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Actually, I did have to add "sudo" to those commands (e.g. sudo rmmod iwlwifi; sudo modprobe iwlwifi bt_coex_active=0).
Mastermind16x appears to have the same setup as me: (computer model - Asus U56E); also dual-booting WIN 7 along with Mint 13 MATE. Logic dictates his Asus would also have the Intel Centrino 6150 card. My question is: Wouldn't mastermind16x's Mint 13 Mate OS also use the iwlwifi driver and not iwlagn to deal with the same wifi setup as mine?
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ASUS U56E 64-bitMint 21.2MATEVictoriaNo longer dualbooting WIN 7 and surviving
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jaderiver wrote:Logic dictates his Asus would also have the Intel Centrino 6150 card
Not necessarily. Manufacturers often use different components in their product ranges with identical model numbers.
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Like I said, the driver being named iwlagn or iwlwifi depends on the Mint version that you use. It is the same driver, it just got renamed at some point.
For Intel, any "Centrino 6150" card should be the same, though versions with and without Bluetooth may exist.
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The driver my computer says it has is iwlwifi, but the terminal codes (for connecting) worked when I used iwlagn. What's up with this?
I Mint 13 is now considerably faster, but it is still noticeably slower than Windows. The speed test site said that the connection was faster than before, but quite a bit slower than Windows. Are the commands I was given permanent, or do I need to make them permanent in the pluma file?
I also can't connect to my home network. I think I mentioned this earlier, but the exact thing happens as it did before I applied the internet terminal fix. Is there any reason why this is happening? Do I need to do something else in the terminal to get internet working at home, or do I need to make some changes to the router?
I too am having issues with mint cinimon it seems to want to connect to wifi and asks for my passcode but instad of letting me connect, it gives me the cancel key only for input. please note that I have connected with a cable but not wireless. tried mintwifi but can't cut and paste as they are grayed out and ctl c ; ctlv not working either. new to linux so sorry for newbie goofs
