[SOLVED]Cannot access wifi Mint 18.1 Ryzen cpu

[kellyman]

Hello everyone, I've installed Mint 18.1 on a new Ryzen build and can only access the internet through a wired connection. Network Connections does not give the option to connect wirelessly. Any advice/help solving this would be appreciated.

inxi -Fxz returns this:

Code: Select all

System:    Host: logan Kernel: 4.4.0-77-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3) Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
Machine:   Mobo: ASRock model: X370 Killer SLI/ac Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.50 date: 03/02/2017
CPU:       Multi core AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 86235
           clock speeds: max: 3600 MHz 1: 2200 MHz 2: 2200 MHz 3: 2200 MHz 4: 2200 MHz 5: 2200 MHz 6: 2200 MHz
           7: 2200 MHz 8: 2200 MHz 9: 2200 MHz 10: 2200 MHz 11: 2200 MHz 12: 2200 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA Device 1b81 bus-ID: 0c:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1360x768@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 375.39 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Device 1457 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 12:00.3
           Card-2 NVIDIA Device 10f0 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 0c:00.1
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-77-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Device 24fb bus-ID: 05:00.0
           IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-2: Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection driver: igb v: 5.3.0-k port: f000 bus-ID: 06:00.0
           IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 960.2GB (2.4% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: SanDisk_Ultra_II size: 960.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 873G used: 14G (2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.54GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 252 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 866.4/7999.6MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.461) inxi: 2.2.35

rfkill list all returns this:

Code: Select all

0: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: yes
	Hard blocked: no

iwconfig:

Code: Select all

lo        no wireless extensions.

enp6s0    no wireless extensions.

inxi -Nn:

Code: Select all

Network:   Card-1: Intel Device 24fb
           IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-2: Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection driver: igb
           IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 70:85:c2:36:dc:54

Hope this is all the info you'll need, let me know if any other is required.

Thanks in advance

[richyrich]

From reading multiple posts and replies about Ryzen here in the forums, your hardware is so new that you will need to install the latest linux kernel in the 4.10 series.

Update Manager > View > Linux kernels - choose the highest number in the 4.10 series . . Once installed you will need a reboot.

If things don't go as planned, no worries, just hold down the Shift key during the next boot-up, and arrow down to choose your original kernel at the Grub menu.

[kellyman]

From reading multiple posts and replies about Ryzen here in the forums, your hardware is so new that you will need to install the latest linux kernel in the 4.10 series.

Update Manager > View > Linux kernels - choose the highest number in the 4.10 series . . Once installed you will need a reboot.

Spot on!!! Thank you richyrich for the quick and accurate reply.