Matt QuickMar 13
I just realized that the 6.17.0-14 kernel on my Mac Mini running #LinuxMint must have removed the WiFI driver. How do I get a bug report filed for that? #Linux
Show threadHexorgMar 13

@MattTheQuick the kernel doesn’t “just remove” WiFi driver. There would’ve been a lot of discussion for why to do that (if it happened).

It’s more likely that specific kernel module didn’t get built, or maybe the module needs specific firmware file that your system doesn’t have (did you update `linux-firmware`?)

Show threadMatt QuickMar 13
@hexorg Good point. I did all the updates that Linux Mint had in the Update Manager. What’s wild is the 6.14.0-37 kernel works great. That’s what made me think the driver got left out or removed.
Show threadHexorg

@MattTheQuick well then to dig in you need to look at your `lsmod` command to see if the module is loaded. If it is - check `ip a` or `ifconfig -a` to check that maybe it works and just isn’t connected. If it’s not there - check `dmesg` output and see if there are errors mentioned about the WiFi or the module.

You can also try running `modprobe <module name>` to try and load your WiFi driver. If you don’t know the module name for your driver - you can use ‘lspci -k` or `lsusb` to see the exact model of your device and you can use that to find module name on the web.

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Show threadMatt QuickMar 17
@hexorg I ended up getting this fixed. Had to reinstall the Broadcom-sda-dkms. That let me build the modules correctly and update. Appreciate the help!
Show threadHexorgMar 17
@MattTheQuick glad it worked!