No network after installing kernel

[ptyerman]

You could try what the guy on the Bodhi forum did, he downloaded the original kernel and headers version as a .deb file then installed it that way. I don't know what else to suggest, maybe Jerry or someone with more knowledge on it will come up with something.

[CSNLinux]

... he downloaded the original kernel and headers version as a .deb file...

Hmm, I never tried downloading without a Network Connection. ???

Thanx anyway

[trinidad]

Well apparently you have a hardware switch for WIFI. Look in the BIOS for the enable keys. Probably fn/+something else.

*Also why in the world you would pick kernel 4.12 instead of 4.13 I can't imagine. 4.13 is the current hwe kernel for Ubuntu LTS.

TC

[CSNLinux]

Well apparently you have a hardware switch for WIFI. Look in the BIOS for the enable keys. Probably fn/+something else.

The BIOS on my laptop gives me very little possibilities to use or alter

*Also why in the world you would pick kernel 4.12 instead of 4.13 I can't imagine. 4.13 is the current hwe kernel for Ubuntu LTS.

TC

Ah well, the most experienced user also had to start by making mistake after mistake.
That's how we learn

[trinidad]

You have a hardware switch. It's there somewhere. Probably in the PCI page of the BIOS. You may have to tab down to it not arrow. Just for now, until you find it, after the lap boots to LL try fn+F2  and see if WIFI starts.

TC

[CSNLinux]

You have a hardware switch. It's there somewhere. Probably in the PCI page of the BIOS. You may have to tab down to it not arrow.

My laptop uses PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility this gives me 6 tabs (Info./Main/Advanced/Security/Boot/Exit) So you would expect this one to be in 'Advanced"  but this gives me only 4 options and to de- or enabled them

Just for now, until you find it, after the lap boots to LL try fn+F2  and see if WIFI starts.

TC

This laptop (Easynote) has a wifi-indicator above the keyboard. on or off doesn't make any difference

[bitsnpcs]

I notice these ?

Ethernet, Third (final) reply on linked page - https://askubuntu.com/questions/770368/r...untu-16-04

Wifi, Second post on the page -
https://askubuntu.com/questions/839479/u...t2561-rt61

[trinidad]

Apparently it's not mapped correctly to the OS then. The key you are speaking of is a gadget/macro type key which means it's not a real key just a command like fn+F2. Did you try fn+F2? You can try setting your LL system to autologin first, and then disabling or enabling numbers lock in the BIOS. (one way or the other eliminates the need for fn in a gadget key) Otherwise you could look for a Linux keyboard map for your device. You can kill the key control from root in safe mode and enable WIFI always since the drivers are there, but I'd have to go look up the way to do that in Ubuntu myself.

TC

[ptyerman]

[quote author=ptyerman link=topic=5183.msg39233#msg39233 date=1519242765]
... he downloaded the original kernel and headers version as a .deb file...

Hmm, I never tried downloading without a Network Connection. ???

Thanx anyway
[/quote]

My god! What are you on the internet with now? You download the .deb using whatever computer you have working, you put it on a USB stick or external drive and transfer it to the dead machine, once it's on there double click it and install it just like you would on Windows.
You don't need a network connection to do that, that's why I suggested it!

[Valtam]

My god! What are you on the internet with now? You download the .deb using whatever computer you have working, you put it on a USB stick or external drive and transfer it to the dead machine, once
You don't need a network connection to do that, that's why I suggested it!

'My god' and such responses are not helpful and don't instill confidence in people.

[member=7334]CSNLinux[/member] try the following:

Code:

sudo rfkill unblock all

You are hardware blocked, so it's either BIOS or a key combo as others have stated. You can also try resetting your BIOS to defaults. There is no need for the 4.12 kernel either, so remove that before you do anything else first via Lite Tweaks. You need to press Shift key when you boot up to get the Grub menu, select Advanced options and choose an earlier kernel. Then you can remove 4.12