Trying to get wireless and touch screen working

colorpurple21859 · 08-12-2020, 10:55 PM

I don't get it, lsmod shows the iwlwifi driver loaded for the intel wireless adaptor but none of the other commands shows anything. Maybe a hardware issue, possibly a connector problem where the adaptor plugs in. You may have to purchase an external wireless usb adaptor.

ironsniper1 · 08-12-2020, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

I don't get it, lsmod shows the iwlwifi driver loaded for the intel wireless adaptor but shows up nowhere else. Maybe a hardware issue, possibly a connector problem where the adaptor plugs in. You may have to purchase an external wireless usb adaptor.

i thought of that but it works perfectly in windows so it should work here, is it possible no drivers are being loaded for the sdio? also it is on a docking station and right after grub it loses power and can no longer use the USB ports

colorpurple21859 · 08-12-2020, 11:08 PM

If it works in windows it isn't a hardware problem,

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is it possible no drivers are being loaded for the sdio?

I don't know anything about sdio, but maybe this will help
https://www.silabs.com/community/wir...detection-ajSx

ironsniper1 · 08-12-2020, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

If it works in windows it isn't a hardware problem,
I don't know anything about sdio, but maybe this will help
https://www.silabs.com/community/wir...detection-ajSx

seen that and it hasn't helped , everything says this should be working, why it doesn't I don't know, it has to be hardware detection because of the fact that the docking station stops working after grub

colorpurple21859 · 08-13-2020, 04:09 AM

this wireless adaptor, is it inside the tablet or outside? If outside what is it plugged into? It it is internal does lspci work with the docking station uplugged?
what does nm-tool ouput?

According to dell website ubuntu shoud work with this machine https://www.dell.com/support/article...-guide?lang=en
https://www.dell.com/support/article...bsd&cs=04&l=en
https://www.dell.com/support/article...ell-pc?lang=en

ironsniper1 · 08-13-2020, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

this wireless adaptor, is it inside the tablet or outside? If outside what is it plugged into? It it is internal does lspci work with the docking station uplugged?
what does nm-tool ouput?

According to dell website ubuntu shoud work with this machine https://www.dell.com/support/article...-guide?lang=en
https://www.dell.com/support/article...bsd&cs=04&l=en
https://www.dell.com/support/article...ell-pc?lang=en

lspci does work but I use the docking station as the battery is shot and does not hold a charge

colorpurple21859 · 08-13-2020, 08:34 AM

If you run lspci without the docking station, the wireless network adaptor is listed, is that correct?

ironsniper1 · 08-13-2020, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

If you run lspci without the docking station, the wireless network adaptor is listed, is that correct?

nope, I thought that as well that maybe it was the docking station causing issues but no it doesn't show in there either