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Old 05-29-2016, 08:55 PM   #1
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Question How do I install a driver in Ubuntu server 16.04


I've got an HP Stream 13 c110ca (http://h20386.www2.hp.com/CanadaStor...pt=ABL&sel=NTB)

When I installed regular desktop Ubuntu the wifi just worked on it, but I don't want all of the extra bloat that comes with it so I opted to install the server OS and then I'll manually add in the desktop and other things I want, first step is to get wifi working.

I've been following these steps: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...gGuide/Drivers

But when I get to

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rfkill list will show if there is a hardware or software block.

lshw command you see *-network:1 DISABLED or wireless=radio off

If you run the iwconfig command you see eth1 NOT READY!.
I don't have those utilities and can't get them without internet access.

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Old 05-30-2016, 12:58 AM   #2
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I don't have those utilities and can't get them without internet access.
Hi...

I could be wrong but I don't think the server versions come with wireless drivers/firmware by default. You could try installing Ubuntu MATE if you want to try a more lightweight version of Ubuntu. Or you can try Lubuntu or Xubuntu as well.

However, if you would like to keep what you have, you can try using another computer to download the .deb packages that contain the utilities and then transferring them to the one in question using a USB thumb drive. rfkill can be found here. lshw is here. You will also need pciutils, which can be found here. You also might need to install any needed dependencies. You should be able to double click on the packages to install them.

If you need further help after you get these installed, please open a terminal and post the results of these commands...

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lspci -nnk | grep -i net -A2
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lsmod
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iwconfig
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sudo lshw -C network
Code:
rfkill list
This will help us determine the brand and Device ID your adapter.

Disclaimer: Be careful with commands including "sudo" especially, as it will essentially allow root access to your system. Mistakes could possibly damage or even destroy your OS.

Regards...

Last edited by ardvark71; 05-30-2016 at 01:13 AM. Reason: Added information/Deleted wordage.
 
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Old 05-30-2016, 01:13 AM   #3
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Hi...

I could be wrong but I don't think the server versions come with wireless drivers/firmware by default. You could try installing Ubuntu MATE if you want to try a more lightweight version of Ubuntu. Or you can try Lubuntu or Xubuntu as well.

However, if you would like to keep what you have, you try using another computer to download the .deb packages that contain the utilities and then transferring them to the one in question using a USB thumb drive. rfkill can be found here. lshw is here. You will also need pciutils, which can be found here. You also might need to install any needed dependencies. You should be able to double click on the packages to install them.

If you need further help after you get these installed, please open a terminal and post the results of these commands...

Code:
lspci -nnk | grep -i net -A2
Code:
lsmod
Code:
iwconfig
Code:
sudo lshw -C network
Code:
rfkill list
This will help us determine the brand and Device ID your adapter.

Disclaimer: Be careful with commands including "sudo" especially, as it will essentially allow root access to your system. Mistakes could possibly damage or even destroy your OS.

Regards...
Thank you for the advice. I figure for a beginner like me I should stick with something simpler. I'm gonna try out Ubuntu with Gnome. That's lighter than Unity (or w/e it is that Ubuntu comes default with), right?
 
Old 05-30-2016, 01:16 AM   #4
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I'm gonna try out Ubuntu with Gnome. That's lighter than Unity (or w/e it is that Ubuntu comes default with), right?
Hi...

From what I see here, not really.

Regards...
 
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Old 05-30-2016, 04:31 AM   #5
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Re #4 (and #2).

Right, Gnome 3 is a heavy thing.

MATE is a lightweight port of the good old Gnome 2, looks nice, handles everything.
 
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I've got a Stream 11 on which I run Ubuntu Mate. Relatively unbloated, and not overly demanding of system resources
 
  


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