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[SOLVED] wifi problem

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[SOLVED] wifi problem

#1 Post by phoenix_art »

Hello!

I installed debian 10 (LXDE) on my notebook (DELL LATITUDE E6430s) and installed the suggested firmware-iwlwifi but I can't see any networks and wifi-led doesn't light as usual.

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sudo apt-get install firmware-iwlwifi
[sudo] password for hgabor84: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
firmware-iwlwifi is already the newest version (20190114-2).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Please help, thank you!

UPDATE:

The default application of LXDE named Wicd network manager can't see anything on wifi but after installing network-manager-gnome package my wifi started to work with another application named Gnome Network Manager.
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Re: wifi problem

#2 Post by SuperAdventureHunter »

Sounds like a driver problem. Use ethernet to go to the manufacturer’s driver page and if Linux is not supported (which upon further research it <i>seems</i> like it is), use a package manager that supports driver installers. Also, I have had a similar problem before with my laptop (a 2009 HP Pavilion). I did some repairs on it and forgot to reconnect the wireless card. If you recently took apart your laptop, make sure it’s connected. Hope this helps!
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Re: wifi problem

#3 Post by Bulkley »

When you installed network manager did you remove Wicd? They don't get along together. At the very least, disable one or the other.

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Re: wifi problem

#4 Post by arochester »

wifi-led doesn't light as usual.
Silly question. Is the wifi switch, on the right, turned on?

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Re: wifi problem

#5 Post by phoenix_art »

Bulkley wrote:When you installed network manager did you remove Wicd? They don't get along together. At the very least, disable one or the other.
No, I didn't know this problem before. Thanks for the information.

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Re: wifi problem

#6 Post by phoenix_art »

arochester wrote:
wifi-led doesn't light as usual.
Silly question. Is the wifi switch, on the right, turned on?
Of course. :)

Please read my "Update" section in my first post:

"UPDATE:

The default application of LXDE named Wicd network manager can't see anything on wifi but after installing network-manager-gnome package my wifi started to work with another application named Gnome Network Manager."

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Re: wifi problem

#7 Post by sunrat »

If it is solved to your satisfaction please edit the title in your first post and add [SOLVED].
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