a "linux friendly device" inside it.
In my experience, generally if laptop came with intel or samsung card, u had to replace it with the exact same model of intel or samsung card. No other would be detected at all. Atheros, realtek and qualcomm equipped models are generally more supportive but it is NOT A RULE.
I hate that you have to connect to Ethernet to get the WiFi drivers installed. Seems like a huge disconnect in logic. I just ran into this with my Ubuntu 21.10 install when I tried to connect an Edimax AC 1750 USB adapter. I tried downloading their official drivers and transferring it with a USB drive, but the drivers won't install due to a few lines of, apparently, old command references. If it knows the commands are old, why doesn't it just automatically adjust the commands? Backward compatibility used to be a thing. Even after I downloaded the drivers over Ethernet and connected to WiFi, the speeds are garbage compared to another device sitting right next to it.
Your suggestions are right on the money thanks
f8 really worked to me. lot of gratitude sir
Just wanted to ask my computer has LTE built in but it not seeing the driver can you see if you can help me fix this issue so it can see it thanks I am using ubuntu
Thanks Jay! I installed the LMDE 5 and the existing WiFi card wasn't recognized as device.. I replaced the existing with the Intel one and Instantly I had WiFi. Your tip works just fine.
Hey, I'm facing a network problem, basically i was trying to install nitrux os, it booted then when I opened the installer it also opened and it's showing this system is not connected to internet, although I've connected it to my mobile hotspot
While the penguin usb solution might work and is better than nothing, it is a bit slow at 150mbs. I bought a 300mps usb adapter awhile ago and was supposed to support Linux. I had an older desktop running Linuxmint and it did indeed work. But, I recently got rid of that desktop and tried to use it on an older laptop also running Linuxmint, but it would not work. I even turned off the laptop's internal wifi, but no luck.
I recently bought a new GeoBook 240 and could not install Windows 11 on it because the keyboard was wonky. So I decided to install Zorin OS 16.3 and it has been running great for about 3 weeks. Tonight the Wifi disappeared. I guess you would suggest I get a USB wifi stick. I hate spending money I don't have. Are there any other solutions?
nice turn on my wifi on the side of my laptop physically thanks LINUX TV
Please can you make a video on gyreyed out hotspot option in Ubuntu not clickable. 😢
I installed elementery os just now. Everything was fine, but when I ran sudo apt upgrade, my wifi has Disabled! How can I enable now?
Awesome video! Tons of other linux info unrelated to wifi issue. What even better is I like the many approach how you were trying to solve the this problem...problem solving skills!!
Great point on the internal adapter fix. Never crossed my mind. 👍
Chrome OS Flex had no problem detecting WIFI, so I was confused when I booted up Debian 12 and there was no WIFI in the initial setup; I am going to try your Penguin USB solution and see if that works (virtual hug if it does!)
When suddenly my charger unplugged from my Hp Laptop which running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS the wifi network suddenly get lost, How can I fix the problem?
Please solve my problem.. I have Linux mint.. and my laptop connected wifi only when my router is just near to laptop ..when I take my laptop in some distence from router it does not connect ...why????
At the end of last year I decided to switch my laptop to linux and chose Fedora. However, I had to go back to Windows because I needed to program in Visual Studio. A couple of weeks ago, faced with the increasingly unbearable slowness of Windows, I installed Fedora again, but the problem began that every so often the WiFi would disconnect. I searched a lot on the internet and didn't find any solution (at least in my language). Now I had to go back to Windows, I installed version 8.1 which was the one that the laptop had when I bought it and it works fine now.
P.S. I also tried to install Pop Os per your preference, but I never could. I couldn't even test it because the Live Disc didn't work even though I downloaded the .ISO file again. :'(
If it is an older model it could be that the clock (signal) generator on your wifi card drifts over time. I had this problem on my HP laptop, even on windows. Resetting the HW by changing the settings in HW manager solved the issue temporarily.
With my 9 yo lenovo laptop I must to turn off the bluetooth in order to get the WiFi working correctly. About 6 months ago tried to use BT simultaneously with WiFi but BT headphones disconnect every 2 minutes, no using BT since then (works for me). About 2 weeks ago when updating packages I noted that never succeded (have some curl errors, can't connect to mirrors), tried every day but nothing `dnf clean all` and `dnf upgraded` did not fix nothing. Yesterday I could update packages and the only change that I did to my laptop is to turn off the BT, for some reason it was on (not connected) now workings as always. Check BT.
No wifi is showing on my manjaro KDE. That's why I've no internet right now on my Desktop. How can I fix it?
I spent 20 minutes watching this video in order to see what solution he offers, and in the end there was no solution but the author says to buy a new wifi card :D I know that even without watching the video. The idea is how to make the one I have work!
The weird fact is that when installing the linux the wifi works, but if I close the WIFI and try to restart it, it doesn't work anymore. I use a realtek 8822CE
The most recent version of Debian (12) FINALLY includes proprietary drivers.
Compiling the reverse-engineered driver from source is such a pain every time, and it didn't even work on the 5Gz ac/ax wifi like it did on the windows proprietary driver. So yeah, I got an intel add-in card with external antennas and it works like a charm.
