I just fresh install linux mint 20.1 XCFE on my Acer Laptop, and it cannot detect wifi, it was fine before on windows, i try several on solution on forums but none of that works, here is my inxi -Fxz
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0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
lo no wireless extensions.
enp3s0 no wireless extensions.
SecureBoot enabled
Thank you for the reply, I just disabled secure boot option to disabled on the bios, but now after i turn on the laptop and linuxmint logo show up, my screen turn black and nothing happen, like freeze on black screen
rezak400 wrote: ⤴Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:36 pm
I just fresh install linux mint 20.1 XCFE on my Acer Laptop, and it cannot detect wifi, it was fine before on windows, i try several on solution on forums but none of that works,
Via smartphone tether or other connection, launch Driver Manager so it can search for a wifi driver. Accept whatever driver it recommends.
Otherwise, try this:
On your Acer, open a Terminal window (Ctrl-Alt-T), copy-and-paste the following command, then tap Enter...
I follow your intruction and use the kernel, but after i do disabled secure boot, its still black screen like before, and still cannot detect wifi network
rezak400 wrote: ⤴Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:36 pm
I just fresh install linux mint 20.1 XCFE on my Acer Laptop, and it cannot detect wifi, it was fine before on windows, i try several on solution on forums but none of that works,
Via smartphone tether or other connection, launch Driver Manager so it can search for a wifi driver. Accept whatever driver it recommends.
Otherwise, try this:
On your Acer, open a Terminal window (Ctrl-Alt-T), copy-and-paste the following command, then tap Enter...
Well, I suspect that secure boot is blocking your wifi which is why it should be disabled. But, I don't know what is causing the black screen. Maybe someone else will know how to fix that problem.
rezak400 wrote: ⤴Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:02 am
I already do the driver manager recommend, and try your install driver too, but its still cannot detect wifi network
Does Driver Manager also not recommend a driver for your nVidia GeForce graphics? You're running nouveau.
Open a Terminal window (Ctrl-Alt-T), then copy-and-paste the following 3 command-libes, one by one...