MBP - Mid 2010 - Wifi MIA. First time Attempted

[RMLeLoupJR]

Howdy,

Sound works, hdd's work (ssd + raid 0 m.2 ssd combo drive). 16gb ram upgrade, and a nice cleaned up system.

But, wifi is a no go, missing or appears that way.

Happy to try any recommended steps/investigative info to find the right info.

It's a clean fresh install, formatted etc. And i'm fully interested to get this working right the first time.

Thanks for the read.

Macbook Pro, Mid2010.

What's the best recommended steps to get the hardware specs here? I have tried searching but feel i'm missing something obvious.

- RMLeLoupJR

[deck_luck]

The 2010 MBP has a Broadcom WIFI adapter. You can list your network adapters with the following
sudo lshw -short -C network command.

Which Linux Mint version (lsb_release -sd) are you running? Depending on your Linux Mint version it may contain the "Driver Manager" utility to update your machine with the appropriate drivers.

[RMLeLoupJR]

The 2010 MBP has a Broadcom WIFI adapter. You can list your network adapters with the following
sudo lshw -short -C network command.

Which Linux Mint version (lsb_release -sd) are you running? Depending on your Linux Mint version it may contain the "Driver Manager" utility to update your machine with the appropriate drivers.

Thank you kindly for the reply.

I'll respond in the morning (AB/Canada timezone). And will gladly supply this info.

I did try some checks, and found it was broadcom but couldn't figure out the "right" driver for it or right process to push it or whichever term.

Will gladly follow your guidance etc. Thank you kindly.

- RMLeLoupJR

[RMLeLoupJR]

The 2010 MBP has a Broadcom WIFI adapter. You can list your network adapters with the following
sudo lshw -short -C network command.

Which Linux Mint version (lsb_release -sd) are you running? Depending on your Linux Mint version it may contain the "Driver Manager" utility to update your machine with the appropriate drivers.

sudo lshw -short -C network
H/W path Device Class Description
=============================================================
/0/100/15/0 wlan0 network BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless
/0/100/16/0 enp3s0 network NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Eth
Linux Mint 21

Is this what you were literally seeking?

Those 2 commands = results.

[deck_luck]

Did you try running the "Driver Manager" utility?
Click the LM menu icon and enter driver in the search box then select the Driver Manager.

[RMLeLoupJR]

Did you try running the "Driver Manager" utility?
Click the LM menu icon and enter driver in the search box then select the Driver Manager.

I need an official facepalm.

It found it, stated it was disabled, or off. I enabled/On, and now after a full reboot. It works dandy.

Thank you kindly, I haven't tried Mint in 10 years. Been a Ubuntu studio user off and on. Exploring all options.

Consider this resolved, thank you.