Thank you very much. That works well in my Lenovo/Debian. Even when the dongle is an off brand cheapo. Now, I need help with my HP/Linux Mint. The WIFI signal is weak (even sitting next to the router) and drops constantly. Can you help?
Everytime I scroll past this video my mind always reads the thumbnail as "why doesn't my WIFE use Linux". Lol
"Why my WIFE doesn't work on Linux"
Thanks Jay for your USB dongle suggestion. I ordered it for a fresh install that I did of PopOS! on my old 2012 Macbook Pro (the last model before they went slim with everything glued and soldered inside). I got the dongle the next day after I ordered it. I slid the dongle in the USB port, lifted the lid, booted up and logged in (as I'm doing this, I'm thinking - I'm probably going to have to go through some set-up ritual to get this working). Well, I was totally wrong. The instant that Iogged in, BAM!!! - there it was "WiFI not Connected" & "Select a Network." I was instantly off to internet surfing.
Bruh, them walls are awesome!
I think you misspelled hideous.
I can work my WiFi card normally with iwd when Im setting up my Archlinux installation but when Im actually done installing and try to actually work on my PC iwd doesnt open and the wifi device is undescoverable with all the network managers etc
I was having an issue with a customer, he uses Ubuntu 20.04 I think. He can see our WiFi, and when you connect to it, you're suppose to be re-directed to a login page. On his, however, it was re-directed to some other Aruba login page, to which I have no clue what that is. I'm not the network admin, so I wouldn't know if Aruba has anything to do with our setup. Also, our Wifi does not accept any connections with anything 802.11n or older, only AC and newer. Penguin USB wifi's are only N.
Where can I get that kirby sticker? Awesome video!
Ubuntu , Mint no problem doing setup Kali too. Since Microsoft Windows 11 opening ? Many good programmers move to Linux . Good news :))
My usb Lynxys wifi dongle worked fine but stopped working when I unplugged it. Bought a new off brand dongle and it was not even detected. The new dongle came with a cd rom and very cryptic instructions for installing, but it's above my understanding atm. Just ordered a 50' long wire but not even sure it will be long enough. Linux Mint latest version. Didn't work with a live version either
Hello, I'm new to Linux and I can't enable WIFI and hotspot at the same time. I want to share my WIFI internet with my phone though a hotspot but can't enable both at the same time. This works in Windows. Any help please?
Thanks for the video. Kubuntu works with my internal Wifi card, but Lubuntu does not - I have to use a Panda USB Wifi adapter with that.
bro wrote a whole 20min ass story just to answer "How to get WiFi working on Linux"
Sir, you didn't speak a word about Arch linux with i3. In my laptop lenovo z51-70 with intel wifi card the wifi some times works and sometimes didn't work in Arch but same works every time in windows 10
Can you suggest some solution
I've a bit different kind of problem with internal wifi card first wile installing kali linux if had internal wifi card attached then linux installation will get stuck on detect network and hardware but if I disconnected internal wifi from laptop then it just install fine and now after installing it when I try to boot linux with internal wifi card plugged in then it would get stuck on dragon logo while booting and if I disconnect the internal wifi card then it would boot alright but if I plug in external wifi then there's no problem it would booot just fine with external wifi so can anymore please help me , how canni fix it?
I’m using Pop os on Sys76 hardware and it shows I’m connected but email, browsers don’t work.
Get compatible firmware from git for Realtek WIFI series card, for Intel install iwlwifi or Broadcom ;) Atheros mostly work ootb
hey man, if you still look at this video's comments, i replaced the wifi card and sure it shows me the wifi connections, but when i try to connect to it, nothing happens
I misread this as "why does not my wife work in Linux"
I had HP 650 laptop, and when I tried to replace wifi card, I found that new wifi card is blacklisted. It seems that only few models works or on the whitelist.
What? I went to that site for Debian and its drivers, but there is no way to download, no options. How is this done? Replace the WI-FI card? Are you serious? Easy for you, maybe, but not for most of us. I live in the Philippines, a retired American, we don't have this option. This was a big fat NO HELP!
I have a new USB WI_FI terminal. It has a CD with the drivers on it, but my desktop has no CD!
thanks Jay, hit f2 on my dell laptop all good again👍
My wifi worked out of the box but it was slow, when I installed the drivers it just stopped working, why tf is linux like this
i have to write that i`ve been looking in internet for around 6 mounts which could be the solutions to my problems with my wi-fi adapter thinking that i had broken it or that it was uncofigurated in somehow, and just with 3 minutes in this video i found the most motherfucking easy solutions that i have never seen before, just turning around the fucking button
And here I am going out of my way to not have any WiFi working or preferably not have any WiFi at all. :p
Disabling the WiFi for the router was not great, I had to look up how to get into it because for some reason that is different for my router than in general, but I got in it and I disabled WiFi.
Your solution buying products
Tries to run proprietary software on a very old Windows machine. Grinds to a crawl. Tries installing Arch Linux, proprietary software is only available in rpm format. Tries converting it via a hacky script, but it's too complicated. Wipes Arch and installs Fedora to run rpm and finally get some work done, Fedora can't connect to WiFi. Heads to store to buy a new machine.