Linux geeks I got a problem

[Joyous Song]

I just replaced my old computer with a Lenovo thinkpad. I switched to liex but can't get into y-fi. Any ideas?

 

[Taodeching]

Hi,

What Linux? Ubuntu?

 

[Joyous Song]

Hi,

What Linux? Ubuntu?

Mint Cinnamon. As far as I know they are based off ubuntu.

 

[paul1149]

If you do inxi -Fxxxrza in a command window, under Network it should give wifi card info. You can take that here or to the Mint forum for help.

 

[Joyous Song]

If you do inxi -Fxxxrza in a command window, under Network it should give wifi card info. You can take that here or to the Mint forum for help.

I got
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet.

 

[Taodeching]

Mint Cinnamon. As far as I know they are based off ubuntu.

Awesome I have that to. On your toolbar down by the clock you will see a little thing like so:

If you click on that you should see your network(s). You can also put the cursor over each little icon and it will tell you the right one. The little arrow is where the network is

Hope this helps some.

 

[Joyous Song]

Awesome I have that to. On your toolbar down by the clock you will see a little thing like so:

If you click on that you should see your network(s). You can also put the cursor over each little icon and it will tell you the right one.
Hope this helps some

jS: did that. I can link into a landline but not y-fi. My daughter says Lenovo have trouble with linex. They prefer microsoft. I hate Microsoft and if I can't fix it. I use my phone for Internet and transfer things to my computer afterward.

 

[paul1149]

If @Taodeching's method doesn't work for you, there's this:

Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 linux mint – Qwant Search

Just by scanning the hits, it might be a kernel problem. How old is the machine? You might need an older kernel.

 

[paul1149]

My daughter says Lenovo have trouble with linex. They prefer microsoft. I hate Microsoft and if I can't fix it. I use my phone for Internet and transfer things to my computer afterward.

From what I've seen, Lenovo is a big fave among Linuxers. But worst case, you could plug in a $12 USB adapter and have wifi that way.

 

[Joyous Song]

If @Taodeching's method doesn't work for you, there's this:

Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 linux mint – Qwant Search.


I did that and got my card I info: device: realtak RTL8168/8411 PCI express gigabit ethernet
Driver: r8169

Kernsl 5-4-0-70- generic x86_64


Just by scanning the hits, it might be a kernel problem. How old is the machine? You might need an older kernel.

 

[Joyous Song]

From what I've seen, Lenovo is a big fave among Linuxers. But worst case, you could plug in a $12 USB adapter and have wifi that way.

I use our churches Y-fi and zoom the Mass usually with their own connection. The connection though is in the office which abutts the sanctuary.

I keep trying. And if not I have my phone.

 

[paul1149]

> Kernsl 5-4-0-70- generic x86_64

That's a newer kernel. I would follow some of the previous search hits and see if it's compatible. I'm on an older (Vista) machine, so I use the 4.19 kernel, and everything works fine. There is no reason your machine won't work with Linux. You could try a different Linux flavor. My MX-Linux, for example, has a utility that makes switching kernels easy.

 

[elytron]

Have you done all the system updates yet? Plug in with a network cable and install them, also check for possible extra drivers with the "Driver Manager" app.

Is this password protected wifi or is it open? Maybe you entered their wireless password incorrect. Sorry. Double check.

Can you see a list of the local wi-fi networks at all from Mint? Idk, just my opinion.

 

[Freth]

You may have to hop into your command line to fix the issue. Here's what I found on the Mint forums:

sudo apt-get install dkms git build-essential
git clone -b extended https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git
sudo dkms add ./rtlwifi_new
sudo dkms install rtlwifi-new/0.6
sudo cp -r rtlwifi_new/firmware/rtlwifi/ /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
echo "options rtl8723de ant_sel=2" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723de.conf

Check mokutil --sb-state ...to see if it says Secure Boot is enabled, you will need to disable Secure Boot in BIOS/UEFI when you reboot, don't delete the Secure Boot key.
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I've had to do something similar in the past—update the firmware Linux Mint uses (as per above).

If this doesn't work, there may be another solution on the Linux Mint forum.

 

[Joyous Song]

Thanks everyone but I called my Geek son for help and he came over and its fixed. Not sure how he did it but thank all of you all for your ideas. I copied them and showed him but again, not sure if any worked as his explanation went over my head.

 

[Taodeching]

I am glad it's fixed

 

[Anthony2019]

I have an Lenovo Ideapad with touchscreen that works very well with Linux. It is the best laptop I've ever purchased.
Running Fedora 34 Workstation and everything works (wi-fi, bluetooth, etc) with no issues.

 

[Daniel Marsh]

Ubuntu is possessed