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Wifi Adapter not working

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Hi,

I thought I'd try linux for the first time and decided to go with Mint (18.2 32-bit). I've installed it on a a laptop (clean install just so I can play around with it) and it seems to have installed ok. However, I have to use a wifi adapter (no access to the router itself) and it doesn't work. When I plug the adapter in and go to Network Settings it recognises that there is an adapter there but I cannot turn it on. Is there a way to activate it without connecting to the internet by a plugged in cable?
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Re: Wifi Adapter not working

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a. Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);
- make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- Copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz
(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

b. Do the same with the following three commands:

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rfkill list all
and:

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iwconfig
and:

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inxi -Nn
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Re: Wifi Adapter not working

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Hi,

There's a lot of text and it's on a separate system (I'm typing this on the desktop) - I'll see if I can work something out.
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Re: Wifi Adapter not working

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j@j-P651x-series ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: j-P651x-series Kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.4.3 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine:   System: MEDION product: P651x series v: Ver 1.000
           Mobo: MEDION model: P6512
           Bios: American Megatrends v: A16GKAM7.108 date: 08/31/2010
CPU:       Dual core AMD Athlon II P320 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm) bmips: 8379
           clock speeds: max: 2100 MHz 1: 1500 MHz 2: 1500 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250]
           bus-ID: 01:05.0
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470]
           bus-ID: 02:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.03hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS880 (DRM 2.46.0 / 4.8.0-53-generic, LLVM 3.8.0)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS880 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4200 Series]
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:05.1
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-53-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8191SEvB Wireless LAN Controller
           driver: rtl8192se port: d800 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e800 bus-ID: 05:00.0
           IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
           driver: rtl8192cu usb-ID: 003-008
           IF: wlx801f021bdc82 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (2.4% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS72323 size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 291G used: 4.5G (2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.95GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0C mobo: N/A gpu: -128.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 170 Uptime: 48 min Memory: 379.4/2769.9MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

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j@j-P651x-series ~ $ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: yes
3: phy3: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

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j@j-P651x-series ~ $ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

wlx801f021bdc82  IEEE 802.11  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on
          
enp5s0    no wireless extensions.

wlp4s0    IEEE 802.11  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=off   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on

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j@j-P651x-series ~ $ inxi -Nn
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8191SEvB Wireless LAN Controller
           driver: rtl8192se
           IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: 1c:4b:d6:eb:39:ce
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: 40:61:86:ad:77:2b
           Card-3: Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
           driver: rtl8192cu
           IF: wlx801f021bdc82 state: N/A mac: N/A
j@j-P651x-series ~ $
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Re: Wifi Adapter not working

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You should be using the 64bit Mint, not 32bit. 32bit is being discontinued for many programs.
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Hard blocked.... Try to find a hardware switch. Either a physical one (small, almost hidden switch, usually on the front) or an Fn key combination.
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