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Bedwa

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Registered: 2022-09-08

Posts: 14

iwctl "device list" does not return a list of wifi devices

I am trying to full install Arch Linux to my flash drive via vm. When I reach the wifi step, running iwctl then device list returns no wifi devices. I am using VBox with bridged adaptor.

The full result is
                                   Devices
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        Name  Address  Powered  Adapter  Mode
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[iwd]#

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: iwctl "device list" does not return a list of wifi devices

VM's usually don't have access to the host wifi adapter. You will have a virtual wired ethernet adapter instead.
What's the output of...

ip a

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Bedwa

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Registered: 2022-09-08

Posts: 14

Re: iwctl "device list" does not return a list of wifi devices

VM's usually don't have access to the host wifi adapter. You will have a virtual wired ethernet adapter instead.
What's the output of...

ip a

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp0s3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 08:00:27:2b:b7:a2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 129.168.1.225/24 metric 100 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global dynamic enp0s3
        valid_lft 82471sec preferred_lft 82471sec
    inet6 2600:1700:74c0:34a0:3b/128 scope global dynamic noprefixroute
        valid_lft 350sec preferred_lft 3050sec
    inet6 2600:1700:74c0:34a0:19d0:a19e:5520:3396/64 scope global temporary dynamic
        valid_lft 3546sec preferred_lft 3546sec
    inet6 2600:1700:74c0:34a0:a00:27ff:fe2b:b7a2/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute
        valid_lft 3546sec preferred_lft 3546sec
    inet6 fe80:a00:27ff:fe2b:b7a2/64 scope link
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Last edited by Bedwa (2022-09-11 13:22:09)

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: iwctl "device list" does not return a list of wifi devices

So you already have an internet connection then as I suspected (enp0s3), just continue with the rest of the installation.

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
Closing -- for deletion; Banning -- for muppetry. - jasonwryan

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Bedwa

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Registered: 2022-09-08

Posts: 14

Re: iwctl "device list" does not return a list of wifi devices

So you already have an internet connection then as I suspected (enp0s3), just continue with the rest of the installation.

Oh ok! Thank you !

Bedwa

Member

Registered: 2022-09-08

Posts: 14

Re: iwctl "device list" does not return a list of wifi devices

So you already have an internet connection then as I suspected (enp0s3), just continue with the rest of the installation.

Also, since i'm installing to my flash drive, how do i boot from the flash drive which has a full install of Arch