On Thu 14 Oct 2021 at 00:36:18 (+0800), kaye n wrote: > On Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 21:26 Peter Ehlert, <pb...@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.
