[SOLVED] no wifi in wheezy kde

Mystified · 02-01-2017, 07:38 AM

i've googled, read the wiki, and searched the forums. i can't get wireless working, i know my card is supported because my laptop was designed for linux. please help.

thanks

Hungry ghost · 02-01-2017, 10:13 AM

First, Wheezy is too old. You should upgrade to Jessie, which is the stable branch.

Second, you should give more details about your card, such as brand, model and which driver you're using (in case you have installed any driver for it). If it is a pci card, you can post the output of lspci -k and if it is a USB card, you should post the output of lsusb.

Mystified · 02-01-2017, 10:23 AM

Network controller:Intel Corporation wireless 3160 (rev 83)
Subsystem: Intel corporation Dual Band Wireless AC 3160
Kernel Driver in uset iwlwifi

Also how do I upgrade it's been over 5 years since I've used linux and Debian.

Mystified · 02-01-2017, 10:41 AM

NM about the upgrade. I found it in the wiki.
should I upgrade first or get wireless working?

Hungry ghost · 02-01-2017, 10:58 AM

If you have access to the network somehow (ethernet, etc.), you should upgrade first, since sometimes upgrades mess with drivers and settings, and you could end up installing and setting up your card twice.

Mystified · 02-01-2017, 11:00 AM

ok will try. Thanks

Mystified · 02-01-2017, 11:58 AM

There was a very easy solution to the whole problem. I had this computer plugged directly into my modem and I clicked on that connection and my wireless connections came up.

Thanks for the help.

Hungry ghost · 02-01-2017, 12:43 PM

Glad you got it sorted. If it's finally fixed, you can mark this thread as solved in the thread tools above.

Mystified · 02-12-2017, 06:45 AM

fresh install. no wireless. I have a realtek wireless card and I've got my driver installed. I've tried everything I can find but no luck. there's supposed to be a gui installer and I;ve tried the package but jessie can't find it. I'm getting desperate at this point.

Help greatly appreciated!!!

michaelk · 02-12-2017, 09:02 AM

Did you install the firmware?

https://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi

patrick295767 · 02-12-2017, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystified

i've googled, read the wiki, and searched the forums. i can't get wireless working, i know my card is supported because my laptop was designed for linux. please help.

thanks

let me know what is your wifi card... I can give you a suited kernel vmlinuz + initrd.img to handle your wifi card.