Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-28 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 2/28/25 3:26 AM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 2/27/25 1:27 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: I just got a used Lenovo x131e supposedly just missing its HDD. Well I got plenty of HDD with old installs, not a problem. Boot up (an old F35 disk) and no WiFi. I check Bios and WiFi enabled.  I put in a diffe

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-28 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 2/27/25 1:27 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: I just got a used Lenovo x131e supposedly just missing its HDD. Well I got plenty of HDD with old installs, not a problem. Boot up (an old F35 disk) and no WiFi. I check Bios and WiFi enabled.  I put in a different WiFi card from another system. N

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Tim via users
On Thu, 2025-02-27 at 18:12 -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > The BIOS/UEFI is just another buggy program that needs updating on > occasion. And sometimes a factory-reset. A second-hand computer is a prime candidate for having badly-chosen settings. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x8

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Robert Moskowitz
**NORMALLY** I go to Lenovo's support pages for bios updates, download the ISO image boot and update. I have done this on x120e and x140e that I have. But the one I downloaded for the x131e is NOT working! I may have the bios update function currently locked.  Will have to check. Oh, and year

Solved - Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 2/27/25 6:40 PM, Michal Schorm wrote: 1) Run `dmesg --level err,warn` Check for wireless related stuff 2) Some wi-fi drivers are in extra packages I usually install this combo: iwlwifi-mvm-firmware iwlwifi-dvm-firmware broadcom-wl the drive I popped in is F35 and those firmware packages a

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread bruce
"spying" on the thread! Would you mind detailing your process of updating the bios? (I know, I could look it up, but I'm curious, as I've never done a bios/update. Would be cool to have this data! thanks On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM Robert Moskowitz wrote: > On 2/27/25 6:12 PM, Jeffrey Wa

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2025-02-27 at 16:27 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I check Bios and WiFi enabled.  I put in a different WiFi card from > another system. > > No Wifi. What does "no WiFi" mean? The card is not detected (look at dmesg or the journal) or it won't connect? poc --

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Michal Schorm
1) Run `dmesg --level err,warn` Check for wireless related stuff 2) Some wi-fi drivers are in extra packages I usually install this combo: iwlwifi-mvm-firmware iwlwifi-dvm-firmware broadcom-wl -- Michal Schorm Software Engineer Databases Team Red Hat -- On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM Rober

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 2/27/25 6:12 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM Robert Moskowitz wrote: I just got a used Lenovo x131e supposedly just missing its HDD. Well I got plenty of HDD with old installs, not a problem. Boot up (an old F35 disk) and no WiFi. I check Bios and WiFi enabled.

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > I just got a used Lenovo x131e supposedly just missing its HDD. > > Well I got plenty of HDD with old installs, not a problem. > > Boot up (an old F35 disk) and no WiFi. > > I check Bios and WiFi enabled. I put in a different WiFi card f

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 2/27/25 4:45 PM, Ted Roche wrote: On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM Robert Moskowitz wrote: I just got a used Lenovo x131e supposedly just missing its HDD. I boot off the F41 Xfce Live CD, no WiFi and NMCLI does not list WiFi. I don't have an x131e handy, but would check to see if there is

Re: New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Ted Roche
On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > I just got a used Lenovo x131e supposedly just missing its HDD. > > I boot off the F41 Xfce Live CD, no WiFi and NMCLI does not list WiFi. > I don't have an x131e handy, but would check to see if there is an "airplane" mode that toggles

New, used, Lenovo - WiFi not detected

2025-02-27 Thread Robert Moskowitz
I just got a used Lenovo x131e supposedly just missing its HDD. Well I got plenty of HDD with old installs, not a problem. Boot up (an old F35 disk) and no WiFi. I check Bios and WiFi enabled.  I put in a different WiFi card from another system. No Wifi. I boot off the F41 Xfce Live CD, no