I check the spec and it has a wifi chip but the os can’t see it.

I had a wifi toggle on windows 11 when I got the PC and also when I used a mint USB boot. Driver manager sees nothing to update or install.

The mint community page has failed to post my question a few times so now I’m here.

  • NaNEnglish
    17•5 months ago

    Do you know what the wireless nic model is? You might try lspci | grep -i network and see if the network controller comes up. (Also viewable in System Reports application, in the System Information tab under Network".

    Did you install from the Edge ISO or the regular one? The Edge ISO ships with a much newer kernel for updated hardware support.

    If you have access to a wired connection you can also update to a newer kernel manually, in the update manager it is under View -> Linux Kernels. You can select the 6.5 and choose Install.

    The type of wireless card will be the most important thing for people to help though.