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How to install my network driver?

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Hi, I'm using a USB dual band dongle to connect my laptop to my Wireless network, and I installed Mint 18.2 Cinnamon 64bit with the USB adapter inside the laptop. The problem is, when I remove it, I can't connect to Wi-Fi using my built-in network card.
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Re: How to install my network driver?

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Does it show any wireless networks when you click networks in the right hand corner?
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Re: How to install my network driver?

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deepakdeshp wrote:Does it show any wireless networks when you click networks in the right hand corner?
Yes
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Re: How to install my network driver?

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a. Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);
- make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- Copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz
(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

b. Do the same with the following three commands:

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rfkill list all
and:

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iwconfig
and:

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inxi -Nn
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Re: How to install my network driver?

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Pjotr wrote:a. Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);
- make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- Copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz
(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

b. Do the same with the following three commands:

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rfkill list all
and:

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iwconfig
and:

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inxi -Nn
Hello,

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user@user ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: user Kernel: 4.10.0-40-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.4.6 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine:   System: Dell product: Latitude E6410 v: 0001
           Mobo: Dell model: 0667CC v: A03 Bios: Dell v: A17 date: 05/12/2017
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3 M 380 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10108
           clock speeds: max: 2533 MHz 1: 1199 MHz 2: 1333 MHz 3: 1199 MHz
           4: 1733 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x800@60.14hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 17.3.0-rc4 - padoka PPA Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-40-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 7040 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
           driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Ralink RT5572 Wireless Adapter
           driver: rt2800usb v: 2.3.0 usb-ID: 002-020
           IF: wlx60e327083c8f state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (9.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST9160414ASG size: 160.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 143G used: 11G (9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.15GB used: 0.01GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 221 Uptime: 10:50 Memory: 1772.4/3811.5MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
user@user ~ $ rfkill list all
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
11: phy11: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
user@user ~ $ iwconfig
eno1      no wireless extensions.

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wlx60e327083c8f  IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"YZroad19"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.442 GHz  Access Point: 78:94:B4:17:3C:64   
          Bit Rate=57.8 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=42/70  Signal level=-68 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:7714  Invalid misc:9238   Missed beacon:0

wlp2s0    IEEE 802.11  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=15 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          
lo        no wireless extensions.

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user@user ~ $ inxi -Nn
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e
           IF: eno1 state: down mac: 5c:26:0a:4f:31:1b
           Card-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 driver: iwlwifi
           IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: 18:3d:a2:46:8e:38
           Card-3: Ralink RT5572 Wireless Adapter driver: rt2800usb
           IF: wlx60e327083c8f state: N/A mac: N/A
user@user ~ $
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Re: How to install my network driver?

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You forgot one:

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rfkill list all
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Re: How to install my network driver?

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Pjotr wrote:You forgot one:

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rfkill list all
user@user ~ $ rfkill list all
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
user@user ~ $
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Re: How to install my network driver?

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