Re: Trouble connecting to wifi, Debian 11
On Thu 14 Oct 2021 at 00:36:18 (+0800), kaye n wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 21:26 Peter Ehlert, <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> wrote:
> > On 10/13/21 6:14 AM, kaye n wrote:
> > >
> > > I've installed Debian 11 LXQT in my hard drive.
> > > I noticed connman does not automatically run on startup, which is fine.
That wouldn't be fine for me.
> > > I manually open Connman. It can detect my usb wifi adapter because
> > > under Wireless tab, it says
> > >
> > > Wifi technologies: 1 Found, 1 powered
> > >
> > > However under the same tab, all these buttons after greyed out:
> > > Connect, Disconnect, Remove, Rescan
> > >
> > > And I cannot see my router on the list below these buttons.
> > >
> > > Tried connecting and disconnecting the usb wifi adapter, no change.
> > >
> > > Tried using a pricier usb wifi adapter, same thing.
> > >
> > > Tried plugging in a different usb port, same thing.
> > >
> > > I had very little trouble connecting to wifi on Debian 10 xfce.
> > >
> > > Should i just install Debian 11 xfce or is there a solution to this?
> > >
> > > 64-bit Debian, by the way.
> > >
> > > Also, have the same issue on the live usb Debian 11 - cannot connect
> > > to wifi.
> > are you using the nonfree firmware ISO?
>
> No i am not using a non free firmware iso
I was under the impression, unless you've bought something,
that you were using:
Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Wistron NeWeb driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A port: 2000
bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:4727
which would require firmware. There's a wiki page:
https://wiki.debian.org/brcm80211
Most laptops' wifi will require firmware.
Cheers,
David.
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