[SOLVED] Can't connect to wifi on Macbook Pro 2018(?)

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-07 06:51:07

I set my network interface to UP and still when I did rfkill, wlan did not show up. And when I did iwctl and then device list, no devices showed up. How do I fix this???

TLDR: Solved, if no wifi then use Ethernet if your laptop has a port for in

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seth · 2024-04-07 08:17:03

Please don't paraphrase, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
Most likely you lack https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … oadcom-wl/
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Broadcom_wireless - welcome to hell.

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-07 09:06:59

Hi, sorry about that, I was in a hurry earlier so I didn't think of including the output. When I tried to install that, it said ``error: target not found: broadcom-wl``

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-07 09:09:02

------Duplicated message----

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seth · 2024-04-07 09:37:31

Tried how and what says "target not found"?

pacman -Syu broacom-wl # nb. that this won't work fo the linux-lts or linux-zen kernels, you'd have to use DKMS

If you don't have any network at all, boot the install iso, arch-chroot into the installed system, don't forget to mount the optional /boot partition and install the module from there.

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-07 11:28:03

Hi, "error" is also part of the error message, and I tried to arch-chroot into the installed system but was unable to do so, it said something about not being a directory or something I could not remember (but I'm still root, is there a difference?).

"pacman -Syu broadcom-wl" returns a bunch of texts (like unable to retrieve files, couldn't resolve host for everything) and then it said "error: failed to synchronize all databases (invalid URL for server).

The WiFi starts with "enp1" if it helps

seth · 2024-04-07 14:15:46

it said something about … returns a bunch of texts

This will go nowhere, I cn speculate but not tell you what you did wrong based on only a vague rendition of the situation.

Post the actual error messages, in doubt link (don't embed) a photo of your monitor.
I'm gonna speculate that you didn't mount the root partition into /mnt and tried t chroot into an empty directory and you, again, tried to install the package w/o first establishing a network connection?

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-07 22:15:33

Sorry for that again. Here are the pictures if you needed:
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seth · 2024-04-07 22:19:01

You chroot into a directory, not a device.

arch-chroot /mnt

And since this is sdb2, don't forget to mount the (likely, that's a guess) /boot partition /dev/sdb1

First screenshot means you've no internet (or at least no DNS)
Assuming there's no wired internet, did you connect the wifi w/ iwd?

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-07 23:12:54

I mounted /boot and got this message, is this good?
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SomethingSomething · 2024-04-07 23:45:58

Also, iwd didn't return any devices or devices in station mode or adapters so I can't connect to Wi-Fi (I have been wondering how to fix this for days now). I mounted /mnt and tried to arch-chroot into /mnt, it didn't work either.

Here are the pics (apologies for the grainy pics, I don't have a really good phone):
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seth · 2024-04-08 06:38:36

The source is write protected and sdb2 isn't a linux root partition.
From the install iso, w/o chrooting, what's the output of

lsblk -f
ip a
rfkill

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-09 06:23:14

Here are the outputs of the commands:
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seth · 2024-04-09 06:52:25

There's an rj45 NIC - this will be much easier if you plug a cable in there, boot the insstalled system, make sure you've internet (ping 8.8.8.8) and post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Edit: btw, the installed system is on /dev/sda - not /dev/sdb.
nb. that this order isn't deterministic, you'll have to inspect lsblk before you mount the root partition and try to chroot there.

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SomethingSomething · 2024-04-10 02:13:01

Thank you for your help, I found the solution for my problem.

seth · 2024-04-10 07:15:14

And what was the solution for you problem?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … way_street

SomethingSomething · 2024-04-11 00:41:48

Hi, sorry for sounding rude. archinstall, all this time, was the solution when you reminded me of Ethernet. So, thank you!

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