Drivers installed but not "loaded"

[stevef]

Jim,

Are you still having update issues ?

I meant just a regular update.

Menu -> Favourites -> Install Updates
Click continue
Enter your password
Click Authenticate
Allow the process to complete.

Steve

[Jim0000]

Steve,
My system is updating fine now, thanks.
I assume that satisfies the "LL" question above?

[stevef]

I used LL as shorthand for Linux Lite - sorry.

If your system is updating ok that's fine.  You didn't confirm in the thread you had about update problems, so I wasn't sure what your status was.

[Jim0000]

I have done all that carefully, but I have not got it to work yet.
I copied the notes off terminal to a file where I can find it and read later.
In my "Network" found in the panel, I can get to a complex list of settings to select to (presumably?) get the device going.
Is this correct?
If so, what entries to I fill in?
A few short minutes ago, I found a WiFi set up page. Sorry to say, but I cannot find it again. I did take a screenshot, copied to clipboard, but it did not arrive here when I clicked paste.
Do I have to set up the connection somewhere?
Jim.

[stevef]

Post back with

Code:

sudo lshw -C network

so we can see if the installation has done what we wanted.

Clicking on the Network icon (usually in the bottom right area) should give you a list of Wifi Networks that the adaptor can see.  You will need to set up the system so that it can join your network.

[Jim0000]

This is the result:

Code:

sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for jim:
  *-network                 
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express
       vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
       logical name: enp6s0
       version: 02
       serial: b8:ac:6f:a1:fa:80
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=5.15.0-46-generic duplex=full firmware=sb v3.04 ip=192.168.1.101 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:31 memory:febf0000-febfffff
 jim  ~  

[stevef]

No sign of the adaptor there.

Were there any error messages during the install and did you reboot after running the install script ?

edit - spelling

[Jim0000]

Steve,

I will check back in early tomorrow.
I am very tired now........apologies.

Jim.

[Valtam]

Hi Jim, you don't need to put in a new subject every time you post. Thank you.

[stevef]

Jim,

Another thing to check when you get chance.

In the BIOS/UEFI settings does your machine have the option for secure boot ?
This can cause issues, so let us know how it is set (if you have it).

Steve