Laptop not searching for wireless network.

oo7vin

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I'm running linux lite 1.8. 32 bit on a acer aspire 3000 laptop. This is strange.

It is strange for sure. The only way to get it to work is to click on the network icon and connect to a hidden network.

My network is not hidden for one. But then it will connect to it, but when I shut it down or reboot I have to start all over but this time when I click on connect to a hidden network It says new or my network I made earlier. Then it connects to it right off.

I have it set to connect on auto. So what is up with that. I have reinstalled a few times and the last time connected to my wireless only and when reboot I have to do the same but this time I did not have to make a new it was in there already.

When I type:
denny@dumpman:~$ sudo iwlist scanning

I get:

denny@dumpman:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
[sudo] password for denny:
wlan0 No scan results

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

denny@dumpman:~$

Then it connects without going in and clicking on connect to hidden network.

So it does not scan for for for a network. Have to figure out how to make it search.
 
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It sounds almost the same as the issue this person had:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=280.0

He started by opening a terminal CTRL+ALT+T and running the command:

lspci | grep -i wireless

Another user advised to run:

lspci -vnn -d 14e4:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_devices

Then the user discovered they needed to install b43-fwcutter:

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Ubuntu.2FDebian

Not sure if that might help your scenario with slightly different hardware.

Also, you could hard-wire into your router and scan for proprietary drivers. I found I had to do this at times on a...

w3techie

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It sounds almost the same as the issue this person had:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=280.0

He started by opening a terminal CTRL+ALT+T and running the command:

lspci | grep -i wireless

Another user advised to run:

lspci -vnn -d 14e4:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_devices

Then the user discovered they needed to install b43-fwcutter:

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Ubuntu.2FDebian

Not sure if that might help your scenario with slightly different hardware.

Also, you could hard-wire into your router and scan for proprietary drivers. I found I had to do this at times on a Debian-based / Ubuntu platform on a legacy Dell laptop to be able to unplug from the router and easily connect.
 
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