[SOLVED] Fresh install of Kubuntu 16.04 - No Wireless

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After much messing about trying to make this laptop a dual boot, then wiping Window$ to make it only Kubuntu 14.04 but having problems I decided to go for it and wipe it and install Kubuntu 16,04.

I am now STILL without wireless.
I ran through the info gathering commands you gave me in THIS THREAD and one came up with nothing.

dmesg | grep -i iwl

ls /lib/firmware | grep -i iwl

iwlwifi-1000-5.ucode
iwlwifi-100-5.ucode
iwlwifi-105-6.ucode
iwlwifi-135-6.ucode
iwlwifi-2000-6.ucode
iwlwifi-2030-6.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-10.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-12.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-13.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-16.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-17.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-7.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-8.ucode
iwlwifi-3160-9.ucode
iwlwifi-3168-21.ucode
iwlwifi-3168-22.ucode
iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode
iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode
iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode
iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode
iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode
iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
iwlwifi-6050-5.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-10.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-12.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-13.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-16.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-7.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-8.ucode
iwlwifi-7260-9.ucode
iwlwifi-7265-10.ucode
iwlwifi-7265-12.ucode
iwlwifi-7265-13.ucode
iwlwifi-7265-16.ucode
iwlwifi-7265-17.ucode
iwlwifi-7265-8.ucode
iwlwifi-7265-9.ucode
iwlwifi-7265D-10.ucode
iwlwifi-7265D-12.ucode
iwlwifi-7265D-13.ucode
iwlwifi-7265D-16.ucode
iwlwifi-7265D-17.ucode
iwlwifi-7265D-21.ucode
iwlwifi-7265D-22.ucode
iwlwifi-8000C-13.ucode
iwlwifi-8000C-16.ucode
iwlwifi-8000C-21.ucode
iwlwifi-8265-21.ucode
iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode

sudo lshw -C network

*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eno1
version: 0a
serial: c8:d3:ff:d1:e8:c8
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl8107e-2_0.0.2 02/26/15 ip=192.168.0.14 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:130 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b1104000-b1104fff memory:b1100000-b1103fff
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 10
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:b1000000-b1001fff

2

FIRST, post the output from:

lsmod

THEN, does wireless spring to life if you run:

sudo modprobe iwlwifi
3 
lsmod

Module Size Used by
rfcomm 69632 14
nvram 16384 0
msr 16384 0
bnep 20480 2
btusb 45056 0
btrtl 16384 1 btusb
btbcm 16384 1 btusb
btintel 16384 1 btusb
bluetooth 520192 39 bnep,btbcm,btrtl,btusb,rfcomm,btintel
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 53248 1
hp_wmi 16384 0
uvcvideo 90112 0
sparse_keymap 16384 1 hp_wmi
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2 28672 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_core 36864 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_v4l2
v4l2_common 16384 1 videobuf2_v4l2
videodev 176128 4 uvcvideo,v4l2_common,videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2
media 24576 2 uvcvideo,videodev
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 86016 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 77824 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
coretemp 16384 0
snd_hda_intel 40960 3
kvm 544768 0
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
snd_hda_codec 135168 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_core 73728 5 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
snd_pcm 106496 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_core
aesni_intel 167936 0
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel
snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_seq_midi
lrw 16384 1 aesni_intel
snd_seq 69632 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
gf128mul 16384 1 lrw
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 32768 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd 81920 17 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 20480 3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
hp_accel 28672 0
lis3lv02d 20480 1 hp_accel
rtsx_pci_ms 20480 0
memstick 20480 1 rtsx_pci_ms
input_leds 16384 0
joydev 20480 0
shpchp 36864 0
serio_raw 16384 0
input_polldev 16384 1 lis3lv02d
processor_thermal_device 16384 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
int340x_thermal_zone 16384 1 processor_thermal_device
intel_soc_dts_iosf 16384 1 processor_thermal_device
mei_me 36864 0
mei 98304 1 mei_me
intel_lpss_acpi 16384 0
tpm_crb 16384 0
intel_lpss 16384 1 intel_lpss_acpi
acpi_pad 24576 0
hp_wireless 16384 0
mac_hid 16384 0
int3400_thermal 16384 0
acpi_thermal_rel 16384 1 int3400_thermal
parport_pc 32768 0
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 49152 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
autofs4 40960 2
hid_generic 16384 0
usbhid 49152 0
rtsx_pci_sdmmc 24576 0
i915_bpo 1302528 12
psmouse 131072 0
intel_ips 20480 1 i915_bpo
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 i915_bpo
drm_kms_helper 155648 1 i915_bpo
r8169 81920 0
mii 16384 1 r8169
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
rtsx_pci 53248 2 rtsx_pci_ms,rtsx_pci_sdmmc
ahci 36864 3
drm 364544 13 i915_bpo,drm_kms_helper
libahci 32768 1 ahci
wmi 20480 1 hp_wmi
i2c_hid 20480 0
pinctrl_sunrisepoint 28672 0
video 40960 1 i915_bpo
hid 118784 3 i2c_hid,hid_generic,usbhid
pinctrl_intel 20480 1 pinctrl_sunrisepoint
fjes 28672 0

I typed;

sudo modprobe iwlwifi

And I don’t know if anything happened, I’m doing a reboot to find out…

4

Nope… Still no wireless

5

Oh yeah, I forgot, you need to install the 4.8 kernel series via the HWE … connect via an ethernet cable and run:

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04

once finished REBOOT

Does wireless work now ?

6

Yep, wireless works now, no need to drag the laptop around with a cable connected anymore. lol
;D

7

:slight_smile: