New to linux,new to debian, fresh installed debian, but wifi is not working.
Tried apt-get install bcmwl-kernek-source
Then modprobe wl
Doesn't work, it shows
Modprobe: Fatal: module wl not found.
Please help.
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[Abandoned] Dell vostro 2420 wifi is not working
[Abandoned] Dell vostro 2420 wifi is not working
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Re: Dell vostro 2420 wifi is not working
Open a Terminal
Issue this command: lspci |grep Network
What is the output? Copy and Paste here so we can see...
Issue this command: lspci |grep Network
What is the output? Copy and Paste here so we can see...
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Re: Dell vostro 2420 wifi is not working
That's also a (mistyped) Ubuntu-specific command, and won't do a thing on Debian. The Debian wiki has a guide for installing the correct packages for Broadcom wi-fi chipsets, but for some it's quite difficult without any Net connection. So we'll need to know if you have a connection, and what hardware it actually is, per the preceding post.Tried apt-get install bcmwl-kernek-source
I do have a prebuilt "wl" driver deb for the stock 64-bit Jessie 3.16 kernel available in my Google drive that does an end-run around all that stuff, though, if that's what your chipset requires: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxE7w ... UlrYjVNMU0
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Re: Dell vostro 2420 wifi is not working
In fedora was quite easy to fix this, just
dnf install Broadcom-wl kernel-devel
Su akmod wl
Modprobe -a wl
Then it will solve, anyway, I gave up and installed debian on another virtual machine
dnf install Broadcom-wl kernel-devel
Su akmod wl
Modprobe -a wl
Then it will solve, anyway, I gave up and installed debian on another virtual machine