From: malcolmlewis@cableone.net.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 11:40:36 -0800   
   Sidney_Kotic  wrote:   
      
   > On 06/17/2017 06:47 PM, Malcolm wrote:   
   >   
   > > What HP's? Sounds like broadcom devices?   
   >   
   > The older computer:   
   > Pavillion 550   
   >   
   > lspci -nnk | grep -A3 Network   
   > 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142   
   > 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)   
   >          Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2230]   
   >          Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge   
   >          Kernel modules: bcma, wl   
   >   
   > Loaded the two packages, did a mkinitrd and fiddled with the network   
   > configuration.  It's all working now.  There's this nit with it   
   > asking for the root password to connect to the router, I'll have to   
   > resolve that.   
   >   
   >   
   > The newer computer:   
   > Envy 750   
   >   
   > lspci -nnk | grep -A3 Network   
   > 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device   
   > [8086:24fb] (rev 10) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2110]   
   > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.   
   > RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168]   
   > (rev 10) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:828a]   
   >   
   > Since this said nothing about Broadcom...I did nothing to it.  I   
   > guess I'll have to wander the streets looking for a USB WiFi dongle   
   > based on the Atheros chipset.   
   Hi   
   8086 is intel, maybe check the kernel firmware package is installed? Or   
   it may need some later firmware not yet present.   
      
   With the broadcom one, it should show wl as the kernel driver in use   
   now?   
      
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