Trying to detect newer wireless card

[RaulDuke78]

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lsusb; lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0644:0200 TEAC Corp. All-In-One Multi-Card Reader CA200/B/S
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0101:0007  
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection [8086:10c0] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
	Kernel driver in use: e1000e
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03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0619]
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR922X Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0029] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DWA-552 802.11n Xtreme N Desktop Adapter (rev A3) [1186:3a7d]
	Kernel driver in use: ath9k

As you can see the Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter is supposed to be my knew card, I think. The new card is a TP-Link Archer T9E AC1900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express (PCIe) Wi-Fi Adapter. My old wifi card is D-Link System Inc DWA-552 802.11n Xtreme N Desktop Adapter and I still have it installed since I cannot get the other one working correctly. I am running Linux mint 17 32 bit version. I was trying to get an 802.11ac wifi card working on this install but now I see that there could be an issue. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[RaulDuke78]

So there is a related thread to my question here>>>
viewtopic.php?t=233138

Unfortunately I am having trouble loading the bcmwl-kernel-source that seems to be what I needed. Although in that thread the he is running Linux Mint 18.1 and 64bit. I am on Linux mint 17 at 32bit. Also I am running the low latency kernel on this machine, perhaps that is part of my problem? I am gonna try to load the bcmwl-kernel-source driver for Broadcom again and reboot. I don't think it is going to work but I am sure someone here will save me. I am about to upgrade to 18.1 or better in the next month and I will be running it at 64bit this time.

Edit: Of course it is still a no go after booting up. I load the bcmwl-kernel-source driver for Broadcom and then reboot, then remove my old wifi card. After reboot with the new card installed it still does not have a driver.

[RaulDuke78]

So in that thread that I added a link there is this output from that persons computer

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06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:0619]
	Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: bcma

In my computer the output to the same command states

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03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0619]

So Subsystem output is different. The "Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge" and "Kernel modules: bcma" part is missing too.

[JeremyB]

Try the Mint 19 ISO, make sure Secure Boot is disabled in BIOS/UEFI

Mint 17 support will end by the end of April

[RaulDuke78]

So I ran Mint 19 ISO from usb stick and it worked great! So now time to start running Mint 19 installed with my new wireless card yay!