Problem turning on wireless.<SOLVED>

hglee · Post by **hglee** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:13 pm

Bat Boy 42 wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:49 pm It didn't clear the wifi hardware switch.

Open a Terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T), then copy-and-paste the following two commands...

sudo rfkill unblock all
systemctl restart network-manager.service

Reboot for good measure.

Bat Boy 42 · Post by **Bat Boy 42** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:34 pm

Those are two different commands right? I should enter the first one, hit enter, then enter the second and hit enter?

hglee · Post by **hglee** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:41 pm

Bat Boy 42 wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:34 pm Those are two different commands right? I should enter the first one, hit enter, then enter the second and hit enter?

Correct. One at a time.

Bat Boy 42 · Post by **Bat Boy 42** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:50 pm

It didn't work. I think I'm going to look at a different distro. Thank you to all for your time.

hglee · Post by **hglee** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:52 pm

Bat Boy 42 wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:50 pm It didn't work. I think I'm going to look at a different distro. Thank you to all for your time.

Does the solution in this thread work for you?

Bat Boy 42 · Post by **Bat Boy 42** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:02 pm

I tried that but it didn't work. Is there any way I can update my BIOS?

hglee · Post by **hglee** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:17 pm

Bat Boy 42 wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:02 pm Is there any way I can update my BIOS?

If you can find one for your HP model. Someone on an HP support forum might be able to assist with that.

If you're thinking of other distros, give Manjaro a look-see.

Bat Boy 42 · Post by **Bat Boy 42** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:46 pm

Thank you, I will try it, I already tried Ubuntu and it runs into the same problem with the wifi. I think I'm going to have to buy one of those wifi dongles, any recommendations?

hglee · Post by **hglee** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:54 pm

Bat Boy 42 wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:46 pm I think I'm going to have to buy one of those wifi dongles, any recommendations?

I have the Osgear UW150BT 2-in-1, a USB-2 dongle with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It has Realtek's RTL8723BU chipset, and is fully functional with Mint right out of the package. It's only 802.11N (WiFi 4) though, not dual band.

I've seen it sold at Amazon in the UK, the US, and Canada.

Bat Boy 42 · Post by **Bat Boy 42** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:58 pm

Nice, I will check that one out. And again thank you to all of you.

sleeper12 · Post by **sleeper12** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:22 pm

You could try the mask pin 20 trick described near the middle of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzAKcmlaH1M

Bat Boy 42 · Post by **Bat Boy 42** » Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:42 am

sleeper12 wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:22 pm You could try the mask pin 20 trick described near the middle of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzAKcmlaH1M

Ladies and gentlemen: we got him!

It worked!!!

Mark this thread as SOLVED!

sleeper12 · Post by **sleeper12** » Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:49 am

Excellent! Glad it worked out for you.

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