Problem with wifi on Dell XPS 420

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oelimtrila7
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Problem with wifi on Dell XPS 420

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Hello, this is the first time I’ve ever installed Linux so sorry if this is a newbie question, but I’m having trouble connecting to WiFi on my pc. I installed mint onto a Dell XPS 420 and every time I try to connect to WiFi it just sits on “requesting WiFi address” or “configuring WiFi connection”, and then just stops trying to connect. Ethernet works fine. Can anyone help me?

Thank you all!
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Re: Problem with wifi connection

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oelimtrila7 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:28 pm Hello, this is the first time I’ve ever installed Linux so sorry if this is a newbie question, but I’m having trouble connecting to WiFi on my pc. I installed mint onto a Dell XPS 420 and every time I try to connect to WiFi it just sits on “requesting WiFi address” or “configuring WiFi connection”, and then just stops trying to connect. Ethernet works fine. Can anyone help me?

Thank you all!
oelimtrila7,

You need to start your own thread & post your system details there.
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Re: Problem with wifi on Dell XPS 420

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oelimtrila7 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:28 pm Hello, this is the first time I’ve ever installed Linux so sorry if this is a newbie question, but I’m having trouble connecting to WiFi on my pc. I installed mint onto a Dell XPS 420 and every time I try to connect to WiFi it just sits on “requesting WiFi address” or “configuring WiFi connection”, and then just stops trying to connect. Ethernet works fine. Can anyone help me?

Thank you all!


With your Dell XPS 420 online by Ethernet, smartphone tether, or otherwise:


Open a Terminal window (Ctrl+Alt+T), copy-and-paste the following command, then tap Enter...

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upload-system-info

Within a moment, a new tab will automatically open in your web browser. It displays your 420's technical System Information.

You'll see a termbin.com URL in the address bar of that new tab. Copy-and-paste that URL into a reply here.


Linux Mint 21 Vanessa, MATE 1.26.0, kernel 5.15.0*, Dell 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U / Barcelo iGPU - 14" WUXGA Touchscreen
MediaTek MT7921 WiFi-6 BT-5.2; 32GB DDR4@3200MHz; XPG 2TB-NVMe
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