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Wired instead of Wifi icon shows when I'm on the Wifi network
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09-08-2017, 08:19 AM
Yesterday, the icon for the wifi connection, on the bottom right-hand-side of the panel, started to show up as a 'wired' connection icon when I'm using wifi (I'm not using the cable connection to the router) as shown here  https://imgur.com/a/UqNhp

How do I fix this?
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)  
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
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09-08-2017, 12:26 PM
This was a reported bug in Ubuntu.


https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sourc...ug/1575655



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09-08-2017, 01:50 PM
(09-08-2017, 12:26 PM)Jocklad link Wrote: This was a reported bug in Ubuntu.


https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sourc...ug/1575655

Many thanks for the link - I didn't know about this bug
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)  
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
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09-08-2017, 02:06 PM
I've added a new 'UBUNTU BUG' Prefix with the appropriate colors.

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09-08-2017, 02:44 PM
This bug is definitely hardware specific. Try enabling network or PXE boot in the BIOS. That will make sure your NIC and wifi switches are always on at boot. Try a different S mode in the BIOS. I only had this happen once, on a Dell lap I think, and on an initial system install from a wired connection. Normal kernel updates caused it to just go away.

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09-08-2017, 03:20 PM
(09-08-2017, 02:06 PM)Jerry link Wrote: I've added a new 'UBUNTU BUG' Prefix with the appropriate colors.

Please apply this to threads where Ubuntu Bug reports have been referenced. Cheers Smile
Will do, thanks Jerry.
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)  
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
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