Hello from Australia

LandyVlad · 07-22-2018, 10:09 PM

G'day from Brisbane, Australia

For all intents and purposes I'm a Linux newbie. Have just installed Linux Mint 19 (which I think is great so far) on my second desktop.

With the help of people on the LM forums I have got it up and running but I figure membership here would also be useful - the more input to some questions, the merrier, eh.

It would appear my wifi card has killed itself, so I'm on the lookout for a new one - inexpensive, available locally (or at least quickly) and (most importantly) one that will work in Linux!

I'll do a forum search but if anyone happens to know of a relevant thread then feel free to point me there

frankbell · 07-22-2018, 10:15 PM

Welcome to LQ.

As regards the wifi card, if it's Broadcom or Realtek, you may have a driver problem; they can be got working on Linux, but it usually takes some extra steps. You can use the lspci command to find out the chipset, then post in the Networking/wireless forum. Otherwise, if you must purchase new, Intel Inside generally works and plays well with Linux.

LandyVlad · 07-22-2018, 11:08 PM

Thanks. lspci doesn't work as the system doesn't even recognise that the thing is plugged in.
The aerial and plug for ch0 is broken leaving ch1, ch 2 remaining. Not sure if this may be the problem but I'd have thought that would only affect reception strength not whether its detected at all.

I think I'll need to buy a new card or usb (obviously with a desktop, card would possibly be better?)

jsbjsb001 · 07-23-2018, 12:17 AM

I brought the following wifi card and it works like a charm;

Code:

Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9227 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

https://www.tp-link.com/au/products/...L-WN851ND.html

hydrurga · 07-23-2018, 02:49 AM

Welcome to LQ, LandyVlad.

LandyVlad · 07-23-2018, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsbjsb001

I brought the following wifi card and it works like a charm;

Code:

Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9227 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

https://www.tp-link.com/au/products/...L-WN851ND.html

Thanks I'll have to see if I have a spare slot for it.

My mobo is a Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H specs: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard...-D3H-rev-1x#sp
my last now evidently broken card was a PCIe x 1

Edit to add:

Maybe this one would work - has Atheros chipset which I gather works well with Linux?
https://www.computeronline.com.au/vi...php?PROD=41132

Edited further to add:

I've included this in case it's helpful to anyone posting in this thread - my current specs.
I'm connected to internet via ethernet cable currently.

Code:

landyvlad@Minty-PC:~$ sudo  lsusb
[sudo] password for landyvlad:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:00cb Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

also for fun:

Code:

landyvlad@Minty-PC:~$ sudo lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI (rev 05)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family KT Controller (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I217-V (rev 05)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d5)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation H87 Express LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
02:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 41)

and

Code:

landyvlad@Minty-PC:~$ sudo inxi -Fzx
System:    Host: Minty-PC Kernel: 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.6 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1) Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: desktop System: Gigabyte product: H87-D3H serial: N/A
           Mobo: Gigabyte model: H87-D3H-CF v: x.x serial: N/A UEFI: American Megatrends v: F5 date: 08/03/2013
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-4770 (-MT-MCP-) arch: Haswell rev.3 cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27138
           clock speeds: max: 3900 MHz 1: 1189 MHz 2: 1293 MHz 3: 2548 MHz 4: 1333 MHz 5: 2069 MHz 6: 2294 MHz
           7: 1358 MHz 8: 1267 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.6 drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1680x1050@59.95hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Desktop version: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-20-generic
Network:   Card: Intel Ethernet Connection I217-V driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 5251.1GB (0.7% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST3000DM001 size: 3000.6GB temp: 28C
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: Samsung_SSD_840 size: 250.1GB temp: 0C
           ID-3: /dev/sdc model: WDC_WD20EZRX size: 2000.4GB temp: 23C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 197G used: 5.5G (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 34.23GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 224 Uptime: 14 min Memory: 1203.0/32049.4MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (sudo) inxi: 2.3.56

I currently have the system connected via ethernet cable. but had to move the computer to somewhere really inconvenient to do so

linustalman · 07-23-2018, 07:35 AM

Greetings LV.

jsbjsb001 · 07-23-2018, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LandyVlad

Thanks I'll have to see if I have a spare slot for it.

My mobo is a Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H specs: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard...-D3H-rev-1x#sp
my last now evidently broken card was a PCIe x 1

Edit to add:

Maybe this one would work - has Atheros chipset which I gather works well with Linux?
https://www.computeronline.com.au/vi...php?PROD=41132
...

It looks like it uses the same driver as the one I linked before, and it looks like the same/similar chipset too.

According to this: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WN881ND

LandyVlad · 07-23-2018, 07:14 PM

What about the TP-Link TL-WN851ND Wireless N Pci Adapter, version 1, with the Atheros AR9227 chipset?
(details confirmed by vendor)
I can swap my wrong purchase for this one if it will work.

I saw this info https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WN851ND
also 3rd from bottom on this link

also info in the linked documents at top of this page: https://www.tp-link.com/us/download/TL-WN851ND.html

but I'm not sure whether that actually means it will work or not?

LandyVlad · 07-23-2018, 07:45 PM

Never mind just realised this has already been answered

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsbjsb001

I brought the following wifi card and it works like a charm;

Code:

Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9227 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

https://www.tp-link.com/au/products/...L-WN851ND.html

Thank you. Hopefully the vendor will come to the party and agree to the swap. I think they will.

Edit: They have ! Should be sorted by the end of this week ! Thanks again to all who offered advice. Cheers

LandyVlad · 07-25-2018, 04:59 AM

Well the card arrived already. Plugged it in, powered up - system found the network on bootup (Linux Mint 19) I entered password - internet !!!! easy as pie ! Just as jsbjsb001 said.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

TP-Link TL-WN851ND Wireless N PCI Adapter, version 1, with the Atheros AR9227 chipset.

I'm stoked, thanks again all for your help !!!!!

Oh for those in Australia I got it from gamedude computers - great price and next day delivery !

Jasonaldean · 07-25-2018, 03:19 PM

Welcome from New York.

LandyVlad · 07-25-2018, 07:26 PM

Thanks Jason.