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gewitty
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'no wifi'

Post by gewitty »

I've been struggling to get wifi working on a Sony Viao. Having tried numerous suggested solutions and several alternative distros, nothing works.

I came across this thread and spotted the script for compiling all necessary info about the system, which is as follows:

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########## wireless info START ##########

Report from: 27 Oct 2017 14:21 BST +0100

Booted last: 27 Oct 2017 00:00 BST +0100

Script from: 25 Mar 2017 07:04 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Release:	18.2
Codename:	sonya

##### kernel ############################

Linux 4.8.0-53-generic #56~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue May 16 01:18:56 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7

##### desktop ###########################

Cinnamon

##### lspci #############################

07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [105b:e071]

08:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5209 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5209] (rev 01)

0e:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c)
	Subsystem: Sony Corporation RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [104d:90b8]
	Kernel driver in use: r8169

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:5729 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0489:e062 Foxconn / Hon Hai 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03eb:880f Atmel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

##### rfkill ############################

0: sony-wifi: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: sony-bluetooth: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

##### lsmod #############################

##### interfaces ########################

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

##### ifconfig ##########################

enp14s0   Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr <MAC 'enp14s0' [IF1]>  
          inet addr:192.168.1.106  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::6e70:f643:ca85:f942/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:5869 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4248 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:377 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:6493928 (6.4 MB)  TX bytes:437191 (437.1 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:503 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:503 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1 
          RX bytes:51626 (51.6 KB)  TX bytes:51626 (51.6 KB)

##### iwconfig ##########################

enp14s0   no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

##### route #############################

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
0.0.0.0         192.168.1.254   0.0.0.0         UG    100    0        0 enp14s0
169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     1000   0        0 enp14s0
192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     100    0        0 enp14s0

##### resolv.conf #######################

nameserver 127.0.1.1
search lan

##### network managers ##################

Installed:

	NetworkManager

Running:

root       832     1  0 14:10 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

##### NetworkManager info ###############

GENERAL.DEVICE:                         enp14s0
GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE:                        NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
GENERAL.DRIVER:                         r8169
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION:                 2.3LK-NAPI
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION:               
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         <MAC 'enp14s0' [IF1]>
GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
GENERAL.STATE:                          100 (connected)
GENERAL.REASON:                         0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.UDI:                            /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:0e:00.0/net/enp14s0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE:                       enp14s0
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE:                    no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED:                     yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT:                    yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING:               no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING:              no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID:                   --
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     Wired connection 1
GENERAL.CON-UUID:                       10d2ad4f-b59f-3293-a5f8-2604c83f7915
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/0
GENERAL.METERED:                        no (guessed)
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT:            yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED:                     10 Mb/s
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE:               no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/{0}
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]:   10d2ad4f-b59f-3293-a5f8-2604c83f7915 | Wired connection 1
IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         192.168.1.106/24
IP4.GATEWAY:                            192.168.1.254
IP4.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = 169.254.0.0/16, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 1000
IP4.DNS[1]:                             192.168.1.254
IP4.DOMAIN[1]:                          lan
DHCP4.OPTION[1]:                        requested_routers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[2]:                        requested_domain_search = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[3]:                        time_offset = 0
DHCP4.OPTION[4]:                        requested_time_offset = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[5]:                        requested_domain_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[6]:                        requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[7]:                        requested_broadcast_address = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[8]:                        host_name = molly-SVF1521C2EB
DHCP4.OPTION[9]:                        requested_wpad = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[10]:                       requested_netbios_scope = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[11]:                       next_server = 192.168.1.254
DHCP4.OPTION[12]:                       expiry = 1509196258
DHCP4.OPTION[13]:                       requested_interface_mtu = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[14]:                       requested_subnet_mask = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[15]:                       routers = 192.168.1.254
DHCP4.OPTION[16]:                       dhcp_message_type = 5
DHCP4.OPTION[17]:                       ip_address = 192.168.1.106
DHCP4.OPTION[18]:                       requested_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[19]:                       domain_name = lan
DHCP4.OPTION[20]:                       requested_domain_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[21]:                       broadcast_address = 192.168.1.255
DHCP4.OPTION[22]:                       requested_ntp_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[23]:                       requested_netbios_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[24]:                       dhcp_lease_time = 86400
DHCP4.OPTION[25]:                       domain_name_servers = 192.168.1.254
DHCP4.OPTION[26]:                       requested_ms_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[27]:                       subnet_mask = 255.255.255.0
DHCP4.OPTION[28]:                       network_number = 192.168.1.0
DHCP4.OPTION[29]:                       requested_host_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[30]:                       dhcp_server_identifier = 192.168.1.254
IP6.ADDRESS[1]:                         fe80::6e70:f643:ca85:f942/64
IP6.GATEWAY:                            

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true

##### NetworkManager.conf ###############

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

##### iw reg get ########################

Region: Europe/London (based on set time zone)

country 00: DFS-UNSET
	(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (6, 20), (N/A)
	(2457 - 2482 @ 20), (6, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
	(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (6, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (6, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (6, 20), (0 ms), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5490 - 5730 @ 160), (6, 20), (0 ms), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
	(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (6, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
	(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0), (N/A)

##### iwlist channels ###################

enp14s0   no frequency information.

lo        no frequency information.

##### iwlist scan #######################

enp14s0   Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

##### module infos ######################

##### module parameters #################

##### /etc/modules ######################

##### modprobe options ##################

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211

[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en

##### rc.local ##########################

exit 0

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

##### dmesg #############################

[    8.285461] systemd[1]: Started Trigger resolvconf update for networkd DNS.
[   12.953703] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for brcm/BCM.hcd failed with error -2
[   12.953707] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM: Patch brcm/BCM.hcd not found
[   24.320426] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp14s0: link is not ready
[   24.464272] r8169 0000:0e:00.0 enp14s0: link down (repeated 2 times)
[   24.464344] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp14s0: link is not ready
[   26.639710] r8169 0000:0e:00.0 enp14s0: link up
[   26.639722] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp14s0: link becomes ready

########## wireless info END ############
I hope that there's enough info there for someone to give me a clue as to how I can fix things.
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JeremyB
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Re: 'no wifi'

Post by JeremyB »

With Secure Boot disabled, in terminal do

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
Then reboot
gewitty
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Re: 'no wifi'

Post by gewitty »

Job done. Everything working.

Thanks Jeremy. Really appreciate the help.
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