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VolodVer

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Registered: 2018-03-27

Posts: 20

WiFi

I have dell inspirion 5720. Wifi does not work. What's problem?
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System:    Host: inspirion5720 Kernel: 4.9.0-6-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 3 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
Machine:   Device: portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 5720
           Mobo: Dell model: 0JVJ94 v: A00
           UEFI [Legacy]: Dell v: A19 date: 04/18/2014
Battery    BAT0: charge: 31.9 Wh 100.0% condition: 31.9/44.0 Wh (73%)
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-2370M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           clock speeds: max: 2400 MHz 1: 2321 MHz 2: 800 MHz 3: 1135 MHz
           4: 799 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphic
s Controller
           Card-2: NVIDIA GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630
M/720M]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.2 drivers: modesetting,nouveau (unloaded:
fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1600x900@59.99hz, 1440x900@59.89hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 13.0.6
Audio:     Card Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.9.0-6-amd64
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b/g/n
           driver: bcma-pci-bridge
           IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet contro                                                                                                                     ller
           driver: r8169
           IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 84:8f:69:d1:90:ba
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (2.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST9500325AS size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 26G used: 6.3G (26%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-2: /home size: 66G used: 307M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0C mobo: 48.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 165 Uptime: 20 min Memory: 637.7/7839.6MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.5

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 4,501

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Re: WiFi

Run in terminal:
$ nmcli dev status
and post back the output.

VolodVer

Member

Registered: 2018-03-27

Posts: 20

Re: WiFi

Run in terminal:
$ nmcli dev status
and post back the output.

enp2s0    ethernet   conected       wired conected 1
lo            loopback  unmanaged   --

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,992

Re: WiFi

I'm wondering if you might need the broadcom-sta-common package for it to work, I have seen some other (Ubuntu) posts that refer to bcmwl-kernel-source and I think this is the debian equivalent.

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 4,501

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Re: WiFi

I'm wondering if you might need the broadcom-sta-common package for it to work ...

Yes, it could be the case.

tlmiller76

Member

From: AZ, USA

Registered: 2016-11-29

Posts: 455

Re: WiFi

I guarantee it, I've used the 43142, it only works (correctly and stably) with broadcom-sta (wl) driver.

It has always worked fairly well with the wl driver that I've seen.

Last edited by tlmiller76 (2018-05-31 02:11)

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