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NerdKid50

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Can't get wifi to work during install

[SOLVED] I am using an Intel Corporation Wireless 7260. When running ip link it shows state DOWN mode DORMANT and I am unable to bring it up.

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Did you install the firmware? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … ice_driver

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NerdKid50

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Sorry a bit of a noob here. How would I go about doing this? After running lspci -k I can see the kernel driver in use is iwlwifi. I can also see the interface I just can't enable it.

[EDIT] Yes i just checked and the firmware for my card is in use.

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ggumbo

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Sorry a bit of a noob here. How would I go about doing this? After running lspci -k I can see the kernel driver in use is iwlwifi. I can also see the interface I just can't enable it.

[EDIT] Yes i just checked and the firmware for my card is in use.

I don't remember this but iwd or NetworkManager should be installed by default

you can run sudo iwctl or nmtui

Both of them should be able to get you internet

IWD

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iwd

NetworkManager (nmcli)

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … i_examples

Sorry if im suppose to edit/format this better as this is my first post on this website

Scimmia

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Sorry a bit of a noob here. How would I go about doing this? After running lspci -k I can see the kernel driver in use is iwlwifi. I can also see the interface I just can't enable it.

[EDIT] Yes i just checked and the firmware for my card is in use.

And what, exactly, have you tried?

NerdKid50

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Neither of these work. The problem is I can't enable my wifi interface.

Scimmia

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

If you see the interface, it's enabled, so you have to get past that mental block. Again, what, exactly, have you tried?

NerdKid50

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

If you see the interface, it's enabled, so you have to get past that mental block. Again, what, exactly, have you tried?

That's why I am posting here I do not know what to try I have never had an issue like this before. iwctl says wifi is working, but when I scan nothing happens and I get no errors.

Scimmia

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

So your actual issue is that iwctl isn't listing any access points/networks, is that correct?

NerdKid50

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

I suppose that's an issue but the fact that I cannot bring up wlan0 is probably what is causing the problem.

ggumbo

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

I suppose that's an issue but the fact that I cannot bring up wlan0 is probably what is causing the problem.

post the output of ip addr

NerdKid50

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Apologies for the quality I cannot ssh into the system (obviously)

ggumbo

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Apologies for the quality I cannot ssh into the system (obviously)

https://i.ibb.co/fkBmsCq/IMG-20220127-233957.jpg

What happens when you do

ip link set interface up

example

ip link set wlan0 up ?

NerdKid50

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

When I run

ip link set wlan0 up

I just get no output and nothing happens.

ggumbo

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

When I run

ip link set wlan0 up

I just get no output and nothing happens.

I dont think anything is supposed to happen.

can you post ip addr again

Scimmia

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

Forget about setting it up. The tool does that when it sets things up, you don't do that yourself.

randomxusr

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

I think this is exactly what is supposed to be happening.

On the Intel site, it is listing a number of cards, including the 7260, which are not supported by the latest drivers.

Check - https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/use … rs/iwlwifi

About half down the page it states that the recent drivers won't support a few of the 7000 and 3000 series cards.

I'm not an expert here, but to the Site Admins: Could the OC try one of previous drivers that Intel claims has support? Noting this might not be ideal.

ggumbo

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Re: Can't get wifi to work during install

[SOLVED] I am using an Intel Corporation Wireless 7260. When running ip link it shows state DOWN mode DORMANT and I am unable to bring it up.

You should edit the title of the post and put in all caps [SOLVED]

Also how did you solve it?