Hi to those reading,

im a noob, the only command line i know out of my head is sudo su and apt-get update, just so you all know that.

laptop specs > https://support.hp.com/id-en/document/c05243152

preferences - systemdrivers
i only see amd64-micro code
thought about installing wlan0, but i dont realy know how to and if it will work.

appreciate the help and time.
Greetings,
Naijerana

OK, and see which wireless adapter you have. Then, install the firmware for it.

did that and all i got was > $: command not found < i even sudo su it,

and i have linux mint 18.3 cinnamon 64bit
version cinnamon 3.6.6
linux systemcore 4.10.0-40-generic
processor amd a8-7410 apu with amd radeon r5 graphics x 4
memory 4.8 gib
disk 242.8 gib
graphic card advanced micro devices,inc. [amd/ati] mullins [radeon r4/r5 graphics]

After searching for "802.11b/g/n (1x1)" from HP's list of specs for this machine, I found this. Looks as if it might be a Broadcom product.

That it didn't show up in lspci is mildly concerning though.

i think i was read something about broadcom being somewhat bitchy with the software give away for linux.

Broadcom can be a little difficult to set up, but it can be made to work with a little extra effort. Nevertheless, if the wireless adapter is functional, it should appear in an lspci.

This link about setting up Broadcom in Linux is getting a bit dated, but is still generally valid. https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ux-4175434970/

I thnk it should be clarified that only Broadcom wireless is difficult in Linux. The wired adapters are easy to get working.

The wireless may be turned off in the BIOS/UEFI setup. That's the only reason I can think of that it wouldn't show up with lspci. Or is it that you don't have lspci installed. If not, it's in the pciutils package. Install that.

Post the output of:
And for future reference, you do not include the "$" in the commands you are asked to run; it's just an indication of the command prompt you will see in a terminal.

i just did the lspci withouth the $ then i get this:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1566
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] (rev 45)
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 156b
00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:02.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:02.5 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:08.0 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1537
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 11)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 39)
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
00:14.7 SD Host controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SD Flash Controller (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1580
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1581
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1582
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1583
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1584
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1585
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 07)

Install the firmware-realtek package.

oke and where do i found the linux package for that??

for debian

$ sudo apt-get install firmware-realtek

or visit the site:

http://packages.debian.org

There's also a github for that wifi driver

$ git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git

But mostly the firmware doesn't ship with a lot of distros by default. The driver is already there kernel wise.

$ apt-file find firmware/rtlwifi

Good point. Thanks for correcting my omission.