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Old 10-02-2018, 01:05 AM   #1
sidsachdev
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Unable to use wi - fi on mint Linux


Hi,

I bought a new machine HP G6 240 and switched from win to linux.

And wi-fi connection is not showing , looks like it is not able to find wi fi adapter at all

Here is the details I have found from my system related to wifi hardware

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Skylake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 (rev 07)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Skylake Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 08)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port (rev f1)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #6 (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device d723


Could you just point me from where I can download the adapter driver
 
Old 10-04-2018, 08:19 PM   #2
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A web search for "realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 wireless linux" turns up many links.

This looks like a good place to start: https://www.unixblogger.com/how-to-g...updated-guide/
 
Old 10-29-2018, 08:57 AM   #3
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HP-Realtek-Linux-WiFi - there seems to be some problem with this combo.

I found these - https://www.quora.com/I-got-this-str...-do-I-fix-this

https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/...rivers/rtl819x

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...-a-4175540653/
 
  


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