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

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On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM Robert Moskowitz <r...@htt-consult.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/27/25 6:12 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM Robert Moskowitz <r...@htt-consult.com> 
> > 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.
> >>
> >> No Wifi.
> >>
> >> I boot off the F41 Xfce Live CD, no WiFi and NMCLI does not list WiFi.
> >>
> >> Any diagnostic tools to try?
> > Update the firmware to the latest before spending time on the kernel,
> > drivers and userspace configurations.
> >
> > The BIOS/UEFI is just another buggy program that needs updating on occasion.
>
> Good point.  I *normally* do that on a system from ebay.  Getting the
> latest right now.
>
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