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Double Wi-Fi icon after installing wingpanel-indicator-ayatana
Found This on reddit
Delete nm-applet from here:
/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop
I didn't delete it, just append .old at the end of the filename
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WiFi is not working on Loki
Try nmcli radio wifi on through terminal
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Power Setting doesnt work
Got exactly the same issue on Juno stable, and found the solution here: https://superuser.com/a/1315412
The problem basically comes down to the fact that the power settings are not propagated to the '...
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XPS 13 (9350) wifi issue in Loki (but not in Ubuntu 16.04)
After several hours trying to figure this out, switching kernels, drivers, etc. I just found the solution!
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
reboot
This worked for me and now i have Wi-fi :).
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Xiomi Mi Book: Wifi not working
Solution by Demelza:
Open a terminal and type the command: rfkill list
It will list all your network hardware available, and you should notice one that's called "acer-wireless". Looks like Linux ...
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WiFi on MacBook Pro (12,1 - Early 2015)
This came up on ask Ubuntu and I see one of the comments says the answer worked on Loki. Check Here for full details
Here's what it says to do.
Download this firmware
In the terminal:
cd /lib/...
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Intel 8265 doesn't work in Loki
See if sudo apt-get install linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge gets the 4.8 kernel installed and then do
wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.161.1_all.deb
sudo ...
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How to enable Wifi in elementary OS Loki?
It is likely you need to use the wapf parameter in asus-nb-wmi. The kernel source code tells us this about wapf
/*
* WAPF defines the behavior of the Fn+Fx wlan key
* The significance of values is ...
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Elementary OS on Macbook won't display wifi settings. How do i fix?
Following steps fixes the problem.
Removing bcmwl-kernel-source package, then reboot:
sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo reboot
Installing new broadcom firmware:
sudo apt-get ...
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No wireless network after installation of elementary OS Juno
I had the same problem after I couldn't recover from a Window's 10 bad config issue and decided to go Linux for my desktops. I even installed it three times thinking I did something wrong. Here's the ...
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How to downgrade to a older kernel
Run sudo apt-get purge linux-image-4.2.0-30-generic in terminal to remove the new 4.2 kernel.Then reboot
WARNING : If you have removed your old kernel using apt-get or synaptic this can result in an ...
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How can I reset my network adapter?
There is an answer that may work for you:
If you really want to reset the network adapter you usually need to
unload and reload the kernel module that it uses.
If you just want to ...
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How to get WiFi drivers to work?
Try installing bcmwl-kernel-source first and see if that works.
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
Reboot your machine and see if the wifi works.
If not, someone in the ubuntuforums seems to ...
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Only on Elementary OS Loki 0.4, wifi and ethernet works for about 5 seconds, then nothing
Same problem for my Lenovo. It seems to be something related to the Ethernet hardware power management.
You need to install a new driver.
sudo apt install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
...
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SOLVED Problem Broadcom 43142 wifi
SOLVED the problem was that secure boot was enabled, now wireless connection is shown in the option and works!
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I can't see any wireless setting in loki 0.4. Please help!
Now, it will be good to provide some troubleshooting info so we are able to help.
To me it sounds that Loki is trying to load incorrect driver for your wifi hence the issue.
You need to discover the ...
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WiFi networks not showing in elementary OS loki
If you have an Ethernet cable you should connect it and update your machine before continuing:
sudo apt update && sudo upgrade -y
Run modprobe on the wireless adapter
sudo modprobe -r ...
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Compatibility chart
There is an Ubuntu hardware compatibility list (https://certification.ubuntu.com/desktop/) though no Asus machines are in the list. That doesn't mean they aren't compatible by any means. It just means ...
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BCM43142 and linux kernel 4.15.0-24-generic
I had to download the package for 18.04LTS (https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/bcmwl-kernel-source) and install it using:
sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo dpkg -i bcmwl-kernel-...
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No wireless network after installation of elementary OS Juno
This is your WiFi adapter
Brand: Broadcom Limited
Model: BCM43227
PCI.ID: 14e4:4358
First, run (to start fresh)
$ sudo apt purge bcmwl-kernel-source
$ sudo apt install linux-headers-generic dkms ...
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How can I reset my network adapter?
I use this command and it works just fine for me:
sudo service network-manager restart
I use it to restart wifi whenever it stops working (it was much more of an issue after new release of Ubuntu/...
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WiFi gets disconnected after 5 to 10 minutes
I have that same WiFi card on an HP Pavilion X360.
On my laptop wifi was completely broken. I had to blacklist the default acer-wmi module and install a patched version from: https://github.com/...
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No Wi-Fi after sleep
That card has some issues with iwlwifi driver in sleep mode.
You can turn off the power management with this command from terminal:
sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off
When you reboot your system you ...
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Bluetooth not working with Ralink RT3290
According to this site, HP Pavilion g7-2268wm does not have Bluetooth
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03487531
I even checked the Windows drivers for the machine and couldn't find anything.
...
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No network capability
Because this is most visited question regarding this topic on Elementary OS, I have solution for you
There is solution described on AskUbuntu
To cite the answer:
This is caused by a regression ...
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Low wifi strength on Loki
This is the most problematic network adapter, in order to fix it you need to perform a extensive research, some solutions works for an amount of people, and some not.
Useful links:
https://...
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Wifi networks not detected in elementary OS. Ethernet working
The problem is in the kernel, whilst version 3.19 supports the Intel 8260 driver it does not contain native support which as you've found means a lot of messing around. I'm told that Kernel v4.2 ...
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Dell XPS Wi-Fi drivers
So after doing some research. It seems you need to upgrade the linux-firmware and the kernel.
Connect your machine to a LAN network and run the Update Manager to get the newest upgrades, or simply ...
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